Guest guest Posted April 18, 2006 Report Share Posted April 18, 2006 To be sure you keep receiving Ideal Bite's daily tip, please add dailytip to your address book. HOME TIP LIBRARY CAREERS PARTNERS PRESS KIT ADVERTISE SIGNUP April 17, 2006 Whats the one kind of car noise thats actually good for your car? The Bite: Car Talk. Tune in and take notes, because beyond the obvious laugh factor, Click and Clack - the Tappet brothers - are full of green car tips that will have you well on your way to better fuel efficiency and good “car-ma.†BANG FOR THE BITE If 10,000 Biters increased their mileage by just 2 mpg, they’d emit 20 million fewer lbs of CO2 annually; equal to taking a fleet of 655 diesel school buses off the road for a year. COCKTAIL FACTOID The average American will spend 6 months of his or her life sitting at red lights. 1 2 3 4 5 The Benefits Change your filters regularly. Changing just the air filter can increase your mileage by up to 10%. If you are automotively challenged, just ask the dudes at the oil change shop to do it. Save on gas by taking your time. For every mph over 55 that you drive, fuel economy drops 2%. That means that your mileage at 75 mph is about half of what it is at 50. Topping off your gas tank can increase the amount of ground-level ozone and other air pollutants. Fill ‘er up, but don’t go crazy, and we’ll all breathe a little easier. Keep local waterways clean by checking for leaks under the car. Just a few quarts of oil can contaminate a million gallons of water. Join a car co-op and reduce your driving by over 50%. Personally Speaking Heather sold her VW to help fund the Bite, and so now uses FlexCar when she needs a Catskills (never Hamptons) fix. Jen tries her best to remember not to speed on the big open roads in Montana (so hard to resist). Wanna Try? Car Talk - even more green car tips and advice on buying the latest in green transportation. Tailpipe Tally - calculate how much pollution your car emits. ACEEE - auto energy-efficiency facts, car rankings, and the top eco-friendly cars of 2005. FlexCar - car sharing in 6 major metropolitan areas (from $9/hr). Public Transit Guide - all you need to know about local transportation. All editorial suggestions in this tip are the result of testing and a preference for the tip topic. No advertiser has paid to have its company referenced in the tip. Advertising on the Ideal Bite can be found as separate and distinct units, namely the skyscraper banner along the side and/or a small image with text along the bottom of the email. From time to time, if we know that a certain company is going to be mentioned or featured, we inform them in advance and allow them to purchase paid advertising space if they would like to do so. But we promise we won't recommend anything we didn't try and didn't like and no one can pay to be featured in the tip. HOME CONTACT ADVERTISING INFORMATION SUBMIT-A-TIP PRIVACY POLICY EDITORIAL POLICY DISCLAIMER LINK TO US SUBSCRIBE This e-mail was sent to you by dailytip.For instant removal, please Un. | Privacy Policy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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