Comments on: How to Improve Your Car’s Miles per Gallon http://www.ecojoes.com/how-to-increase-your-car-mpg/ Environmental news, eco-friendly experiments, and green mess Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:45:46 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: ecojoe http://www.ecojoes.com/how-to-increase-your-car-mpg/comment-page-1/#comment-9337 ecojoe Wed, 11 Mar 2009 16:49:00 +0000 http://www.ecojoes.com/how-to-increase-your-car-mpg/#comment-9337 Por supuesto, you can follow the RSS feed at http://www.ecojoes.com/feed/ Por supuesto, you can follow the RSS feed at http://www.ecojoes.com/feed/

]]> By: Dag http://www.ecojoes.com/how-to-increase-your-car-mpg/comment-page-1/#comment-9314 Dag Wed, 11 Mar 2009 09:13:26 +0000 http://www.ecojoes.com/how-to-increase-your-car-mpg/#comment-9314 Haha ^^ nice, is there a section to follow the RSS feed Haha ^^ nice, is there a section to follow the RSS feed

]]> By: ecojoe http://www.ecojoes.com/how-to-increase-your-car-mpg/comment-page-1/#comment-8176 ecojoe Sat, 07 Feb 2009 15:25:47 +0000 http://www.ecojoes.com/how-to-increase-your-car-mpg/#comment-8176 Que interesante. Also, getting your wheels aligned can improve your MPG by up to 10%. I need to do that soon. Que interesante. Also, getting your wheels aligned can improve your MPG by up to 10%. I need to do that soon.

]]> By: waxner http://www.ecojoes.com/how-to-increase-your-car-mpg/comment-page-1/#comment-8167 waxner Sat, 07 Feb 2009 06:14:07 +0000 http://www.ecojoes.com/how-to-increase-your-car-mpg/#comment-8167 You can improve your gas mileage by 1-2 percent by using the manufacturer's recommended grade of motor oil. You can improve your gas mileage by 1-2 percent by using the manufacturer's recommended grade of motor oil.

]]> By: Suzi Q http://www.ecojoes.com/how-to-increase-your-car-mpg/comment-page-1/#comment-5717 Suzi Q Mon, 24 Nov 2008 06:41:24 +0000 http://www.ecojoes.com/how-to-increase-your-car-mpg/#comment-5717 Jayme, I appreciate your thoughts, but I have to tell you--after owning multiple FORD POS cars, I am ready to buy a Japanese or German Car just to keep some money in my wallet. Michigan needs to quit pushing out crap and start at least having something that is in the ball park of efficiency and reliability. I want to buy American, but I am sick of the junk! ~ Suzi Jayme, I appreciate your thoughts, but I have to tell you–after owning multiple FORD POS cars, I am ready to buy a Japanese or German Car just to keep some money in my wallet. Michigan needs to quit pushing out crap and start at least having something that is in the ball park of efficiency and reliability. I want to buy American, but I am sick of the junk! ~ Suzi

]]> By: johnk http://www.ecojoes.com/how-to-increase-your-car-mpg/comment-page-1/#comment-2534 johnk Sat, 30 Aug 2008 21:26:57 +0000 http://www.ecojoes.com/how-to-increase-your-car-mpg/#comment-2534 Here's a web-based calculator that estimates how much you can save by riding the bus to work. http://riceball.com/drupal/node/568 Here’s a web-based calculator that estimates how much you can save by riding the bus to work.

http://riceball.com/drupal/node/568

]]> By: ecojoe http://www.ecojoes.com/how-to-increase-your-car-mpg/comment-page-1/#comment-1355 ecojoe Wed, 11 Jun 2008 13:09:19 +0000 http://www.ecojoes.com/how-to-increase-your-car-mpg/#comment-1355 Wow, I would not mind getting an Aptera, except it's probably out of my price range. Besides, my Honda does pretty well on gas mileage. Man, as for cutting down on car use, I carpooled for about 1.5 years, but stopped 2 months ago. I wouldn't mind going back to carpooling. Riding a bus is not really an option for me (I calculated it out, and it'd end up taking about 2 hours each way). I've changed my driving habits by following my above three tips, plus riding a bike whenever I can. Good job for you cutting down on your car use. Wow, I would not mind getting an Aptera, except it’s probably out of my price range. Besides, my Honda does pretty well on gas mileage.

