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With gas prices rising, gas-saving advice abounds: Drive more gently, don't carry extra stuff in your trunk, combine your shopping trips.
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Driving Over 60MPH Wastes Gas [Cars]
http://consumerist.com/372912/driving-over-60mph-wastes-gas"In a typical family sedan, every 10 miles per hour you drive over 60 is like the price of gasoline going up about 54 cents a gallon," reports CNN Money. The faster you drive, the more air builds up in front of the car and the low pressure
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Driving Over 60MPH Wastes Gas
http://www.greenthinkers.org/blog/2008/03/driving_over_60mph...Here is a crazy stat from CNN Money: In a typical family sedan, every 10 miles per hour you drive over 60 is like the price of gasoline going up about 54 cents a gallon. That figure will be even higher for less fuel-efficient vehicles that go fewer
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Driving Over 60MPH Wastes Gas
http://www.greenthinkers.org/blog/2008/03/driving_over_60mph...Here is a crazy stat from CNN Money: In a typical family sedan, every 10 miles per hour you drive over 60 is like the price of gasoline going up about 54 cents a gallon. That figure will be even higher for less fuel-efficient vehicles that go fewer
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Higher gas + less speeding = bored cops?
http://www.bumblefucked.com/2008/05/05/higher-gas-less-speed...If you aren't reading this in an RSS feed - this post is stolen from: Bumblefucked With the price of gas being almost literally arm and a leg I think that fuel consumption is likely to be on a lot of people’s minds. Tons of bloggers are giving tips on how to cut down your fuel costs. Apparently, the easiest way to do that is to slow down. An article on CNN stated that “every 10 miles per hour you drive over 60 is like the price of gasoline going up about 54 cents a gallon.” Yikes. As someone that regularly drives around 70mph or a bit more, that is, well, tragic news. As the gas prices have been creeping up I have been slowing down. The speed limit on the interstate here is a disappointing 65mph. And you do not have to go too far before it changes to 55 mph. Guess who obeys the speed limit now? Me! There are a lot of cops here with very sneaky hiding places. So, this slowing down things has likely saved me more than just gasoline. I have avoided speeding tickets and there have been times recently where I came up on a sneaky cop and knew I would have been toast if the gas prices were better. So, that got me to thinking. If loads of other people out there are slowing down as well to save on gas, what are the cops doing? I suspect they are writing less tickets for speeding now. Wonder if they are bored?
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Slow down to green up
http://www.livegreencincinnati.com/articles/2008/05/slow-dow...Did you know that driving fast uses more fuel than driving the speed limit? From an article on CNNMoney.com: In a typical family sedan, every 10 miles per hour you drive over 60 is like the price of gasoline going up about 54 cents a gallon. That figure will be even higher for less fuel-efficient vehicles that go fewer miles on a gallon to start with. In fact, the 55 mph speed limits we have on most local highways today was enacted during the energy crisis of the 70's to help conserve fuel. As gas prices climb, if you need to balance your budget, you have two options at your disposal: driving better and driving less. Consider some of the hypermiling rules to drive better, and keep in mind that fast accelerating and fast driving uses a lot more gas than cruising. Walk when you can, and be efficient when you drive by being mindful of your speed, combining trips, and carpooling when possible. When you have to drive, slow down, enjoy the view, and share the road with a bicyclist. For more information in green transportation, check out these past Live Green Cincinnati articles: If truck drivers could do like TANK and Metro. Go a long way on a little gas. Car free and carefree, even in Cincinnati. Metro's carbon conscience.
