Fellow tsikoters and GEN 2 CRV drivers/owners,
Kamusta sa lahat. I drive a standard shift 2wd CRV. I always try ways to have better fuel efficiency on my ride.Regular maintenance and even sa pagtanggal sa 3rd row seat kung hindi naman namin ginagamit.hehehe. Anyway,
I read this article ,
Driving Tips to Save Gas - Save Gas This Summer - Popular Mechanics
, a few months before.
One item suggested this
"Tactic No. 2: Avoid Slowly Crawling Up to Speed
Conventional wisdom says that jackrabbit starts consume more fuel. But it turns out that nursing your speed up to the limit too slowly also lowers mpg. How can that be? Cars get poorer fuel economy in lower gears, and accelerating too slowly prevents upshifting at an efficient rate. The best acceleration rate varies with the vehicle, gear ratios and weight. But in our testing we found that taking 15 seconds to accelerate to 50 mph used less fuel than taking 30 seconds to reach the same speed, because the car entered its top, fuel-saving gear sooner.
Read more: Driving Tips to Save Gas - Save Gas This Summer - Popular Mechanics
It made me think whether this applies also to standard shift vehicles or only to automatic transmission.
Alalay ako mag accelerate , as needed basis lang ang sudden acceleration for me. Nalito tuloy ako
kung mas nakakatipid ba ako sa driving habits ko o dapat ibahin ko.
Your input are appreciated.
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