kaiser is back http://www.qaiser.net/wordpress Just another WordPress weblog Sat, 15 Nov 2008 06:08:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.5 en one good thing, one bad thing http://www.qaiser.net/wordpress/2008/06/15/one-good-thing-one-bad-thing/ http://www.qaiser.net/wordpress/2008/06/15/one-good-thing-one-bad-thing/#comments Mon, 16 Jun 2008 02:55:19 +0000 knitcore The Economy Vegan http://www.qaiser.net/wordpress/2008/06/15/one-good-thing-one-bad-thing/ The good: with some minor adjustments to our driving style, Asma and I have squeezed 80–120 extra miles out of a full tank of gas. In the city.

The tricks?

  • Don't let your RPM go above 2000.
  • Neutrality is good. Shift to neutral where it makes sense (downhill, whenever you think you need to slow or stop).

There are other ways to save on gas consumption, but these two tips don't require anything more than altering some habits in the driver's seat. And at least for a Honda Accord that typically gets 25 MPG on the highway, the change is significant: 24.37 MPG in the city.

The bad: we went to a memorial service for a family friend's great aunt, and the food was not vegan-friendly. But we could not starve ourselves.

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