06/22/08
Rocky Mountain News
In the race for better gas mileage, the tortoise beats the hare, hands down.
The days of $4-a-gallon gasoline have spawned a flood of Web sites, blogs, experiments and products designed to help you squeeze every last drop of mileage possible out of a tank of gasoline. Full Article
This article really sums up the idea's for Green Driving Tips was created.
The writer quotes an average driver - Brent Wells, 43, who commutes 110 miles round-trip from his home in Windsor to his downtown auto-repair business, Autotailor.
" Any driver can improve a car's mileage from 10 percent to 20 percent, Wells said.
"Just being aware of driving habits can help," Wells said. "Accelerating is the biggest issue where the bulk of the fuel is wasted."
In addition, Wells advises careful monitoring of tire pressure as well as regular maintenance.
"A car doesn't have to be overmaintained," Wells said. "Just maintained."
Wells said no "magic potion" will improve a car's gas mileage and that costly devices retrofitted into vehicles to give real-time mileage results are not a smart investment.
Getting new drivers to learn good habits before they learn bad ones is also important, made easier these days because of what they have to pay at the pump.
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