Cold Weather and Fuel Consumption
Monday November 24, 2008
So we spent some time scraping a little frost off the glass this morning. It's downright cold, a mere 28 bone chilling degrees Fahrenheit here on the East Coast. This is the kind of weather--when the nights grow colder and longer, and the ice builds thick on the windshield--that makes cars groan when the key is turned and the starter cranks. And whether you drive a hybrid, a diesel or even a regular car, this is also the kind of weather that puts a pretty good hurtin' on fuel mileage. Check out these articles for a little frozen fuel economy self-defense.Frosty Windshield © Scott Gable
Comments
I realize this is not an intellectual nor thoughtful comment. it is a rant. But here goes, it does sum it up.
Man, I love cheap gas but let’s not let up!
Natural Gas and Biofuels are the best next step. Come on Detroit, Japan, Korea, and Germany, get your butts moving, give us more GNG, Bio-D, and E85 cars. Make them hybrids to boot. Better yet, make the CNG. Bio-D and E85 cars PLUG IN HYBRIDS! Give us some choices! Do you think we’re gonna forget our dependence on foriegn oil is killing us just because it’s cheaper dependence. Come on let’s get moving automakers! I read about very good environmentally friendly Biofuel breakthroughs every day. This can happen next year you idiots! We need this stuff! Quit yakking about an elecrtic future at the exclusion of bio and CNG. We need the stepping stone!
OK. Thanks I’m OK now.