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Slow Down to Save on Gas
http://themoneywisecoach.com/?p=8With gas prices above $3 a gallon (and more, depending on where you live), you may be wondering what you can do to save on gas. Some of the best ways to save on gas include: * Combining shopping trips * Downsizing to a smaller car * Carpooling or taking public transportation whenever possible There are many ways to save on gas, but this one might surprise you… Did you know that just by slowing down, you can save on gas? According to this article on CNNMoney, in a typical family sedan, every 10 miles per hour you drive over 60 is like the price of gasoline going up about 54 cents a gallon. Slowing down could be the one tip that saves you the most in gas, especially if you spend a lot of time on the highway. Not to mention all the money you’ll save on those speeding tickets
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Save Money! Slow Down!
http://retro-evangelical.blogspot.com/2008/05/save-money-slo...CNN says:In a typical family sedan, every 10 miles per hour you drive over 60 is like the price of gasoline going up about 54 cents a gallon. Read the whole thing here.check out www.retro-evangelical.blogspot.com to join the FUN!
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Time To Run On Fumes
http://bloggin-ads.com/time-to-run-on-fumesAutomobiles have been around for a long time now with new designs and concepts coming out every year. I remember how when I was in school, I would see pictures in books of cars that have to be winded up to start. Even back then cars would run on some sort of petroleum and I’m pretty sure before petroleum, cars were running on other types of matter. Reality now shows that a huge percentage of the population in the whole world have some type of automobile transportation that is owned. I’m not talking about public transportation like buses, but rather the cars and motorcycles that you see on the streets and freeways. The reason why a huge population owns a type of transportation is because going to work isn’t just a stroll to the park anymore, but more of a 10-20 mile or more walk. I know there are some crazy people out there that loves to walk far to work to save on some money and the Earth, but most are just commuting through all the traffic. No matter how much gas costs and no matter how much it is hurting the Earth, driving an automobile is just a need in most families these days. Gas prices are just soaring through the roof these days. I don’t know about you, but I hate George W Bush for having all this happen. Now it is more difficult for the US to obtain gas from the Middle East. Some of you may not agree with me, but some of you may. Now I drive an 1996 Isuzu Rodeo SUV an my wife drives a 2003 Nissan Sentra. My SUV is just a gas using truck that runs about 280-300 miles on a $60+ gas fill-up. My wife’s car is a bit better because it gets 200 miles for every $30-35 fill-up. Even with the prices so high and my wife and I dead broke, we still drive a car to go out and eat or go shopping. Drive A Hybrid A hybrid may be the best thing that has happened to the world since pure electric cars. If you don’t know what a hybrid car is, it is basically a automobile that is able to run on both gas and electric depending on your speed. An average hybrid vehicle could get you about 30 miles per fill-up. The average used to be about 40-50 miles per fill-up, but because of the new SUV and truck hybrids, the average is lowered. More hybrids are getting into the market as we speak, but are they really reliable? Saving gas means you’re saving money, but from what I’ve heard, hybrid vehicles require a battery change every 3-4 years with a high cost of about $3,000. This may be a stereotypical remark because everyone was stating this problem when the Toyota Prius began to sell in the market, but I did some research. The research was done back in 2005 when hybrids really started to knock us on the head by how much money they would save, but I still consider the information to be true tested facts. According to Toyota and other hybrid makers like, Ford and Chevy, the battery of a hybrid vehicle is suppose to last the life of the vehicle itself. Most dealers give you a warranty of about 8-10 years or 100,000 miles, but Toyota has tested one of the Prius hybrids with 150,000 on the same battery. I don’t know of anyone that drives a hybrid vehicle and can confirm this, but it really depends on how you drive. A typical vehicle still requires maintenance every few thousand miles, but if you drive your car hard and fast, you can see yourself in a car shop about once every 1,000 miles. Maybe now that you can see that the supposedly “dead on 3-4 year battery life” is untrue, you can fork out about $35,000 for one of these puppies to drive. I mean hey, TreeHugger says if you drive a hybrid for a few years, you’ll end