The May 15th gas purchasing boycott
Sure crippled the industry didn't it?
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yep, with the substantial knowledge of economics that the participants showed[:)] like they didnt fill up twice as much the next day.
I also love the "boycott BP and the others will fall also" like I am not going to buy from BP if they are $.20 cheaper . (it also would not work on principal, but I am sticking to making fun of the stick it to the gas co types right now)0 -
The car guy, Ed Wallace, on KLIF, suggested that if we all limit our top speed to 65 mph, we will gain enough mpg to cause a surplus of gasoline, forcing prices down.
I am still on my first tank observing such a limit. I will let you know the numbers, but from the trip odometer, it does appear that I am getting better mileage.0 -
I often drive between northern Virginia and northern NJ in the summer. PA tickets are unreal, so I keep it right at the speed limit. In fact, I've done the drive at the speed limit (mostly 65) and at 55. One heck of a difference in mileage. I get about 3 more miles per tank. One time I drove home from college up near Erie, PA to northern VA at 40 miles per hour. Left at 9:00 PM, got home in the morning. Did it on 3/4 of a tank of gas in my old Honda. Amazing. I've read that over 38 miles per hour the vast majority of the gas you're using it to push air out of the way, and that the amount of force required rises exponentially. 0 -
quote:Originally posted by mlincoln
I often drive between northern Virginia and northern NJ in the summer. PA tickets are unreal, so I keep it right at the speed limit. In fact, I've done the drive at the speed limit (mostly 65) and at 55. One heck of a difference in mileage. I get about 3 more miles per tank. One time I drove home from college up near Erie, PA to northern VA at 40 miles per hour. Left at 9:00 PM, got home in the morning. Did it on 3/4 of a tank of gas in my old Honda. Amazing. I've read that over 38 miles per hour the vast majority of the gas you're using it to push air out of the way, and that the amount of force required rises exponentially.
I always felt like momentum helped hore than it hurt...could
be wrong though.0 -
...As much as I hated the mandated 55 mph limit during the "big" gas crunch in the 70's, it does have it's merits. My '05 Chev. Z71 has that neat "average mpg" readout, re-settable at any time. Wind or no wind, the difference between 55 mph and 70-75 mph is on the order of about 5 mpg. On a tankfull that's quite substantial.
...On a long interstate trip, you'd get run off the road driving 55, but going 70 instead of 80-85, makes for the same savings. For 15-20 mile trips to the doctor or physical therapy (twice a week) I can do 55, and it does add up. Going back to the thread about tailgating, I'll just slide over to the paved shoulder and let them go by. Instead of a friendly wave, I usually get flipped off.0 -
mlincoln - You have it correct. Drag increases inversely proportional to the square of your speed.
For instance, if you double your speed, you increase drag by a factor of four. Your fuel mileage directly correlates with this.
I believe that in most cars this effect becomes pronounced as speed increases starting from 45 to 50 MPH.
When I used to ride a motorcycle between LA and Seattle, I could DOUBLE my fuel mileage by following 18 wheelers about 20 feet behind them. It would get me alert, VERY alert, sometimes.
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quote:Originally posted by nunn
The car guy, Ed Wallace, on KLIF, suggested that if we all limit our top speed to 65 mph, we will gain enough mpg to cause a surplus of gasoline, forcing prices down.
I am still on my first tank observing such a limit. I will let you know the numbers, but from the trip odometer, it does appear that I am getting better mileage.
I look at my computer display in my car. When I do 75mph, a tank will get me about 480 miles. At 65mph, a tank will get me about 540 miles. That seems significant.
Of course, if you do 65mph in a 75mph zone in Colorado, it doesn't much matter because you'd only get about 3 miles before you were ass-packed.0 -
quote:Originally posted by Doug Wilson
mlincoln - You have it correct. Drag increases inversely proportional to the square of your speed.
For instance, if you double your speed, you increase drag by a factor of four. Your fuel mileage directly correlates with this.
I believe that in most cars this effect becomes pronounced as speed increases starting from 45 to 50 MPH.
When I used to ride a motorcycle between LA and Seattle, I could DOUBLE my fuel mileage by following 18 wheelers about 20 feet behind them. It would get me alert, VERY alert, sometimes.
Doug
My dad used to do the same thing pulling a travel trailer in the early 70s. It really pisses the truckers off.0 -
quote:Originally posted by Doug Wilson
mlincoln - You have it correct. Drag increases inversely proportional to the square of your speed.
For instance, if you double your speed, you increase drag by a factor of four. Your fuel mileage directly correlates with this.
I believe that in most cars this effect becomes pronounced as speed increases starting from 45 to 50 MPH.
When I used to ride a motorcycle between LA and Seattle, I could DOUBLE my fuel mileage by following 18 wheelers about 20 feet behind them. It would get me alert, VERY alert, sometimes.
Doug
Man I stay the hell away from them trucks as much as I can on the bike. I worry about road gators and other debris that I can't see coming because I'm behind a big ole truck.0
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