Green Options » Eco-Driving http://greenoptions.com/tag/eco-driving Posts tagged 'Eco-Driving' Mon, 04 May 2009 07:20:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en Eco-Driving Technology http://cleantechnica.com/2009/05/04/eco-driving-technology/ http://cleantechnica.com/2009/05/04/eco-driving-technology/#comments Mon, 04 May 2009 07:20:30 +0000 Scott Cooney http://cleantechnica.com/2009/05/04/eco-driving-technology/ Last week, in an experiment some cast aside as a PR stunt, several drivers drove a Ford Focus Hybrid car 1,445 miles, approximately double how far Ford estimated it could go, on a single tank of gas using Eco-Driving techniques.  The drivers were well versed in Eco-driving methodology, making the results of the test far less likely to occur in the general public.  They averaged just above 20 miles per hour over their 4 day test, which is 3 days, 23 hours, and 58 minutes longer than the average American’s patience driving without speeding.

Eco-driving technology might help keep people from losing patience–and interest. 

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