U4eco User submitted Environmental Tips
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When driving, there are certain things you can do to improve your fuel effeciency and reduce the wear and tear on your car. The results are lower motoring costs and safer drivers. A win win.
- Look ahead and read the road.
- If you see a potential hazard, lift of the accelerator and hold your foot over your break just incase you need to use it.
- Look out for bends and lift of the accelerator well before you get to the bend and make sure you are in the appropiate gear.
- Do not tailgate. This increases the number of times you need to break which means wasted fuel and break pad wear. Follow at least with a 2 second gap and keep your gap constant not with your break but with feathering the accelerator.
- Ensure your tires and levels are correct.
- Remove all uneeded wieght from the car ie electronical gadgets from glove box.
- Ensure you service your car every year.
- Drive in a lower gear. For example, I drive a Mondeo Diesel and I aim for 2000revs as this is the most effecient. A rule of thumb is third gear for 30, 4th for 40 and 5th for anything there above.
All of these tips are ones I follow every time I drive and from my Mondeo 2.0l TDCI 06 reg, I have recieved up to 75mpg compared to the average of 45-50mpg of other owners. This also does not mean I drive anoyingly slow and I reach destinations in the same time as others.
Advice by Trigger!
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Your Carbon Footprint
Everything we do has a impact on the environment and the impact we have is judged by our carbon footprint. It is a measure of how much carbon dioxide we produce do everyday things. Driving to the the supermarket burns fuel and produces CO2 and this is the gas that is causing global warming. Even the food we buy is added to our carbon footprint. So what can we do to reduce ours? Will it cost us anything? The answer is no, there are many things out there which will help you reduce your carbon footprint and help the environment. But what if you can save money whilst doing this? This is where U4eco comes in, we provide the most cutting edge products that will help save your wallet and the environment. Click on our online store to see what we have in our extensive list.
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Westcountry Energy Action (WcEA) set up in 1993, is working to reduce
the impact of climate change and fuel poverty and to support the
economic regeneration of our communities through the development and
delivery of sustainable energy policy and practice. You can also calculate your carbon footprint with EcEA's offical carbon calculator at the national saving tust.
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