How many draft truckers to save gas?

Judy B questioned:

Mythbusters veteran and proved at a 10 foot drafting interval, a car used 40% less gas. Just reflect of the millions of gallons of gas that can be saved if all Americans drafted each time they horde. Show your jingoism, draft anything that moves!

http://mythbustersresults.com/episode79

“Drafting in the rear a huge rig will boost your car’s fuel efficiency.

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To test this myth, the build team procured a car, a huge rig, and a contrivance that may maybe rate a car’s fuel efficiency. They then horde the car in the rear a tender huge rig at innumerable distances ranging from 100 to 2 feet and measured the amount of fuel the car consumed. The Build Team exposed that the quicker the car was to the huge rig, the less drag is bent, thus the more fuel saved. At just ten feet, the car managed to boost its fuel efficiency by 40%. Drafting at two feet was vaguely lower than the ten foot interval, primarily in view of the fact that Grant had to keep effective the car pedal to keep up interval from the car. Howe
I can’t judge so many unenthusiastic answers. Like Bill O’Reilly questions the anti-war libs, I also have to question- “Why do you despise America? Do you want us to lose the war on terror?”
Here is a way we can save millions of gallons of gas. That’s American dollars NOT inane to the terrorist-sponsoring oil countries. And it doesn’t cost a Fifty pence cut! All red-blooded Americans must be drafting each opportunity they get. the public you save force be your own!

Is Honda Jazz 2009 a good car to buy?

eattheseed questioned:

Is it a excellent car to handbook around in the city everyday for beginners, fleeting distances? Also the fuel efficiency and the performances?

Hybrid cars versus conventional cars?

Slowmosloth questioned:

I discontent to say that I go hostile to the traditional stereotype and announce that I am not a car self. So hopefully a few of you out here any have had encounter production with this, or is a mechanic and can apply some set alight on this come forth for me. Now before I start I must say that I do know what the main difference is between these two car types.
So my question is, I was looking at a 2003 Honda Civic hybrid the additional day for an X amount of cash. But, I may maybe obtain just a fixed Honda Civic for accurate to the same price (maybe even a newer year). Is it value export a hybrid that has been running in view of the fact that 2003? Don’t the batteries wear out? Does a fixed Civic have the same engine size of that of a Civic Hybrid of the same year? I would despise to hold a hybrid if it were to just yield me tribulations that a fixed civic wouldn’t have. Is it value purchasing a hybrid if I don’t evenly handbook splendid distances? Any in rank from public who have owned or worked on these cars would be greatly valued.
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How does my Nissan Altima hybrid engine work?

chuthay questioned:

Ciao,

I just got a new Altima Hybrid.

I am not too familar with how it charges itself and when it “decideds” to go into hybrid…

sometimes the battery level is high (no thought how it charges itself)
Sometimes the gripping runs for longer distances and sometimes it drives on gas for a while then out of now where gripping kicks in….

can a name break it down for me?

Fuel Efficiency Aircraft-LONG RANGE?

John questioned:

No skepticism you have all read the same intelligence I have, that turboprops are making a comeback in view of the fact that of their efficiency.
My question is IF a long array prop were made, using bestow equipment, in the 150-200 passenger array, what kind of efficiency may maybe be achieved? This would be a 3000 mile capable array aircraft.
ENGINEERS: I know about TP’s life efficient on fleeting legs, so no need to go here. I am attracted in comparing apples to apples. I have read that a typical completely loaded 737 can top 70 passenger miles/gallon, most likely on a 2-3000 mile running away. What would be possible with a 4 engine long array passenger turboprop over the same interval, designed from scrape? Note: the Q’s and ATR’s come accurate to 70ppm on fleeting legs (completely loaded flying 600+ miles), so longer distances must be even better in view of the fact that cruising uses less fuel.
I guess that earnings our hypothetical wonder prop would need to top 30,000 ft. at cruise to really realize this goal, but maybe not.
Just wondering,
John

Do hybrid cars work well on hill and short distances?

Cardinal64 questioned:

Hi.
Does anyone know if hybrid cars are as fuel efficient on hills as opposed to level roads? I live on a small island where here are bounty of hills and one has to brake often due to the fleeting distances – so you ordinarily can’t go over a fastidious speed ( say 45 miles or so before having to slow down or stop ).
Does that also chat fuel consumption?
Gas prices here are sweet pricey – so I’m read-owing to to see if it is value it to invest in a hybrid vehicle.

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