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08-30-2006, 07:30 PM
Hi All:
___RHwinger came up with an absolutely wonderful idea last week that I was wondering if anyone else would be interested in?
___First, I am sure many of you remember seeing news about the following:
http://www.cleanmpg.com/photos/data/2/Toyota_Gallons_Saved_Billboard.gif
Billboard tracks gasoline saved by Toyota hybrids: 120,000,000 + gallons
Toyota estimates that drivers of Toyota and Lexus hybrids have saved more than 120,000,000 gallons of gasoline as of February 28, 2006. An electronic billboard counter alongside the 405 Freeway in El Segundo, California updates the running total every four seconds. Toyota and Lexus hybrid drivers have also avoided emitting an estimated 900,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide and more than 3,000,000 pounds of smog-forming gases.
___Would the active membership like to see the same here? Our DBase is still evolving of course but if we had your previous car’s FE (this is all we would need), we could back calculate the gallons of gasoline saved compared to your new cars tank data at each and every tank input. You would only need to tell us in the form what your previous cars real world FE was and never ever see or touch it again. We would create a banner similar to the Toyota Billboard for the home page in which the membership as a whole could see our own real gallons saved in real time as each and every tank is input?
___There are those like myself that went from a P/U to Compact to a hybrid to a semi-lux midsize and I am not sure which car I want to show myself compared against (the Accord vs. the Insight was a dumb move on my part :() but overall, with both our improved FE hybrids and non-hybrids vs. the older vehicles and the FE we used to receive in them plus the basic and advanced techniques we have available to us absolutely makes a huge difference. With that billboard like banner, I think it would give renewed emphasis as to what we can do as a community?
___Our DBase was built off incomplete EPA data that came right from the EPA itself. When a new car is entered, it is really up to the new member to input the car’s EPA data correctly as the EPA supplies in full on their web site: Fueleconomy.gov - Find a car (http://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/findacar.htm). For the older car, we would only need what your ~ actual FE in mpg was no matter the miles or type of car and we can use each new tank entry you input to back calculate the gallons saved for the new vehicle vs. the old, add them all up for all members, use the output to place in the banner/billboard and voila!
___Please respond with your thoughts because not only was Bob’s idea extremely unique, it is a winner in so many ways it would be impossible to describe in anything less then a novel.
___You may as well tell us about ways to improve upon the DBase as well because even though tank entry is getting cleaned up, it still can be a touch confusing for the newer member in particular.
___Good Luck and thanks in advance for any and all replies.
___Wayne
___RHwinger came up with an absolutely wonderful idea last week that I was wondering if anyone else would be interested in?
___First, I am sure many of you remember seeing news about the following:
http://www.cleanmpg.com/photos/data/2/Toyota_Gallons_Saved_Billboard.gif
Billboard tracks gasoline saved by Toyota hybrids: 120,000,000 + gallons
Toyota estimates that drivers of Toyota and Lexus hybrids have saved more than 120,000,000 gallons of gasoline as of February 28, 2006. An electronic billboard counter alongside the 405 Freeway in El Segundo, California updates the running total every four seconds. Toyota and Lexus hybrid drivers have also avoided emitting an estimated 900,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide and more than 3,000,000 pounds of smog-forming gases.
___Would the active membership like to see the same here? Our DBase is still evolving of course but if we had your previous car’s FE (this is all we would need), we could back calculate the gallons of gasoline saved compared to your new cars tank data at each and every tank input. You would only need to tell us in the form what your previous cars real world FE was and never ever see or touch it again. We would create a banner similar to the Toyota Billboard for the home page in which the membership as a whole could see our own real gallons saved in real time as each and every tank is input?
___There are those like myself that went from a P/U to Compact to a hybrid to a semi-lux midsize and I am not sure which car I want to show myself compared against (the Accord vs. the Insight was a dumb move on my part :() but overall, with both our improved FE hybrids and non-hybrids vs. the older vehicles and the FE we used to receive in them plus the basic and advanced techniques we have available to us absolutely makes a huge difference. With that billboard like banner, I think it would give renewed emphasis as to what we can do as a community?
___Our DBase was built off incomplete EPA data that came right from the EPA itself. When a new car is entered, it is really up to the new member to input the car’s EPA data correctly as the EPA supplies in full on their web site: Fueleconomy.gov - Find a car (http://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/findacar.htm). For the older car, we would only need what your ~ actual FE in mpg was no matter the miles or type of car and we can use each new tank entry you input to back calculate the gallons saved for the new vehicle vs. the old, add them all up for all members, use the output to place in the banner/billboard and voila!
___Please respond with your thoughts because not only was Bob’s idea extremely unique, it is a winner in so many ways it would be impossible to describe in anything less then a novel.
___You may as well tell us about ways to improve upon the DBase as well because even though tank entry is getting cleaned up, it still can be a touch confusing for the newer member in particular.
___Good Luck and thanks in advance for any and all replies.
___Wayne