divice driver 2001.07.011
Dashboard advisor saves fuel
· By: Drivers.com staff
· Date: 2001-07-01
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Drivers may soon have a dashboard assistant that provides advice on how to
save fuel throughout a trip. Dutch and Swedish researchers have tested a prototype
that demonstrated that drivers who followed the computer's advice on acceleration,
braking, and other driving tactics could reduce gasoline consumption by as
much as 20 percent. The device constantly monitors several of the vehicle's
characteristics, as well as distance to cars ahead on the roadway. According
to the article in the New
York Times , one common flaw that drivers in standard transmission
cars make is to delay shifting too long. And anticipating the need to brake
will also help save both fuel and wear on the brakes. 
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akram, on Tuesday, 18. November 2008 at 11:31 PM
