Doesn't anyone read reports on <proven> ways to save gas? Does anyone care?

Question

Back in the 70's I believe we DID have a national speed limit. Those of you who don't think driving 55 or 60 will save gas probably don't know how to read. Any publication that discusses saving gas, such as Consumers Report or Popular Science and many other intelligent publications will inform you that these speeds DO save fuel. Unless, of course you don't give a _ _ _ _ about our Country.

Answer 1

The only reason why I don&#039;t care, is because I don&#039;t drive.

Answer 2

There certainly are ways to greatly increase the effeciency of your internal combustion engine. Such as cooling the engine by water vapor injection, enhancing the fuel burn by addition of oxidizing and reducing agents such as oxygen and hydrogen and utilizing better fuel ratio control.

A good source of information about these concepts can be found here... http://www.gassippinwaterburner.com

You might want to check it out and possibly save a bunch of tears at the gas pump.

Answer 3

The maintenance guys have all the good answers for vehicle upkeep . From the operational side, the key to minimum fuel consumption is engine speed . Moderate steady acceleration, maintaining a constant RPM and letting the vehicle coast to stop points are the best ways to reduce engine strain as well as wear and tear on the brakes

Answer 4

Well, the best way to get better mileage is to DRIVE SOMETHING SMALLER! I kinda hate to admit it, since my dream car has always been a &#039;65 Riviera GS, but we gotta start getting small. I ride a Honda C70 every chance I get, and not only do I get 100 mpg, IT&#039;S FUN! People are always coming up to me with comments about it. Most people don&#039;t need vehicles as huge as what they drive. And a little tip: you DON&#039;T need 4-wheel drive. My first FWD car was a Citation. The first time I took it out in a snowstorm, I was sailing along at the speed limit, 45 mph, when I caught up with two Cherokees crawling side-by-side at 25. Of course, that could be because Jeeps have been junk since the &#039;70s, but...

One overlooked idea for saving fuel is to speed up. Take your stupid cellphone, throw it out the window and pay attention to traffic. Then just maybe you and I can both make it through the intersection before the light turns red. (You see, idling at a stoplight, you are getting 0 mpg.)

And what about these geniuses with their huge boats and RVs? That garbage gets worse mileage than that Riviera would. Four gallons to the mile? Forget about it!

Answer 5

I agree in part.

If your car has low air pressure in the tires, which will happen over time, then it will add strain to the engine and result in more fuel consumption.

As well as adding in un-needed cargo, simply decreasing the unneeded weight is also a factor.

As is keeping up on maintenance items such as spark plugs, plug wires, oil changes, air filters.

The air filter is the most overlooked part of a car, and thats where it gets it&#039;s only air from, so keep that new for sure.

rolling down the windows VS turning on the Air Conditioning, well I&#039;ve tested this myself in a few different vehicles, and I use less gas with the AC on than I did with the windows down.

Answer 6

It&#039;s one thing to drive slow to save gas - your personal choice.

It&#039;s another to force other people to do it.  

55 was bad public policy.  Total mistake.  It&#039;s less likely to come back than Prohibition.

&quot;Rolling windows down vs A/C&quot; - baloney.  Most people talk like those are the only choices.  Nope, windows up fan on (no A/C) is far better than both of them.

Answer 7

i read all the reports and i was around in the 70,s also,we did save gas by lowering the speed limit,s i can remember waiting in line to get it and hoping that they wasn&#039;t going to run out before i got my ten gallons,but we do need to try and save on it,people that are driving today would freak out if all they could buy was ten gallons,but they limited us for a while on the amount we could buy because of the so -called shortage on it,it didn&#039;t bother me though i barely burnt ten gallons a week,its hard for some people to save on gas though because they work so far from home ,back then all the jobs was close to home,but i remember the 70,s gas crisis real well,i hope we don&#039;t see that again,but it may be coming sooner than we think if we don&#039;t slow down on the amount were using,good luck.