fishdonotbounce
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damn it lol my bad. Used to play WoW. Went back to Halo 3
no, that's not the problem... him, congress, and the cornhuskies decided it was an awesome idea to promote ethanol to "reduce foreign oil dependency" when in reality it INCREASES it due to the energy requirements to PRODUCE the ethanol which as a side effect not only increased fuel prices but increased food prices due to reduce farm land for food and increased transportation costs to ship the food to your supermarket, etcHuh? Since when does the president set fuel prices? Congress sets the fed tax, the States the state tax, the companies charge what the market will bear and have had to pay higher market prices due to the changes in the global economy... India and China have a growing middle class that is buying and driving cars now. Oil is getting more valuable.
The president has stopped filling the national reserve (a mistake in my opinion)and begged OPEC for mercy. Congress grants tax breaks to the oil companies and forbids more drilling in Alaska.
What else would and could YOU do if you were president??
Instead of crying and whining - maybe we just need to change our habits.
Warning!
It is a different type of driving. You get home 5 minutes later than usual.
You will be relaxed and stressless.
Also you will see a lot of asholes on the road.
Maxek - I agree completely. I started playing the game last summer when prices started to climb significantly. I too have found that 2500 rpm is the sweetspot between fuel economy and power. Here's my methods:
1) Only depress the throttle maybe 1/2 an inch. Very very light on the gas. With the 5 speed, I have no problem keeping up with traffic.
2) Shift religiously at 2500 rpm. When merging on the freeway, I'll shift at 3000 rpm just to get up to speed quicker.
3) Coast. If I see a red light a 1/4 mile ahead I'll shift into neutral and coast. Your engine should burn less gas at idle than at 2000 rpm while engine braking.
4) Slow down. I stay at the speed limit religiously in the city. On the freeway I'll do 60 in a 55 to keep up with traffic.
Number 3 is not accurate. When you're car is coasting down with you completely off the throttle in gear the throttle is completely closed and is using the least gas of any engine operating condition. When your car hits idle the computer automatically cracks open the throttle a small amount to keep the car from dying. Because of this idle uses more fuel then coasting with the engine in gear.
One key in suburban driving is to try not to brake till you coast to 30 MPH in a 40MPH zone (where you were indeed going 40) You lose only about half as much energy to braking as if you brake from 40. (kinetic energy being 1/2 mass * square of the velocity)
One thing that does concern me about hyper-miling methods is that, ironically, these tend to be pretty antisocial.