Comments on: Save the World with your Car http://realworldgreen.com/2007/09/08/save-the-world-with-your-car/ Practical things we can do Fri, 21 Nov 2008 13:55:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: CT Goaty http://realworldgreen.com/2007/09/08/save-the-world-with-your-car/#comment-126 CT Goaty Wed, 31 Oct 2007 19:39:41 +0000 http://realworldgreen.com/2007/09/08/save-the-world-with-your-car/#comment-126 From my personal experience I have found that cruise control does indeed improve my gas mileage compared to my controlling the gas pedal myself. I've compared results on long trips in two previous cars and most recently in my small RV. The improvement -- even when part of the trip is through some pretty steep hills in Pennsylvania -- has been between 1 and 4 MPG. Well worth using, and good advice in my opinion. Thanks for the great site. From my personal experience I have found that cruise control does indeed improve my gas mileage compared to my controlling the gas pedal myself. I’ve compared results on long trips in two previous cars and most recently in my small RV. The improvement — even when part of the trip is through some pretty steep hills in Pennsylvania — has been between 1 and 4 MPG. Well worth using, and good advice in my opinion. Thanks for the great site.

]]> By: Pierre http://realworldgreen.com/2007/09/08/save-the-world-with-your-car/#comment-72 Pierre Wed, 19 Sep 2007 10:18:30 +0000 http://realworldgreen.com/2007/09/08/save-the-world-with-your-car/#comment-72 First of all great advices! it´s a bit shocking that only 1 out of 80 has the right tyrepressure. There is just one thing I´d like to add about cruise control. Yes what you said is true BUT it only works on roads that are level. If there are hills the cruise control will try to hold the set speed by accelerating, then it is way better not using cruise control and let the car loose some of it´s speed and not accelerate more than necessary to get over it. So yes cruise control will save some gas but only where the roads are level. First of all great advices!
it´s a bit shocking that only 1 out of 80 has the right tyrepressure.

There is just one thing I´d like to add about cruise control.
Yes what you said is true BUT it only works on roads that are level.
If there are hills the cruise control will try to hold the set speed
by accelerating, then it is way better not using cruise control and let the
car loose some of it´s speed and not accelerate more than necessary to get over it.

So yes cruise control will save some gas but only where the roads are level.

]]> By: eric http://realworldgreen.com/2007/09/08/save-the-world-with-your-car/#comment-70 eric Sat, 15 Sep 2007 12:36:34 +0000 http://realworldgreen.com/2007/09/08/save-the-world-with-your-car/#comment-70 Yes, Matt is correct. Thank you for pointing that out. best, eric. Yes, Matt is correct. Thank you for pointing that out. best, eric.

]]> By: Matthew Snodgrass http://realworldgreen.com/2007/09/08/save-the-world-with-your-car/#comment-69 Matthew Snodgrass Thu, 13 Sep 2007 01:57:07 +0000 http://realworldgreen.com/2007/09/08/save-the-world-with-your-car/#comment-69 Re: tire pressure, you should actually refer to the recommended PSIs on the inside of the driver's side door and not the tire itself. The tire manufacturer doesn't know how heavy a car it's going on. Otherwise, great stuff. Re: tire pressure, you should actually refer to the recommended PSIs on the inside of the driver’s side door and not the tire itself. The tire manufacturer doesn’t know how heavy a car it’s going on. Otherwise, great stuff.

]]> By: Eric Skiff http://realworldgreen.com/2007/09/08/save-the-world-with-your-car/#comment-61 Eric Skiff Mon, 10 Sep 2007 20:38:03 +0000 http://realworldgreen.com/2007/09/08/save-the-world-with-your-car/#comment-61 I laughed at loud at the second "Vrrrrrrroom" :) I laughed at loud at the second “Vrrrrrrroom” :)

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