driving with the windows open creates a lot of drag with the air blowing in and slowing you down, while i also know the using the airconditioner also uses gasoline, which is best?
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I just moved into a house with a gas heater. I’ve heard the bill this winter is going to eat me alive! Any tips on how to save money?
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assuming first that you have to drive,thencheck your tire inflation,keep all your maintenance up to date,SLOW down,drive smoothly,try as much as possible to avoid rush hours,try to time traffic lights,plan your trips-no matter how short,walk cycle or jog when possible.
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I work from home, but I only use my car every other day. I sometimes walk to the grocery store which is a mile away.
I also set the cruise control in my Ford Focus on the highway and leave it there. I go about 60 mph, but I still see people blowing by me, going 80 mph in a 65 mph zone (which is not only a stupid waste of gas, it’s also risking a ticket).
I still see people speeding up to get to a stop light 100 feet ahead. I had one guy cut me off the other day to do this. He was driving about 5-10 mph faster than me as we were driving through city traffic. 5 blocks (5 miles) later, I was still even with him and honked/smiled at him as I passed by while he was preparing to make a left turn. He knew why I was smiling.
Why aren’t Americans driving slower to increase their gas mileage? Why do people always feel they need to be going 10 mph faster than the next person? What’s an extra 10 mph of speed gonna get you unless you’re driving from Anchorage to Miami?
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OK, I’ve heard that if you drive over 55 miles per hour you start burning gas alot. If I go from 55 on the freeway to 35-40 on local streets to go to work, with all the stop and go at lights, will I still save gas?
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Also, what do you do to conserve gas?
Thanks for the lovely answers, people. :]
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I am interested in simulating a dynamical model of a car to study aspects of “hypermiling” (minimum-fuel optimal control). In order to do this, I would like to use the longitudinal equations of motion for a conventional fuel-injected car with an automatic transmission. If possible, the model should take accelerator deflection as a control input, and the forward vehicle speed as the output, while also modeling the fuel consumption. Hopefully, it would be based on some combination of empirical data and mathematical principles. Are there any conference/journal papers, automotive engineering books, or other sources that would have such a model (and is available to the public)?
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George Carlin’s Solution to Save Gasoline
Bush wants us to cut the amount of gas we use.The best way to stop using so much gas is to deport 11 million illegal immigrants!That would be 11 million less people using our gas.The price of gas would come down.Bring our troops home from Iraq to guard the border.When they catch an illegal immigrant crossing the border, hand him a canteen, rifle and some ammo and ship him to Iraq.Tell him if he wants to come to America then he must serve a tour in the military.Give him a soldier’s pay while he’s there and tax him on it.After his tour, he will be allowed to become a citizen since he defended this country.He will also be registered to be taxed and be a legal patriot.This option will probably deter illegal immigration and provide a solution for the troops in Iraq and the aliens trying to make a better life for themselves.If they refuse to serve, ship them to Iraq anyway, without the canteen, rifle or ammo.Problem solved.
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I have a 2004 Nissan Sentra and a 2006 Nissan Altima. Both have 5 speed manual transmissions. Given fuel prices, I’ve been looking at some of the hypermiling techniques and noticed some warnings that have me wondering if it is harmful to the vehicle. I’m also curious if my vehicles will benefit from the basic pulse & glide technique (just going to neutral, not turning the engine off/on).
My route to/from work is mostly rural over hilly terrain. I do have several stops (signs/lights) but they are spread enough an predictable enough.
Would employing a pulse & glide technique of shifting to neutral harm the car? Does it provide any benefit or do my vehicles already have features that enable fuel savings that make going to neutral pointless?
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The tire wall says max PSI 51, and I filled them up to 50 PSI. It was roughly 75 F when I filled the tires. Should I decrease the amount of air in the tires due to them heating while driving??? Decrease pressure when it gets hotter outside???
Again I want maximum safe tire pressure.
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Have they run out of ideas?
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