Tree Hugging Family » save oil http://www.treehuggingfamily.com Family Life On The Green Side Sat, 21 Nov 2009 06:39:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 One Small Step: Slow Down Speed Racer http://www.treehuggingfamily.com/one-small-step-slow-down-speed-racer/ http://www.treehuggingfamily.com/one-small-step-slow-down-speed-racer/#comments Sun, 13 Apr 2008 06:00:35 +0000 Jennifer http://www.treehuggingfamily.com/one-small-step-slow-down-speed-racer/ Post from: Tree Hugging Family

]]> The faster you drive the more fuel you burn. As soon as you get above 60 mph your mileage starts to decrease pretty darn quickly. CNN notes that, “Every 10 miles per hour you drive over 60 is like the price of gasoline going up about 54 cents a gallon.” So besides saving non-renewable resources you can also save some cash. Size doesn’t matter either, by slowing down, you save on resources and money no matter if you car is tiny or large.

We act like we have unlimited oil reserves, but some research shows that it took nature over 250 million years to make the oil that we’ll likely use up within the next 100 years. I say conserve now. Better yet buy a more fuel efficient car, better even, buy a car that doesn’t run on gas. To learn about greener car options visit Eco Friendly Driver.

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