up paying for the car itself Gas Facts All the scientists around the world are trying to form some sort of way to save on gas, so they came up with an idea that has been proven to be an inevitable facts. To make things easier, I’ll list them and you could tell me what you think. Driving fast burns more gas, but only in some cases. Keeping your speed at 55 would save you more gas than the speed limit, 65. Driving over 60 mph would mean you would be spending 54cent more on the price per gallon you’re paying. Driving slower would only make you about 5 minutes late to your destination (on average). Speed limit used to be 55 mph. Early Planning Apart from saving gas and money by driving a bit slower, you could also plan your commutes. Commuting to work is inevitable, but while coming back from work, you could drop by markets, restaurants, shops, or even the mall before you arrive home. This way you won’t be driving out of your way to those destinations because you’re just coming home from work. You shouldn’t stay at home and have no fun just because gas prices are soaring. As long as you’re planning the routes out, you should be able to save time, gas, and money. Compact or SUV/Truck If you look to your left or your right when you’re driving or walking on the sidewalk, you would notice that a higher percentage of cars now are either a SUV or a Truck (which is considered the same in some cases). Now these big cars don’t use very little gas because they run purely on gas. The Hummer 2 or BMW X5 that a lot of people would want to drive just burns on gas with about 10 and 15 miles respectively and those numbers are only highway mpg. The number that is posted on the window of each vehicle at the dealer shops are usually higher than the average amount of mpg you would receive . 2008 H2 Hummer - 6.2 Liter V8 Engine (used to be 6.0 Liter) All Wheel Drive 32 Gallon Fuel Tank Crusing range of about 310 miles Average of 9.6MPG 2008 BMW X5 - 3.0 Liter V6 Engine All Wheel Drive 22.5 Gallon Fuel Tank Crusing range of about 405 miles Average of 18MPG These are just the stock numbers of both SUVs. Who would know how much heavier it is when you add those grills and 30″ DUBS?! Although the X5 is a very very bulky vehicle, it still gives about a decent amount gas mileage, while staying at a luxury state. I could’ve sworn the X5 burned more gas, but I’m totally wrong. I also wonder if Shoemoney or Zac Johnson care much about paying for their Hummers . The price tags of the above 2 SUVs are about $50,000, but lets take a look at 2 more reasonable compact automobiles. Certain newer cars are being “made cheap”, which means that the price tag on some of these cars could range anywhere from $10,000 to $20,000 OTD (out the door). Depending on how you pay and if you pay in full or not, the prices could become higher or even lower than $10,000. Although SUVs are more powerful in torque, compact cars are much ligher 2008 Toyota Yaris (Manual Transmission) - 1.5 Liter V4 2 Wheel Drive 29 MPG city / 36MPG Highway 2008 Toyota Corolla - 1.8 Liter V4 2 Wheel Drive 28 MPG city / 37MPG Highway The above 2 cars are cheaper in market price, but they run a lot of miles before you run out of gas. Not to mention a fill-up for a full tank should only cost you about $35 and $40 tops. It also seems like these two vehicles have been very popular lately. I see a lot more Corollas (since it’s an Asian car here in LA), but the Yaris seems to be a lot more popular lately. The gas mileage on the two cars are very close, but the price range is about $5-7,000 apart depending on which model you want. So now is your choice to choose whether you want to drive an SUV/Truck or a Compact car. Here in Los Angeles, driving a bigger car would be more safe because of all the accidents on the 10 Freeway and lately all the late night gang shootings that are killing innocent drivers. With a SUV/Truck, you would a least be higher off the ground and your vehicle would be a lot tougher. That is probably one of the reasons why I drive a big car and would probably buy an SUV in the future. I would take safety over gas prices, but if gas prices continue to rise to the predicted $10 per gallon, I may just walk and get shot lol. A Reason To Change Now that the prices per barrel of oil has raised to about $100 per barrel, scientists are coming up with a lot of new ways to save gas, use less gas, and save the Earth from global warming. I don’t have facts to back this up, but I hate it how scientists don’t come up with new ideas to save a situation until the situation occurs. Electrical cars were available for a long time, but it wasn’t until the economy saw an increase in oil that Hybrids were put into place. Because oil is dropping in supply, scientists are going out of their ways to think of new matter to substitute for gas oil. For some time, there were hypes about using vegetable oil, but it somewhat disappeared off the news and the Internet. Lastly, the gas being used, the more pollution to the Earth. I don’t know about you, but I hate breathing in second hand smoke and breathing in the pollution from the mufflers are just as bad. I know I contribute to the problem, but some cars are just wayyyy overdo for a smog check. Since saving money is a huge factor, you should check out MoneyNing because he provides a lot of great tips on saving you money. This post brought to you by: Kung Fu meets the blogosphere! 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Does Driving Slower Save Gas
