Posted on 06/16/2008 5:57:29 AM PDT by Dukes Travels
Now that I have your attention, heres how.
Slow down. Stop the jack rabbit starts. Dont slam the brakes. Dump the junk in the trunk. Use the cruise. Ride on air. And sweat on the way home.
A properly maintained vehicle, plus changing your driving behavior can actually increase your gas mileage by 50 percent, which saves you $2 per gallon on your next gallon of gas. And I have the listeners who have done it to prove it. Heres the math.
The pain at the pump is now averaging $4 a gallon. If you are currently getting 20 miles per gallon in the hot wheels of your choice and you increase the mileage by 50 percent, then you will be getting 30 miles per gallon. Thats 10 extra miles for which you will not have to buy gas. Therefore, you save $2, since you are paying $4 per 20 miles driven.
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Cruise control is good for a level survace since the minute changes in the pressure on the gas pedal by your foot waste gas. But it's a waste in the case of hills, where a person might use the potential energy of the car to speed up the downhill, saving gas on the uphill.
I put my comfort over the mpg or 2 that I use by leaving the AC turned on, for instance.
That depends on the car, its aerodynamics, drivetrain, etc., the speed you choose to drive and other factors.
That pretty much sums up my feelings on motorcycles and tiny sub-sub-compact cars as well. In a more rural area with less congested roads, I might be more tempted to risk life and limb in a quest for better fuel economy, but not on I-35.
WAY too many, er.. *third world* (read: unskilled and uninsured) drivers out there.
The folling policy changes would take care of the problem also.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2031708/posts
I had toyed with the idea of getting a motorcycle but I passed by two separate accident scenes involving motorcycles PLUS lost an uncle this past week to a motorcycle crash. I don’t think I’ll be trading my 4 wheeler for a 2 wheeler just yet.
...in your dreams, nitwit!
I’m a bit concerned.
The city folk have alternate transportation means available to them. i.e. trains, buses, subways, etc. Even bicycles for short hops.
The folks who live in the country ARE SCREWED. We have to travel dozens of miles to live. Country folk are a minority and when it comes down to votes, country folk lose.
So I expect the solution to involve city folk and leave country residents bankrupt.
Why would you hit a rock?
The insanity of boredom, right?
I haven’t SEEN any of these bumper stickers on vehicles where I live yet. ;-/
I do this now, even turning off the engine when at a stop light. I rotate and balance my tires and keep them inflated, I drive the speed limit and even buy a better octane gas...At the most I’m getting maybe 2 or 3 more MPG. Increasing to 50 % is a fantasy.
They are an Orbital Licensee and they are working on the following.
A Direct Injected 2 stroke burning Gaseous Fuel(s).
Which If I am not mistaken are about $1.00 a gallon cheaper than gasoline.
So if it was to go in a scooter it would be the following:
100 mpg, the snap of a 2 stroke (for 50cc's anyway :-) ) and clean burning.
Sounds like a win-win to me.
Forget ANWR, there’s ample fuel and gas right hear in the Continental USA and off shore.
This clown can't even do simple math and we're supposed to listen to his opinion. In order to save $2 you have to double your mileage from 20mpg to 40mpg. With his given scenario you save the equivalent of $1.33 per gallon.
Check it:
@20mpg it takes 3 gallons ($12) to travel 60 miles. This is $4 per 20 miles driven.
@30mpg it takes 2 gallons ($8) to travel 60 miles. This is $2.67 per 20 miles driven.
$4.00-$2.67 = $1.33
I didn't even bother to follow the link.
I do this now, even turning off the engine when at a stop light. I rotate and balance my tires and keep them inflated, I drive the speed limit and even buy a better octane gas...At the most I’m getting maybe 2 or 3 more MPG. Increasing to 50 % is a fantasy.
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