#228 - Accelerating slowly when driving off
When I occasionally drive a car, I make sure that I have as many good driving habits as possible.
I already am
- opening window instead of using air conditioning (#51),
- reducing speed on motorway (#158),
- driving at constant speed (#191)
- switching off engine at standstill (#192),
- increasing air pressure to reduce friction (#205) and
- driving a smaller car (#223).
In addition, it is possible to accelerate slowly, for example after having waited for a red sign.
It saves fuel but also puts less pressure on the car, so that it lasts longer.
Are you entirely sure about this one? I used to feel this as well, but....
ReplyDeletehttps://www.popularmechanics.com/cars/a6827/6-driving-tactics-to-save-gas-this-weekend/
Thank you for sharing this link. Reading what they say about this, I understand that it depends on gears and on how slow. Getting to 50 mph in 15 seconds is approximately the speed that I show in the video. So I understand from the article that the two extremes, both really fast and really slow, are less efficient.
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