[ale] [OT] - Ethanol-free gas in the Atlanta area? - and gas saving tips

[Ron Frazier (ALE)]

Consider yourself lucky.  My gas budget for me and my wife is $ 300 + per month.  If has hits $ 4 / gal again, it will be heading toward $ 400 / month.

Ron



Scott Plante <splante at insightsys.com> wrote:

>Well, I only spent $202 on gas over the last 12 months, so I'm not too 
>worried about it :-)
>
>And I definitely don't hypermile! If it's hot, I have the top down with
>
>the A/C on, at least on surface streets.
>
>Scott
>
>On 9/19/2013 11:53 AM, Charles Shapiro wrote:
>> Or of course you could just RIDE YOUR BIKE.
>>
>> -- CHS
>>
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Sep 19, 2013 at 11:00 AM, Scott Plante
><splante at insightsys.com 
>> <mailto:splante at insightsys.com>> wrote:
>>
>>     Looks like the myth they busted was at 45mph, not >= 60.
>>    
>http://dsc.discovery.com/tv-shows/mythbusters/videos/air-conditioning-vs-windows-minimyth.htm
>>     (they say the speed at ~1:30-1:40)
>>
>>     I have a vague memory that air resistance increases with the
>>     square of the speed; if so, 45 to 60 would be big.
>>
>>     Now I wonder what the difference is between A/C and having the
>top
>>     down! ;-)
>>
>>     Scott
>>
>>    
>------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>     *From: *"Jim Kinney" <jim.kinney at gmail.com
>>     <mailto:jim.kinney at gmail.com>>
>>     *To: *"Atlanta User Group (E-mail)" <ale at ale.org
><mailto:ale at ale.org>>
>>     *Sent: *Wednesday, September 18, 2013 3:51:49 PM
>>
>>     *Subject: *Re: [ale] [OT] - Ethanol-free gas in the Atlanta area?
>>     - and gas saving tips
>>
>>     Mythbusters busted #3 :-)
>>
>>     On Sep 17, 2013 3:47 PM, "Ron Frazier (ALE)"
>>     <atllinuxenthinfo at techstarship.com
>>     <mailto:atllinuxenthinfo at techstarship.com>> wrote:
>>
>>         Hi all,
>>
>>         I thought you'd like to see these gas saving tips I found in
>a
>>         Popular Mechanics article while reading blogs about gauges.
>>          They are interesting and some are counter intuitive.
>>
>>        
>http://www.popularmechanics.com/cars/news/fuel-economy/6-driving-tactics-to-save-gas-this-weekend
>>        
>http://www.popularmechanics.com/cars/news/fuel-economy/6-driving-tactics-to-save-gas-this-weekend-2
>>
>>         1) Coast to a stop whenever possible and safe.  The less you
>>         brake, the better your mileage.
>>
>>         2) Don't accelerate too slowly or too quickly.  Doing either
>>         keeps the transmission in lower less fuel efficient gears.
>>          Take about 15 seconds to get to 50 mph.
>>
>>         3) Close windows and keep AC on to keep cool at 60 mph and
>>         over.  Aerodynamic drag costs you otherwise.
>>
>>         4) Cruise at lower speed, if safe.  Test car - 40 MPH - 29
>>         MPG; 60 MPH - 26 MPG; 80 MPH - 21 MPG.
>>
>>         5) Coast down and up hills if safe and don't try to maintain
>>         constant speed.
>>
>>         6) When coasting down hill, leave the car in gear.  Many cars
>>         will disable the fuel injectors.  Idling in neutral burns
>more
>>         fuel.
>>
>>         Other misc tips: monitor tire pressure, plan and combine
>>         errands, spend as much time as possible with engine warm - go
>>         to farthest of several small stops first, make right turns
>>         only so you spend less time waiting on traffic, avoid ethanol
>>         (relevant to this thread).
>>
>>         Sincerely,
>>
>>         Ron
>>
>
>
>
>------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
>_______________________________________________
>Ale mailing list
>Ale at ale.org
>http://mail.ale.org/mailman/listinfo/ale
>See JOBS, ANNOUNCE and SCHOOLS lists at
>http://mail.ale.org/mailman/listinfo


--

Sent from my Android Acer A500 tablet with bluetooth keyboard and K-9 Mail.
Please excuse my potential brevity if I'm typing on the touch screen.

(PS - If you email me and don't get a quick response, you might want to
call on the phone.  I get about 300 emails per day from alternate energy
mailing lists and such.  I don't always see new email messages very quickly.)

Ron Frazier
770-205-9422 (O)   Leave a message.
linuxdude AT techstarship.com
Litecoin: LZzAJu9rZEWzALxDhAHnWLRvybVAVgwTh3
Bitcoin: 15s3aLVsxm8EuQvT8gUDw3RWqvuY9hPGUU