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Improve Your Financial Health, Reduce Stress and Help Save the Planet
http://www.highlighthealth.com/eco-friendly/improve-your-fin...Improve Your Financial Health, Reduce Stress and Help Save the Planet Filed under: Eco-Friendly Permalink Trackback URL Share on Facebook Add to Connotea Stumble it add to delicious With crude oil hitting a record high this week, gas prices here in the U.S. are soaring. According to CNN.com, the $100 fill-up has arrived in the United States. Want to reduce your stress level, spend less money and do your part to help save the planet? Here’s one of the most simple yet effective tips that will accomplish all three: Slow Down. Improve Your Financial Health: Use Less Gas At highway speeds, wind resistance increases exponentially and fuel economy is reduced by approximately 4 miles per gallon for every 10 mile per hour increase [1]. Thus, the faster you drive, the more it will cost you. Consider this [1]. In a typical family sedan, every 10 miles per hour you drive over 60 is like the price of gasoline going up about 54 cents a gallon. That figure will be even higher for less fuel-efficient vehicles that go fewer miles on a gallon to start with. That’s based on a $3.25 price per gallon, which is less than the current price of gas. So we’re talking more than 54 cents a gallon. Additionally, if you do the math, speeding doesn’t save you anywhere near the time you might think it does. An average 30 mile commute traveling at 65 miles/hour takes 28 minutes, while that same trip at 80 miles/hour takes 23 minutes. You save a whole 5 minutes by driving 15 MPH faster. How much money is that 5 minutes worth? Reduce Stress and Stay Safe Moderate levels of stress from a variety of sources, including other motorists, traffic congestion and roadway conditions, are common in everyday driving. However, driver stress has been shown to also be influenced by a combination of situational and personal factors, including factors external to the driving context [2]. Not surprisingly, studies have found that life stress is associated with higher rates of accidents and disease [3]. It’s been estimated that drivers who have experienced a recent stressful event are five times more likely to cause fatal accidents than unstressed drivers [4]. If you’re running late, remember that no matter how fast you drive, you’re still going to be late. If you’re under a great deal of personal stress, it’s probably best to avoid driving altogether. Statistically, people who drive too fast cause or contribute to almost one-third of all fatal crashes. In 2006,13,543 lives were lost in speeding-related crashes [5]. Excessive speed does a number of things: it increases the distance a vehicle travels when a driver reacts to a dangerous situation it reduces a driver’s ability to steer safely around objects in the road it extends the distance necessary to stop Want to reduce your stress level, spend less money and do your part to help save the planet? Just Slow Down! David over at The Good Human has some additional tips on saving money, saving fuel and saving the environment. References Slow down a little, save a lot of gas. Issue #1: America’s Money. CNN Money. 2008 Mar 27. Hennessy et al. The Influence of Traffic Congestion, Daily Hassles, and Trait Stress Susceptibility on State Driver Stress: An Interactive Perspective. Journal of Applied Biobehavioral Research 5(2);162–179 doi: 10.1111/j.1751-9861.2000.tb00072.x Stuart and Brown. The relationship of stress and coping ability to incidence of diseases and accidents. Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 25(4), 255-260. 1981. View abstract Brenner and Selzer. Risk of causing a fatal accident associated with alcoholism, psychopathology, and stress: further analysis of previous data. Behav Sci. 1969 Nov;14(6):490-5. View abstract Traffic Safety Facts 2006 Data. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration National Center for Statistics and Analysis. 2006. Bookmark or Share Tags: driving, financial health, fuel economy, gas, oil, safety, slow down, speeding, stress, wind resistance Technorati Tags: driving, financial health, fuel economy, gas, oil, safety, slow down, speeding, stress, wind resistance Email This Post
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