Posted by Energy Saver on November 16, 2008, 6:17 am
Driving and Car Maintenance Transportation accounts for 66% of U.S.
oil use -mainly in the form of gasoline. Luckily, there are plenty of
ways to improve gas mileage.
Driving Tips:- Idling gets you 0 miles per gallon. The best way to
warm up a vehicle is to drive it. No more than 30 seconds of idling
on
winter days is needed. Anything more simply wastes fuel and increases
emissions.- Aggressive driving (speeding, rapid acceleration, and
hard
braking) wastes gas. It can lower your highway gas mileage 33% and
city mileage 5%. Drive at lowest and constant rpms; 2000 rpm are
enough; you can save up to 30%. Even a Porsche can be driven at the
4th gear at 20 mph and at the 6th gear at 50 mph with 2.5 times less
fuel consumption.- Avoid high speeds. Driving 75 mph, rather than 65
mph, could cut your fuel economy by 15%.- When you use overdrive
gearing, your cars engine speed goes down. This saves gas and reduces
wear.- Use air conditioning only when necessary.- Clear out your car;
extra weight decreases gas mileage. Each 60 pounds increases fuel
consumption by 10%. - Reduce drag by placing items inside
the car or trunk rather than on roof racks. A roof rack or carrier
provides additional cargo space and may allow you to buy a smaller
car. However, a loaded roof rack can decrease your fuel economy by
5%.- Check into carpooling and public transit to cut mileage and car
maintenance costs.
Car Maintenance Tips:- Use the grade of motor oil recommended by your
cars manufacturer. Using a different motor oil can lower your
gasoline
mileage by 1% to 2%.- Keep tires properly inflated and aligned to
improve your gasoline mileage by around 3.3%.- Get regular engine
tune-
ups and car maintenance checks to avoid fuel economy problems due to
worn spark plugs, dragging brakes, low transmission fluid, or
transmission problems.- Replace clogged air filters to improve gas
mileage by as much as 10% and protect your engine.- Combine errands
into one trip. Several short trips, each one taken from a cold start,
can use twice as much fuel as one trip covering the same distance
when
the engine is warm. Do not forget that in the first mile your car
uses
8 times more fuel, in the second mile 4 times and only after the
fourth mile it becomes normal.Long-Term Savings Tip- Consider buying
a
highly fuel-efficient vehicle. A fuelefficient vehicle, a hybrid
vehicle, or an alternative fuel vehicle could save you a lot at the
gas pump
and help the environment.See the Fuel Economy Guide
(www.fueleconomy.gov) for more on buying a new fuel-efficient car or
truck.
Source:
www.eere.energy.gov and
http://www.vcd.org/155.html
Posted by Al Bundy on November 16, 2008, 11:23 am
Energy Saver wrote:
Thanks for the PSA. Anyone without Alzheimer's can remember these
things.
Posted by corgorant on November 18, 2008, 10:34 pm
> Driving and Car Maintenance Transportation accounts for 66% of U.S.
> oil use -mainly in the form of gasoline. Luckily, there are plenty of
> ways to improve gas mileage.
> Driving Tips:- Idling gets you 0 miles per gallon. The best way to
> warm up a vehicle is to drive it. No more than 30 seconds of idling
> on
> winter days is needed. Anything more simply wastes fuel and increases
> emissions.- Aggressive driving (speeding, rapid acceleration, and
> hard
> braking) wastes gas. It can lower your highway gas mileage 33% and
> city mileage 5%. Drive at lowest and constant rpms; 2000 rpm are
> enough; you can save up to 30%. Even a Porsche can be driven at the
> 4th gear at 20 mph and at the 6th gear at 50 mph with 2.5 times less
> fuel consumption.- Avoid high speeds. Driving 75 mph, rather than 65
> mph, could cut your fuel economy by 15%.- When you use overdrive
> gearing, your cars engine speed goes down. This saves gas and reduces
> wear.- Use air conditioning only when necessary.- Clear out your car;
> extra weight decreases gas mileage. Each 60 pounds increases fuel
> consumption by 10%. - Reduce drag by placing items inside
> the car or trunk rather than on roof racks. A roof rack or carrier
> provides additional cargo space and may allow you to buy a smaller
> car. However, a loaded roof rack can decrease your fuel economy by
> 5%.- Check into carpooling and public transit to cut mileage and car
> maintenance costs.
> Car Maintenance Tips:- Use the grade of motor oil recommended by your
> cars manufacturer. Using a different motor oil can lower your
> gasoline
> mileage by 1% to 2%.- Keep tires properly inflated and aligned to
> improve your gasoline mileage by around 3.3%.- Get regular engine
> tune-
> ups and car maintenance checks to avoid fuel economy problems due to
> worn spark plugs, dragging brakes, low transmission fluid, or
> transmission problems.- Replace clogged air filters to improve gas
> mileage by as much as 10% and protect your engine.- Combine errands
> into one trip. Several short trips, each one taken from a cold start,
> can use twice as much fuel as one trip covering the same distance
> when
> the engine is warm. Do not forget that in the first mile your car
> uses
> 8 times more fuel, in the second mile 4 times and only after the
> fourth mile it becomes normal.Long-Term Savings Tip- Consider buying
> a
> highly fuel-efficient vehicle. A fuelefficient vehicle, a hybrid
> vehicle, or an alternative fuel vehicle could save you a lot at the
> gas pump
> and help the environment.See the Fuel Economy Guide
> (www.fueleconomy.gov) for more on buying a new fuel-efficient car or
> truck.
