| Product Details- 96 Pages
- 30 Photos & Illustrations
- Paperback
- Colour
- Published in 2010
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| The Efficient Driver's Handbook – Your guide to fuel efficient driving techniques and car choice By Moss Dave | Features • Save money and help the environment too! • How to drive a car for best mpg and lowest emissions • How to buy an economical and low emission car that still suits your needs • Interpreting government fuel data (and other related info) to choose your eco-efficient car • Why 4x4 vehicles have a bad reputation for eco-efficiency • Interpretation of eco-related technical matters. eg: whats a DPF? • Driving automatic gearbox vehicles in an economical/efficient way • How to work out if you're becoming a more economical driver • The pros and cons of hybrid vehicles and alternative fuels for the ordinary driver • Future alternatives for powering tomorrows cars - advantages and disadvantages
Description This book describes in a clear, friendly manner everything today’s driver needs to know about choosing and using a car in an economical and eco-efficient way.
Synopsis This book describes in a clear, friendly manner everything today’s driver needs to know about choosing and using a car in an economical and eco-efficient way. It explains what matters most to the car buyer when optimum fuel economy and lowest emissions are priorities, and why four wheel drive and automatic transmission present challenges to eco-friendly driving. Highly detailed advice on driving for best fuel economy is supplemented by helpful information on alternative fuels, hybrid powertrains, and much more. Featuring a thorough examination of the advantages and disadvantages of the most promising fuels of the future - electricity and hydrogen – this book is essential reading for the modern driver. | Table of Contents
Foreword Acknowledgements Introduction
one: Choosing an efficient and economical car Ground rules on fuel economy and exhaust emissions Those government figures ... Making the best choice for you Petrol or diesel? The 4x4 dilemma Technical stuff Diesel particulate filters – their importance and their workings 'Clean diesel' technology – for cars of the future
two: Driving for maximum efficiency How to drive economically – and finding out how your search for economy is going The basics ... Planning ... Starting ... On the move ... Stopping (as little as you can ...) Anticipating ... Too close, too fast ...? The art of being gentle The right gear– at the right time ... Automatic considerations ... Driving automatics economically Turn off unwanted things – and save ... Extra weight, extra drag, extra fuel – and extra pollution ... Faster doesn't necessarily mean quicker – or sooner ... Driving in today's world ... How am I doing? There's always a catch ... The importance of a properly maintained car Gadgets Are all fuels the same? Leaded fuel Diesel Making use of information New opportunities to save fuel and reduce pollution: how technology can help economical driving New developments – and the future Searching your soul The six-point plan
three: What are the alternatives? In a nutshell ... Alternative fuels – the options, and the pros and cons ... Existing alternative fuels Future alternative fuels Other 'wild card' possibilities for alternative fuels So, what of the alternatives? The future: where do efficient drivers go from here? End game
four: Appendix Government information and advice on efficient driving and related taxation and legislation Sharing a car Manuals and handbooks Motor industry information Alternative fuels information General advice
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| Independent Reviews Independent Reviews "4 STARS. Learn to be a better driver with this book. Provides tips on how to eke more miles out of a tank of fuel, and also includes details on LPG conversions and hybrids. Excellent." – Auto Express
"Author Dave Moss explains a whole host of ways to both save money and help the environment … as well as explaining eco-related technical terms and discussing the pros and cons of hybrid vehicles and alternative fuels for the ordinary driver." – Volkswagen Driver
"Once upon a time it was only our hip pockets that made us want more economical cars. But with concerns for the environment at an all-time high, a book that shows you how to cut fuel usage is right on the mark." – Australian Classic Car |
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