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Environmentally Friendly Green Driving Save Money Car Fuel Part2

The latest economic rescue package is not helping much for the general public at least for a good half a year before we see effects of an slight economic turnaround. Fuel prices are still escalating food prices has not fallen you still need to travel to work to school and earn a living.

This is part 2 of that endless car fuel saving tips which I have started to help us tie over the money crunch.

Below is an added list of ways on achieving fuel efficiency conserving gasoline and attaining cost savings the easy way:

Set Cruise Control At A Fix Level For Consistent Fuel Usage when driving a stretch of long freeway or highway. This helps to reduce the intermittent and inconsistent fuel injection by human manual driving which could cause greater wear and tear to your car.

Combine Several Short Trips Helps Save Fuel And Save Money. . Once your engine is warmed up they generate less air pollution so keep it running over a few so combining several short trips into one can make a big difference.

Park it in your Covered garage.Yes you can save fuel and energy simply by parking your car in a covered garage whenever possible especially in winter and summer. You would then avoid exposing your car to harsh winter snow and ice as well as the torturing summer sun. This helps you warm up the car faster in winter and cool it better in summer.

Remove Excess Baggage. Get rid of items not required on a daily basis. The most common are golf sets snow chains fishing gear etc. Reload on a need to use basis.

Catch that Greyhound Bus. I am not selling for The Greyhound here but if you have to travel across states or provinces consider taking the coach. The scenery could do you some good not to mention the stress of driving across unfamiliar towns and provinces.

Avoid Keeping Your Engine in Idle Mode for long periods. If you are stuck in traffic and you don’t think you are going to go anywhere in the next five minutes you may want to turn your car off. New cars do not need to be warmed up for long period of time. So as much as your pocket can help it change to a new car. And a New Hybrid Car at that too.

Keep Good Car Habits. Before you switch off your car ignition remember to switch off all electrical units like the car hifi sound system air conditioning heating gadgets compartment lights as well as head lights. This avoids drain on your car battery reduces maintenance costs.

Communal car pooling is definitely a viable solution to if you could find like minded colleagues who are neighbors living within your vicinity willing to pool resources.

Avoid Rush Hour. And yes that is the very famous but always ignored suggestion. As much as procrastination gets you try harder. In countries where they install electronic road pricing measurement ERP gadgets you could find yourself doubling your fuel consumption doubling your fuel costs and your travel time. Worst of all the electronic road pricing slaps an additional toll charge whenever you pass a particular gantry at rush hour!

There are more tips to come at the next episode of Endless Money Fuel Saving Car Tips. So stay tuned. And also visit my site for more information on car tips and hybrid cars.

About the writer:nbsp;nbsp; Joey Lee has 17 years of business marketing experience in the Insurance Banking Industry holds an Executive MBA and a Platinum Ezine Author. Get the latest eco friendly hybrid green cars info at Environmentally Friendly Cars and much more at CngCar.org

Electric Car Batteries: Benefits And Drawbacks

So youre thinking of getting an electric car? Well one of the first things you need to do before getting one is to learn a few basic things about these vehicles especially with regards to how they run and where they get their power. And like all things electric an electric car relies on an independent power source the battery.

A normal car powered by an internal combustion engine only needs the battery to start the engine as well as run the air conditioning system and the car stereo. That isnt the case with electric cars. In fact the battery used in electric cars runs about everything. When electric cars were first introduced the primary concern was and still is the quality and reliability of the electric car battery i.e. how long can the battery last before it needs to be recharged. Fortunately the last few decades has produced significant improvements on how electric car batteries are made. Now we already have nickel metal hydride NiMH leadacid and lithiumion Liion types that are rechargeable and readily available in the market.

Compared to normal car batteries how do electric car batteries fare? Heres a look at the benefits:

Costeffectiveness. For five bucks worth of electricity your electric car can run for more than 300 kilometers. Now if you do the math and compare that with your current gas costs and equivalent mileage youll see that going electric can be quite economic in the long run.

Cleaner amp; Greener. Although you still need to burn fossil fuels in order to generate the electricity needed to recharge electric car batteries the pollution produced is very minimal compared to the pollution caused by internal combustion engines. Plus with better power generation sources like nuclear plants the level of carbon emissions in the process of recharging becomes even lesser.

Reusability. Electric car batteries can be reused and recycled. So you dont need to worry about how you can dispose of your battery pack.

However like any new technology electric car batteries are not perfect. Here are the drawbacks:

Theyre heavy. Because electric car batteries are designed to provide more power they need to be connected to battery packs to ensure heavy duty performance. And these battery packs are not light. A battery pack can weigh as much as half a metric ton. But dont worry theres hope manufacturers are designing electric cars with lighter body frames to offset the batterys weight.

Recharging time. Unfortunately theres no technology available yet for quicker and easier recharging. You still need several hours of downtime before your electric car can run again.

Maintenance. Electric car batteries are still uncommon which means the number of service stations which can do repairs is still fairly limited too. And since theyre quite fewer maintenance costs might be a bit higher too.

No doubt electric car batteries are still a work in progress. It has its own set of limitations but theres still plenty of room for improvement. But in a few years the new generation of batteries will be lighter more economical and most importantly more powerful. Thats certainly a comforting thought.

About the writer:nbsp;nbsp;Guile Canencia is a writer and researcher for the IBC Japan Team. He is an avid blogger and likes to play soccer on weekends.

IBC Japan specializes in exporting used cars from Japan with regional distribution centers worldwide.

Drive Your Car On Water True Are False?

Water to gas is very popular at the moment due to the rising cost of gas. But what does water to gas mean?

Is it that your Car will only run on water? No although one cold think so.

We took some time to see what others have been saying about water to gas. After reading many articles from websites and online forums we found two main arguments

1.those who said it is would be impossible to consider any form of water energy powerful enough to run a car.

The other argument is that it is not only possible but is being done right now by people who tried it.

The people who are arguing against it have not tried or tested it they are simply going from what they deem to be possible.

On the other side are the people who have tested it and confirm that it indeed works and they are benefiting from water to gas.

To extract hydrogen from water is certainly possible Finally we decided to purchase and run auto with water to discover the truth.

3 What is run auto with water water guide? Inside we found stepbystep guide with diagrams to help us build this system. But before we could do it we hat to buy a list of parts and materials to store equipment . Because finally editing we were very curious to begin with and it actually worked.

our vehicle has been executed in part with water and gas and we are really excited how much money you can save. The hybrid gas hot water resembles something very complicated but the truth is that you can use your car in the water burning gas hybrid to your account within a day following the instructions stages.

For a car with gas HHO you should not even a mechanic. There are no changes in the automobile or ECU the car computer. Converting a car for hho gas requires the installation of a conversion kit of hydrogen under the hood.

This kit can be purchased for about 1000 there are many suppliers online. But if you’re in a budget you can build a house with materials readily available for less than 200. Both work and the same if you go to an agreement on setting helps optimize water burning gas hybrid for maximum optimization. It gives instructions for that too. hho gas is out of the water which is a stable version of pure hydrogen.

About the writer:nbsp;nbsp;Can we build a kit of water gas on my own?
Yes we can! The average consumer has now more than ever on gas cunning economy alternatives. This technology is already http://benjaminfranklinperseverance.blogspot.com/