Effecting gas prices

[JohnR]

- Slow down on the highway, cars are designed to run efficiently around 65 to 70mph so anything over that is just wasteful - correct - best to get to speed then be more ginger with the pedal, take advantage of hills with a light pedal
-Every 100lbs extra in your car takes 1% of your mileage, so throw the kids out the window - funny
-Accelerate slow, that burns a ton of gas - yep - best to get to speed then be more ginger with the pedal, take advantage of hills with a light pedal
-If you're at a dead stop for a long time (Gridlock, Parking lot, waiting for someone) shut the engine off, start up does take a lot of gas but it is equivalent to 38 seconds or something like that of idle time - false, shutting off your engine burns no gas, restarting burns just the gas to run at increased idle, in fact many hybrid vehicles engage / disengage the gas engines in stop/start conditions.

-No AC, roll down the windows - false, todays cars with very efficient AC compressors and significant aero dynamic benefits, on the highway, will better make use of closed windows and the improved air flow over the car than the intermittant cycling of the AC compressor... That was definitely tru 20+ years ago but not today...

[Redsoxticket]

The demand for oil/gas is increasing as other countries are entering the automotve market. China's roads are being transformed from bicycles to cars literally overnite. The following will indicate the staggering need for gas. Looks like the US won't be riding shot gun soon.

The announcement of China's import figures came after the nation's auto industry reported a record 1.73 million vehicles had been sold in the first quarter of this year, a 36.9 rise over the same period in 2005. A surge in car sales -- up 67% percent year-on-year to 855,300 in the first three months -- was the main factor behind the rise, the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers said.

Then India: 10% increase year to year in autos.

[hulkyj61]

Originally Posted by JohnR

-If you're at a dead stop for a long time (Gridlock, Parking lot, waiting for someone) shut the engine off, start up does take a lot of gas but it is equivalent to 38 seconds or something like that of idle time - false, shutting off your engine burns no gas, restarting burns just the gas to run at increased idle, in fact many hybrid vehicles engage / disengage the gas engines in stop/start conditions.

According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), there are several other tips a motorist can follow to improve gas mileage, including:

-Avoid long idles. Turn off the engine if you anticipate a lengthy wait. Instead of idling at a drive-up window, park and go in. Idling burns more gas than restarting the engine.

I know that the last post was a little wordy, sorry bout that.

[spence]

I think older cars used to consume much more gas on startup than modern vehicles do...the rule of thumb today is to shut-off rather than idle.

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[tattoobob]

cars are for the most part fule injection alot better on gas than a carburetor

[JohnR]

Originally Posted by hulkyj61

According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), there are several other tips a motorist can follow to improve gas mileage, including:

-Avoid long idles. Turn off the engine if you anticipate a lengthy wait. Instead of idling at a drive-up window, park and go in. Idling burns more gas than restarting the engine.

I know that the last post was a little wordy, sorry bout that.

Not wordy at all and nothing to be sorry about - besides, my reply wasn't exactly short

The tow things about the AC and stopping engine at a light have changed because of recent efficiencies of new cars, that's all. You hear it on some radio station talk show, the info was valid more before than now... That's all...