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IDEAS * USA - Drastic ways to save gasoline
Here are some simple, and not so simple, ideas that would make a dent in our gasoline usage:USA -carlist.com, by Lou Ann Hammond -19 May 2007: -- 1. A really good way to reduce fuel consumption would be to make the diamond/ high occupancy vehicle (HOV) lanes truck lanes in off-peak hours. (anytime except 6-10am and 3-7pm). This would give truckers an incentive to be in urban areas before the rush hours or after them, freeing up the highways for people scurrying to work... Why? Fuel savings to the trucker, retail price savings to the consumer... On average a long-hauler drives 130,000 miles per year. At 6 mpg the long-hauler purchases 21,667 gallons of gas per year. By saving just 1/3 mpg, there would be a savings of close to 1,032 gallons of gas a year. There are approximately 1,250,000 long-haulers on the road yearly, bringing the savings of fuel to 12,900,000 gallons of fuel yearly. The demand of diesel has risen, causing the price to average around $2.79 a gallon, saving truckers $35,991,000, a year... Have all the fun you’ve had every year, just remember, the less gasoline we all use, the less we will have to spend on gasoline and the more we can spend on anything else... Have a great summer!
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