Dogarm
08-24-2006, 01:41 PM
Dear All-
Having been impressed by advice from the site and Wayne's interview with Rachel Maddow, I thought it might be a great community to join. I'm a research scientist working in the New Jersey / lower New York area with a long commute. And one of the things that made it soo long was dealing with a stripped, yet delightful, '97 Saturn SL1. Good mileage on 'er, but lacking in every other way, considering driving 1.5 - 2hrs / day.
So I bit the bullet in buying a beautiful silver '06 Civic Hybrid w/ Nav. It's got so many gadgets - a tad intimidating compared to the 'ol simple Saturn, so the learning curve is significant. But I'm enjoying every minute of it :D
So I hope to partake and contribute to your site, especially in the goal of getting the message out to those who can start doing their part for carbon emissions by driving more sensibly. I've been learning many of the hypermiling strategies on my own since I was 16, driving the house hand-me-down Chevy Suburban to high school. (Note: a justification from someone who now loathes SUVs - it was beyond my control ;) , Plus, I was also dragging 3 freshman to school daily. Woohoo, quadruple the per-capita mileage! That makes it about the same as my new HCH!). You know, mostly applying basic physics, trying to explain DWB and how your net change in speed makes a big difference in energy gain / loss, based on kinetic energy calculations. You know, common sense sort of stuff, translated into scientific jargon so that most people don't understand or care about what I'm saying :mad: An area for improvement, then...
So anyway, I am happy to be here, and will enjoy adding to the database, even if my hypermiling is limited by dealing with insane maniac New Jersey drivers. Currently at 49.9mpg after the first tank, but will edge that up if I can keep the speed down & get stuck in a few more traffic jams :confused:
Ciao,
Keith
Having been impressed by advice from the site and Wayne's interview with Rachel Maddow, I thought it might be a great community to join. I'm a research scientist working in the New Jersey / lower New York area with a long commute. And one of the things that made it soo long was dealing with a stripped, yet delightful, '97 Saturn SL1. Good mileage on 'er, but lacking in every other way, considering driving 1.5 - 2hrs / day.
So I bit the bullet in buying a beautiful silver '06 Civic Hybrid w/ Nav. It's got so many gadgets - a tad intimidating compared to the 'ol simple Saturn, so the learning curve is significant. But I'm enjoying every minute of it :D
So I hope to partake and contribute to your site, especially in the goal of getting the message out to those who can start doing their part for carbon emissions by driving more sensibly. I've been learning many of the hypermiling strategies on my own since I was 16, driving the house hand-me-down Chevy Suburban to high school. (Note: a justification from someone who now loathes SUVs - it was beyond my control ;) , Plus, I was also dragging 3 freshman to school daily. Woohoo, quadruple the per-capita mileage! That makes it about the same as my new HCH!). You know, mostly applying basic physics, trying to explain DWB and how your net change in speed makes a big difference in energy gain / loss, based on kinetic energy calculations. You know, common sense sort of stuff, translated into scientific jargon so that most people don't understand or care about what I'm saying :mad: An area for improvement, then...
So anyway, I am happy to be here, and will enjoy adding to the database, even if my hypermiling is limited by dealing with insane maniac New Jersey drivers. Currently at 49.9mpg after the first tank, but will edge that up if I can keep the speed down & get stuck in a few more traffic jams :confused:
Ciao,
Keith