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Tuesday, March 1, 2011

Day 60: The Road to Sustainability -"Derive" More Efficiently!

Two months down, 10 to go!

So I got a bit carried away with my physics assignment  ...hence the Engineering/Math Humor title... and it is 11:50pm and I still have not posted for today! So - another driving tip!

Drive the speed limit! We all have places to go, but apparently speeds more that 95 to 100 km/h (thats about 60 mph) cost about an additional 7 cents per litre (or about 24 cents per gallon)! What this means is that for every liter of fuel you burn, you burn an additional 7 cents worth from another litre... so say gas is $1.20/liter, what you would normally cover with that amount costs you $1.27 if you are speeding!  This adds up pretty quickly in regards to both the impact on the environment and your wallet! Also, it will narrow your chances of getting a speeding ticket -even more savings!

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  1. Awesome post Heidi! It got me riding the link train and found this page of fuel-efficient driving tips from NRCan:

    http://oee.nrcan.gc.ca/transportation/personal/driving/autosmart-tips.cfm?attr=8

    Apparently driving 100km/h instead of 120 can save you 20%! And their last tip is genius.

    -Ed

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