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How to Green the Car You Have
By the Care2 Staff.
We can’t all afford to buy a hybrid, but we can still make a positive difference to the environment. How you drive and how well you maintain your vehicle can all help.
Read these three great tips for reducing emissions from your car and increasing fuel economy and efficiency.
1. Obey the speed limit. Your fuel economy is lowered by about 10 percent when you drive 75 mph instead of 65 mph. Driving over the speed limit can also increase tailpipe pollution in many vehicles.
2. Unload. Even 100 pounds of extra weight in your car can reduce fuel economy by 1 percent. Take a minute to unload your trunk or back seat.
3. Combine trips. Once your engine and catalysts are warmed up, they create much less pollution.
Or you could check out converting your car to biodiesel or hydrogen:
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add your comment »Thanks Annie! :)
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great ideas! i would add not using your AC and not idling your car. if you really want some other ideas check out websites about "Hypermiling", although not done just for the environment their ideas are very helpful.
I wish people would listen to some of this advice, I am frustrated watching how many people don't even try to maximize their fuel economy -- I guess they are just wealthy and capable of paying more to the Big Oil companies.
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I don't have a car at the moment. If I get one, I will follow these tips. Thank you for the great article.
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yay - i do all those things - and i also always try to fuel up in the evenings too.
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we can all help in little ways that will lead to a bigger impact.
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Thanks for reminding us on these simple things to do...
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great info, and really easy to do.
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all theses toys that cars got the makers should scap theses and make cars used less fuel. i have a old car which do 15 to the litre but some of theses news one only do 20
because of the size of engine etc(do size realy matter)
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There seems to be a lot of "hubbub" around the internet regarding K&N filters....because they are re-usable, cleanable, etc....but I don't know....I've heard some mechanics say they are bad, because they have wider/larger "pores" - sure they increase the air flow with these larger pores, but that also lets more pollutants in...
And well, it adds another "checklist" to your maintenance schedule, you have to clean out, and then re-apply the oil to the filter. The "secret" to K&N filters, is the dirt particles get trapped in the oil....
Sure, maybe it's more 'eco-friendly' since you're _re-using_ that filter....but what about that oil you have to coat over the filter every 3-5K miles? :)
I think I'd rather stick with durable paper (or other alternative materials) filters, and toss them every 3-5K (as deemed necessary based on filter condition, most dirt can be vacuumed, air blown out, or "shook out" but obviously when the paper elements start to break down it's time for a new one).
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Thank you. Good info
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