Archive for the ‘Creative Ideas’ Category
Thursday, August 3rd, 2006
Today's tip will hopefully help you increase your car's fuel economy by 1 to 2%. While that may not seem like much, over time, it'll definitely add up (assuming this theory is correct).
Fill your tires with pure nitrogen as opposed to filling them up with "regular air."
The last time I ...
Posted in Car Maintenance, Creative Ideas, Gas Saving Innovations | 3 Comments »
Sunday, July 30th, 2006
While I've had some pretty off the wall suggestions for ways to save gas (wash and wax your car, lose weight, and don't get new rims), nothing compares to what a Wisconsin high school teacher has done to help offset the rise in gas prices:
He bought a horse and rides ...
Posted in Creative Ideas, Miscellaneous | 16 Comments »
Wednesday, July 26th, 2006
I came across an interesting article about the Tesla Roadster, a battery powered sports car that is able to go from 0 to 60 in a little over three seconds.
While hybrid cars are the current rage, they still have one fatal flaw - they still need gasoline. Regardless of the ...
Posted in Creative Ideas, Gas Saving Innovations, Miscellaneous | 4 Comments »
Thursday, July 20th, 2006
I found an interesting article today about how some car manufacturers are going to start to soup up their hybrids, enabling them to achieve even better gas mileage.
For those of you who don't know how hybrids work, here is an excerpt from an article posted on About.com:
"Hybrid cars work by ...
Posted in Creative Ideas, Gas Saving Innovations, Miscellaneous | 26 Comments »
Tuesday, July 4th, 2006
Today's tip will hopefully give you some things to look for when you're out looking to buy yourself a new car and are trying to find something that is relatively fuel efficient.
While this is by no means an all inclusive list, the items I list below should be a good ...
Posted in Common Sense, Creative Ideas, Miscellaneous | 1 Comment »
