Comments on: Your Gas Mileage Drops to Zero When You Stop Moving

By: eric

eric — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 23:25:55 +0000

It is never good to start and go in the winter the oil and transmission fluid should be warmed up for a lease a few minutes. if you want your engine and transmission to last.

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By: Gio

Gio — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 04:08:18 +0000

Hey bob,

Cars arent made like they were back in the day. it isnt necessary to warm it up.

By: bob

bob — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 18:21:34 +0000

you should let your engine warm up to operating temperature before its driven

By: Andrew Bettison

Andrew Bettison — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 10:21:21 +0000

In Japan (at least, the parts I’ve been), drivers turn off their engines (and headlights) while waiting at red lights. When the light is about to go green (there is a red-amber-green sequence), they start the engine, and off they go. I’m sure this reduces pollution and increases mileage dramatically.

By: KieranMullen

KieranMullen — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 05:16:32 +0000

There are much better tips available from “Hypermiling’ forums.

This is a good video from a top hypermiler
http://video.google.com/videosearch?q=wayne+Gerdes+2008&emb=0#

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypermiling

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By: Hibird

Hibird — Fri, 27 Jul 2007 15:46:54 +0000

The Honda Insight is a mild hybrid. It is never run by the electric motor exclusively. The elec. motor/battery system functions as 1) an assist, so the infernal combustion engine (ICE) can be smaller and more efficient; 2) a souped up starter, so it can quickly spin up the ICE when the latter is shut off, at a stoplight, for example; 3) capture and store (regenerate) some energy when coasting and braking.