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NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Want to help the country save a quick million barrels of oil a day? Drive 5% less. Slow down. Inflate your tires.

 

Those three steps would reduce U.S. oil consumption by 1.3 million barrels a day immediately, according to the Alliance to Save Energy, a conservation group running an efficiency campaign backed not only by environmental groups but also the auto and oil industries.

 

That's nearly twice the estimated daily oil production that could come from drilling in the Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, according to the government's Energy Information Administration.

 

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Agreed, but can U.S. consumption decreasing really have THAT much of an effect on prices with the increase in global consumption?

 

Either way, I am still all for decreasing consumption. I just hope it has an effect.

1.3 million is almost twice 1 million? That is some fuzzy math. Why can't we do both? Cut consumption and replace our declining domestic production?

1.3 million is almost twice 1 million? That is some fuzzy math. Why can't we do both? Cut consumption and replace our declining domestic production?

 

 

From the Energy Information Administration's 2008 report on ANWR:

 

In the mean ANWR oil resource case, additional oil production resulting from the opening of ANWR reaches 780,000 barrels per day in 2027

 

 

780,000 x 2 = 1.56 million. 1.3M is almost twice 780K. We could save nearly twice the projected output of ANWR tomorrow, not in 19 years.

Okay, if we reduce ALL gas driving by 5%, that will save 500,000 barrels a day. This guy is going to get me to believe that by filling my tires and driving slower we'll save another 500,000 barrels??? And then he goes on to say that mandatory ethanol would eliminate another 1.3 million barrels?????? This guy has no idea of what he's talking about.

Okay, if we reduce ALL gas driving by 5%, that will save 500,000 barrels a day. This guy is going to get me to believe that by filling my tires and driving slower we'll save another 500,000 barrels??? And then he goes on to say that mandatory ethanol would eliminate another 1.3 million barrels?????? This guy has no idea of what he's talking about.

 

 

Slowing down from 70mph to 65 results in a fuel consumption improvement of something like 8% and there are plenty of people who waste gas by driving around on under-inflated tires. When was the last time you checked your tire pressure?

Okay, if we reduce ALL gas driving by 5%, that will save 500,000 barrels a day. This guy is going to get me to believe that by filling my tires and driving slower we'll save another 500,000 barrels??? And then he goes on to say that mandatory ethanol would eliminate another 1.3 million barrels?????? This guy has no idea of what he's talking about.

Agreed and here is a question. How do most Americans, drive less. Do many of us, just take off for Sunday drives.

 

I can see maximizing a trip to the grocery, combined with other errands but the amount of starting/stopping/turning off and on the vehicle, would absolve any reduction in usage and proably increase, how often we fill up.

 

We really want to fix the problem, get the billionaire's to agree, they are already set for life and then some....:sssh:

I've stated in other threads that I've noticed an increase in the number of active oil/natural gas wells in my area. I know we have many members from the mountains. Do any of you actually own a well and if so, have you noticed a revenue increase?

Slowing down from 70mph to 65 results in a fuel consumption improvement of something like 8% and there are plenty of people who waste gas by driving around on under-inflated tires. When was the last time you checked your tire pressure?

Wouldn't better suggestions be to remove excess weight, avoid excessive idling, use cruise control, use overdrive and don't brake or accelerate rapidly? Most cars are at their most efficient between 55 and 60 mph. Then your mileage starts dropping off at higher speeds.

Wouldn't better suggestions be to remove excess weight, avoid excessive idling, use cruise control, use overdrive and don't brake or accelerate rapidly? Most cars are at their most efficient between 55 and 60 mph. Then your mileage starts dropping off at higher speeds.

 

Well, the article did say that how fast people drive and how fast they accelerate is responsible for 10% to 30% of fuel consumption. Obviously, idling results in 0 mpg. But apparently, it is not as obvious as one might think because I still see lines of big SUV's idling in the drive thru lane at McDonald's. There is a new term for people who seek to maximize their fuel mileage by carefully managing their driving style. They are called hypermilers and the most extreme ones do things like shut off their engines on downhill stretches, pump up their tires to 50-60psi.

Well, the article did say that how fast people drive and how fast they accelerate is responsible for 10% to 30% of fuel consumption. Obviously, idling results in 0 mpg. But apparently, it is not as obvious as one might think because I still see lines of big SUV's idling in the drive thru lane at McDonald's. There is a new term for people who seek to maximize their fuel mileage by carefully managing their driving style. They are called hypermilers and the most extreme ones do things like shut off their engines on downhill stretches, pump up their tires to 50-60psi.

I have a different name, for those who do this...."short-timers".

Well, the article did say that how fast people drive and how fast they accelerate is responsible for 10% to 30% of fuel consumption. Obviously, idling results in 0 mpg. But apparently, it is not as obvious as one might think because I still see lines of big SUV's idling in the drive thru lane at McDonald's. There is a new term for people who seek to maximize their fuel mileage by carefully managing their driving style. They are called hypermilers and the most extreme ones do things like shut off their engines on downhill stretches, pump up their tires to 50-60psi.

 

Did you read the article in the USA Today last week about the hypermilers? I put my vehicle in neutral going a couple hills last week to give it a shot :lol: Not for me.

I have a different name, for those who do this...."short-timers".

 

They explained the risks in the article. The vehicles they do this on are equiped to do so.

They explained the risks in the article. The vehicles they do this on are equipped to do so.

I watched a show, on this "fad", as I'll call it.

 

There is enough to focus on while driving, without all the other inherent problems of "coasting" and "engine stopping", they are proposing.

 

I say cut the greed of the producers.

I watched a show, on this "fad", as I'll call it.

 

There is enough to focus on while driving, without all the other inherent problems of "coasting" and "engine stopping", they are proposing.

 

I say cut the greed of the producers.

 

I have made a conscience effort to watch my starting and stopping speeds and not letting my jeep exceed so many RPMs. I am stretching it out about an extra week (maybe a little more). That is a huge difference.