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Save Your Wallet & the Planetpresented by Paul Barrett
Photo Source: U.S. National Archives and Records Administration
Tailpipe tales: what comes out
Carbon Monoxide NOx and VOCs
Fine Particulates
Carbon Dioxide
Good news - bad news
New cars = less smog forming pollutants
Cars = fewer dead horses
1/8th of smog still due to cars
1 litre of gasoline = 2.3 kg CO2
CO2 from cars is on the rise
Driving is up
Efficiency is down
Passenger km travelled (1976-2000, millions of km) Average fuel efficiency (1977-2002, L/100km)
What can we do? Lots!
Buy a fuel-efficient car
Drive fuel efficiently
Drive less
Slow down - save gas
kilometres per hour
Fuel efficiency drops 10% for every 10 kph above 100.
Going 120 instead of 100 is like paying 20% extra at the pump.
Slow down and save!
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Speed vs Fuel Efficiency
100 kph
10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 110 120
120 kph
Take it easy
Driving with jackrabbit starts & hard braking: •uses 37% more fuel •saves only 2.5 minutes/hour
Drive as if there’s an egg under your foot.
of idling uses more fuel than restarting.
The best way to warm up a car is to _________________
Go idle free - Turn it off!
DRIVE IT.
TEN SECONDS
Reduce dirty short trips
Short trips can increase fuel consumption by up to 50%.
Plan, postpone, combine errands.
Walk and bike for health.
Smart driver safe driverPlan to avoid congestion
Look 3 lights ahead
Drive without brakes
Big Buffer
Ridge riding
Pull through
Count to 1
Take the high ground
Other fuel efficiency factors
roof racks - 5%
extra weight - 2%
AC – wow %
cruise control
manual shift + 10%
block heater +10%
trip computer +11%
Maintain your car
tune ups: 15%
air filters: up to 10%
oil: 1 to 2%
tires: 4%
But, before you say goodbye
keep?
www.retireyourride.ca?
Retire Your Ride is a trademarked program of the Clean Air Foundation
Save gas: shop for fuel efficiencyEstimated Annual Fuel Consumption (litres)
Dodge Caravan 2240
GMC Yukon Denali 2920
Honda CRV 1800
Toyota Corolla 1360
Mini Cooper 1260
VW Golf 1720
Consider the hybrid alternative
Prius 820
Ford Escape 1820
Ford Escape Hybrid 1220
Mini 1260
Dodge Caravan 2240
Estimated Annual Fuel Consumption (litres)
GMC Yukon Denali 2920
hybrids
Drive less - Start short
Stay - telecommute
Walk - an average pedestrian can walk one km in 10 minutes
Cycle - many trips are an easy 5 km bike ride
Everybody in the pool
Carpooling with just one person reduces emissions by 50%. •carpoolzone.ca•smartcommute.ca/hamilton
Transit riders reduce emissions by 66%.• google maps directions• HSR+hybrids+bikes = Photo: John Bird
Vibrant streets
Healthy, safe, productive communities
Photo: John Luton
Wrap up
ecoDriver.org greenventure.ca
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