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Because carbon dioxide emissions are proportional to the amount of gasoline burned, getting better mileage is always better for the environment. (http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=607965)

http://www.cleanmpg.com/photos/data/501/Bradlee_Fons_-_Insight.jpgThomas Content - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - May 19, 2007

Bradlee Fons of Pewaukee drives a 2000 Honda Insight hybrid. With eco-friendly driving habits, he regularly gets 80 miles per gallon.

It took Bradlee Fons a year to perfect a more-efficient driving style after he bought his hybrid car, a Honda Insight.

His teacher: the real-time indicator installed on the car's dashboard that tracks miles per gallon.

It pays to be patient, because generally slower speeds result in better mileage, Fons said.

"The neat thing is, the better fuel economy you get in any vehicle you drive, that's the way you can do your part to lower your tailpipe emissions," Fons said.

Fons is a founder of Milwaukee Hybrid Group and now teaches others techniques to improve gas mileage - regardless of whether motorists are driving a Hummer or a hybrid.

"It's not brain surgery," said Fons, who routinely gets 80 mpg in a car that's rated to get 65 … http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=607965

Nice, a bread and butter article that's straightforward and informational.

How about this thumbnail: accelerate like a big rig - not a drag racer.

Took me over five years to figure that out, and I drive the same car. {blush}


On emissions: Hot Georgia had an interesting question I'll bring to CleanMPG: two different routes to work - a freeway one that is a little quicker - a back road one with more stops. Fuel economy is virtually equal. Are the emissions also equal?

My answer is I thought the freeway would be greener. My reasoning is it had more cruising and less stop-and-go. I could be wrong it greenhouse gases are very strictly dictated by fuel consumption.

Anybody else want to ponder this?