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BabyPeanut
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Post subject: FCNP: Eco-Driving  Posted: Sat Aug 27, 2005 7:20 am |
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Quote: Peak Oil Crisis: Eco-Driving
If you are not yet ready for eco-driving, you will be soon. Once gasoline reaches five dollars or more per gallon, drivers will have only one concern about their vehicles’ performance: “How do I get the most distance out of this tank of gas for which I just paid so dearly?” Performance, acceleration, speed limits, radar detectors, speeding points and all the other concerns that grew out of cheap oil will disappear before the altar of miles-per-gallon. This is where eco-driving (getting the most out of each gallon) comes in. --more at Falls Church News-Press--
Thank Ineffible! No more BS about electric cars from FCNP.
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MD
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Post subject: Re: FCNP: Eco-Driving Posted: Sat Aug 27, 2005 7:27 am |
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Yes, the gimmicks from the 70's will return. Overinflating tires, additives, slow driving, weight reduction, carbuerator tricks(although modern vehicles are less given to these), airflow tricks, removal of air conditioners.
Personally, I can stand $20+ per gallon for my 95 mile round trip commute, but I don't think my job will survive more than about $6.
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BabyPeanut
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Post subject: Re: FCNP: Eco-Driving Posted: Sat Aug 27, 2005 7:30 am |
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EnemyCombatant
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Post subject: Re: FCNP: Eco-Driving Posted: Sat Aug 27, 2005 7:44 am |
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Does heat [in the car] use up more gas?
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BabyPeanut
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Post subject: Re: FCNP: Eco-Driving Posted: Sat Aug 27, 2005 7:51 am |
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EnemyCombatant wrote: Does heat [in the car] use up more gas?
I know A/C does make cars use more gas while idling. I think the heat just comes from the engine's heat which is plentiful.
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dukey
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Post subject: Re: FCNP: Eco-Driving Posted: Sat Aug 27, 2005 9:34 am |
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car engines are something like 30% efficient
most of the energy is simply dumped out the exhaust pipe as heat or the radiator
the heating inside your car most likely uses some of this
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MD
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Post subject: Re: FCNP: Eco-Driving Posted: Sat Aug 27, 2005 9:38 am |
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The blower fan draws load from the engine, reducing mileage whether you are drawing heat or not.
You may actually get a very small but measurable efficiency difference, up or down, by pulling heat from the engine
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Post subject: Re: FCNP: Eco-Driving Posted: Sat Aug 27, 2005 9:58 am |
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So if you put your blower on low and just get the heat from the engine, you are probably being pretty efficient?
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