Man, as for cutting down on car use, I carpooled for about 1.5 years, but stopped 2 months ago. I wouldn’t mind going back to carpooling. Riding a bus is not really an option for me (I calculated it out, and it’d end up taking about 2 hours each way). I’ve changed my driving habits by following my above three tips, plus riding a bike whenever I can. Good job for you cutting down on your car use.

]]> By: TC http://www.ecojoes.com/how-to-increase-your-car-mpg/comment-page-1/#comment-1350 TC Wed, 11 Jun 2008 02:05:50 +0000 http://www.ecojoes.com/how-to-increase-your-car-mpg/#comment-1350 I work in the oil industry, but I would like to say one of the reasons gas prices are so high is that China is starting to consume more and more while our own usage continues to increase. Many people are quick to point the blame at the people like me producing the oil (petroleum geologist) but in truth we are just trying to provide a needed service. Blame the bureaucrats if you want to blame anybody. First, US automotive makers are already on the trend to producing fuel efficient cars. Even small companies are springing up. One such Aptera is already over 200mpg http://www.aptera.com/ Us automotive makers will catch up or end up losing big time to companies playing the green card. Second, it is not horribly hard to go without a car. I filled up two times in 6 months and I had work, college seminars, and other such time consuming events. I walked. I ran. When I could I would hitch rides and carpool. It is amazing how much money you save by car pooling alone. Not only that, but I'm in the best shape of my life, running a 3 mile in about 16 minutes. Not to bad for a recovering knee surgery. If I can do it, anybody can do it. There really is no excuse. If you are lazy, then that's that. But I hate people whining about the gas prices to me but never changing their habits when I myself have changed my own habits. I work in the oil industry, but I would like to say one of the reasons gas prices are so high is that China is starting to consume more and more while our own usage continues to increase. Many people are quick to point the blame at the people like me producing the oil (petroleum geologist) but in truth we are just trying to provide a needed service. Blame the bureaucrats if you want to blame anybody.

First, US automotive makers are already on the trend to producing fuel efficient cars. Even small companies are springing up. One such Aptera is already over 200mpg

http://www.aptera.com/

Us automotive makers will catch up or end up losing big time to companies playing the green card.

Second, it is not horribly hard to go without a car. I filled up two times in 6 months and I had work, college seminars, and other such time consuming events. I walked. I ran. When I could I would hitch rides and carpool. It is amazing how much money you save by car pooling alone. Not only that, but I’m in the best shape of my life, running a 3 mile in about 16 minutes. Not to bad for a recovering knee surgery.

If I can do it, anybody can do it. There really is no excuse. If you are lazy, then that’s that. But I hate people whining about the gas prices to me but never changing their habits when I myself have changed my own habits.

]]> By: ecojoe http://www.ecojoes.com/how-to-increase-your-car-mpg/comment-page-1/#comment-1308 ecojoe Mon, 02 Jun 2008 16:04:59 +0000 http://www.ecojoes.com/how-to-increase-your-car-mpg/#comment-1308 Haha, a mean bike. If I lived close enough to bike to work, I'd definitely have a rack on it. Probably also put baseball cards in the spokes to give it that realistic motor sound. Haha, a mean bike. If I lived close enough to bike to work, I’d definitely have a rack on it. Probably also put baseball cards in the spokes to give it that realistic motor sound.

]]> By: RBS http://www.ecojoes.com/how-to-increase-your-car-mpg/comment-page-1/#comment-1307 RBS Mon, 02 Jun 2008 15:57:39 +0000 http://www.ecojoes.com/how-to-increase-your-car-mpg/#comment-1307 I've been backpacking it for a long time, even strapping the backpack to my above-the-back wheel rack for about a year. I am delighted with the crate. It's strapped onto the rack with a length of old inner tube. Much nicer on the back. And it looks mean. I’ve been backpacking it for a long time, even strapping the backpack to my above-the-back wheel rack for about a year. I am delighted with the crate. It’s strapped onto the rack with a length of old inner tube.

Much nicer on the back.

And it looks mean.

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