Archive for the ‘Driving Habits’ Category
Saturday, September 23rd, 2006
I know the title of this post isn't anything revolutionary or unknown, but hopefully this underscores the importance of reducing the amount of time your car is in idle.
According to Fueleconomy.gov, over 17% of your car's gas is wasted by simply being in idle. Obviously, the more you do to ...
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Thursday, September 7th, 2006
It's no secret that hybrid cars get better fuel economy than their "regular" counterparts. Unfortunately, chances are you probably don't own a hybrid car. Thankfully, that doesn't have to stop you from getting great gas mileage.
Below are several things you can do to help your vehicle get hybrid like fuel economy without having ...
Posted in Driving Habits, Hybrid Cars | 9 Comments »
Thursday, September 7th, 2006
Today's tip is sort of an addendum to my previous tip regarding driving the speed limit. I have received several emails and comments regarding this post, so I'd like to take the opportunity to clarify.
What I should have said was to drive the speed limit when the conditions allow for ...
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Monday, August 21st, 2006
Today's tip probably falls under the realm of extremely obvious, but it is still a good reminder for those of you who drive manual transmission vehicles.
Make sure you're not resting (even slightly) your left foot on the clutch as you're driving down the road.
Like I said, this is a pretty ...
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Friday, August 11th, 2006
Today's tip probably won't help you save much on gas (unless it gets you to start doing a better job of anticipating driving conditions), but it will help to keep you safe while you're coasting down the road.
When you coast, keep the car IN GEAR, not in neutral.
This tip goes ...
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