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To: RetiredNow who wrote (247513)	8/25/2005 3:11:29 PM
From: Alighieri	Read Replies (3) of 1572711

I read somewhere that for every 1 mpg increase in average fuel efficiency in the U.S., we reduce the need for oil by 1 mbpd. My car has a "real time" and an average MPG indicator in it. I have tested it with a full tank and odometer readings, and it seems quite accurate. I use the car basically to go back and forth to work, which is a mix of highway and town driving. Typically I get 20mpg. During the last couple of weeks i decided to test how much I can improve mileage@gallon by monitoring my driving habits. Driving carefully means paying attention to acceleration from a stop light, not charging hard up a hill, coasting to lights when it's obvious that I have to stop anyway, etc...in other words, minimizing unnecessary breaking and hard acceleration. After several days of driving this way, I have improved mileage from 20 to nearly 25 mpg. I have however noticed that I piss off a lot of people, who often drive around me only to have to break hard ahead for a stop light. Al

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