> Source:www.eere.energy.gov andhttp://www.vcd.org/155.html
the air conditioning myth has already been tested and debunked. you
save a negligible amount of fuel, and the change in your car's
aerodynamics caused by your open windows increases drag, which
increases fuel consumption.
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Posted by Don Klipstein on November 18, 2008, 11:19 pm
corgorant@gmail.com wrote:
>><In short, a bunch of fuel-saving tips>
>the air conditioning myth has already been tested and debunked. you
>save a negligible amount of fuel, and the change in your car's
>aerodynamics caused by your open windows increases drag, which
>increases fuel consumption.
I have noticed a significant difference in fuel consumption between A/C
on and A/C off. It appears to me that A/C on increases fuel consumption
about 10% in "average or conservative driving". The percentage is
probably less for those who drive faster, due to greater fuel consumption
for overcoming air resistance or heating the brakes.
One does not need to open windows (which actually does significantly
degrade fuel economy at expressway speeds) to get a breeze in most cars:
Merely use the ventillation function of the climate control system!
If a 98 degree F breeze through open windows feels cool, then a 98
degree F breeze blown in by the fan should be not much worse!
>Evil overlord of <SNIP>
- Don Klipstein (don@misty.com)
Posted by Lou on November 19, 2008, 8:42 pm
(snipped)
>the air conditioning myth has already been tested and debunked. you
>save a negligible amount of fuel, and the change in your car's
>aerodynamics caused by your open windows increases drag, which
>increases fuel consumption.
On the contrary - tests conducted by the SAE have shown that air
conditioning in general use more gas than rolling down the windows, on the
test vehicles at any rate. See
http://www.sae.org/events/aars/presentations/2004-hill.pdf for instance - I
think the most telling part is the graphs on pages 14 and 15.
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> oil use -mainly in the form of gasoline. Luckily, there are plenty of
> ways to improve gas mileage.
> Driving Tips:- Idling gets you 0 miles per gallon. The best way to
> warm up a vehicle is to drive it. No more than 30 seconds of idling
> on
> winter days is needed. Anything more simply wastes fuel and increases
> emissions.- Aggressive driving (speeding, rapid acceleration, and
> hard
> braking) wastes gas. It can lower your highway gas mileage 33% and
> city mileage 5%. Drive at lowest and constant rpms; 2000 rpm are
> enough; you can save up to 30%. Even a Porsche can be driven at the
> 4th gear at 20 mph and at the 6th gear at 50 mph with 2.5 times less
> fuel consumption.- Avoid high speeds. Driving 75 mph, rather than 65
> mph, could cut your fuel economy by 15%.- When you use overdrive
> gearing, your cars engine speed goes down. This saves gas and reduces
> wear.- Use air conditioning only when necessary.- Clear out your car;
> extra weight decreases gas mileage. Each 60 pounds increases fuel
> consumption by 10%. - Reduce drag by placing items inside
> the car or trunk rather than on roof racks. A roof rack or carrier
> provides additional cargo space and may allow you to buy a smaller
> car. However, a loaded roof rack can decrease your fuel economy by
> 5%.- Check into carpooling and public transit to cut mileage and car
> maintenance costs.
> Car Maintenance Tips:- Use the grade of motor oil recommended by your
> cars manufacturer. Using a different motor oil can lower your
> gasoline
> mileage by 1% to 2%.- Keep tires properly inflated and aligned to
> improve your gasoline mileage by around 3.3%.- Get regular engine
> tune-
> ups and car maintenance checks to avoid fuel economy problems due to
> worn spark plugs, dragging brakes, low transmission fluid, or
> transmission problems.- Replace clogged air filters to improve gas
> mileage by as much as 10% and protect your engine.- Combine errands
> into one trip. Several short trips, each one taken from a cold start,
> can use twice as much fuel as one trip covering the same distance
> when
> the engine is warm. Do not forget that in the first mile your car
> uses
> 8 times more fuel, in the second mile 4 times and only after the
> fourth mile it becomes normal.Long-Term Savings Tip- Consider buying
> a
> highly fuel-efficient vehicle. A fuelefficient vehicle, a hybrid
> vehicle, or an alternative fuel vehicle could save you a lot at the
> gas pump
> and help the environment.See the Fuel Economy Guide
> (www.fueleconomy.gov) for more on buying a new fuel-efficient car or
> truck.
> Source:www.eere.energy.gov andhttp://www.vcd.org/155.html