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Green Car Report Mar 6, 2008
Driving Green = Fewer Greenbacks
Internet tools to ease the pain of $4-a-gallon gasoline
As of this moment, gasoline prices in America have not yet hit $4 a gallon, but with oil hitting an all-time-high $100 a barrel in late February, European-style petrol prices may be around the corner. Eek.
To lower your chance of a gas-pump related coronary, here are a few tips and calculators gleaned from across the magical World Wide Web to maybe keep a few extra pennies in our pockets.
AutoblogGreen posted a reader’s homemade calculator, which computes and graphs your individual most economical commuting speed. It takes into account the distance from home to work and the fuel efficiency of your car, as well as your pay rate. This online app only figures highway speeds; if you’re driving below 60 mph all the way to work, you’ll have to work it out for yourself.
In a similar vein, MPG Genie figures the commuting costs of various new vehicles. This will come in most handy when you’re sick of $100 fill-ups on that Suburban and wondering exactly how much a Ford Escape hybrid will save you. (The answer to that one is $70 a month. Totally worth it.)
An often overlooked (and admittedly mundane) way to boost gas mileage is to make sure your tires are inflated properly. There isn’t a web site that can check and fill your tires for you, but Bridgestone/Firestone will send you a monthly email to remind you to get out the gauge. None other than race legend Mario Andretti endorses the practice in a video on the site’s home page.
If none of these fills your hunger for fuel economy, but you’re not yet ready to be seen in a Zap Xebra, check out this Mother Jones story on hypermilers. These guys wring 100-mpg-range fuel efficiency from everyday cars, as well as hybrids, by braking as little as possible, hugging the white line, and bravely shutting off the engine for downhill stretches. Since the power in “power steering” and “power breaking” comes from a switched-on engine, this last strategy is not for the faint of heart.
And don’t forget the boring but infallible boosters of fuel economy: take your foot off the accelerator as far ahead of a stop light as possible, no mashing the gas pedal with your foot after every stop sign, and use cruise control on the highway.
Photo courtesy mag3737.
For more information, check out:
15 Tips For Better Mileage -- Want to Get 70 MPG in Your Toyota Prius?
Two Wheels Are Greener Than Four
Honda Civic GX Tops List of Greenest Cars
Five Tips to Find the Cheapest Gas Near You
Top 10 Most Fuel-Efficient Cars: Save Gas, Save Money
Record Month For Selling Gas -- Saving Cars Getting Better Than 30 MPG
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