Having commented in the last issue on the economy potential of electric cars and hybrids in relation to the type of motoring involved, it was interesting to recently come across some relevant research results regarding plug-in electric car fuel efficiency variations between different drivers. Six drivers were asked to tackle four different types of test […]
The advice offered on this page regarding improving fuel economy is primarily directed towards drivers of conventional diesel cars, the vast majority of our readership. But that’s not to suggest that the same principles do not apply in most ways to petrol-driven cars, and similarly all hybrids. But much of the fuel-saving work is done […]
With gas and diesel prices currently hovering around the 40 to 45p per litre mark in the USA, you might wonder why drivers are that bothered about fuel consumption, but amazingly the hypermiling fuel-saving movement has taken off strongly and has spawned a good number of websites where you can pick up some very interesting […]
A recent report on vehicle emissions and air quality observed that “as much as 50 per cent of traffic congestion can be potentially caused by drivers cruising around in search of a parking space, or a cheaper space.” It follows that significant amounts of emissions and air pollution are thus created by drivers looking for that […]
Well, here we are back again in the cold winter months, and some random thoughts regarding economical winter motoring will not go amiss. Those readers who live in difficult weather regions may even be considering the fitting of winter tyres and, whilst fuel economy is an ever-present consideration, safety and the choice of the most […]
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