[ale] [OT] - Ethanol-free gas in the Atlanta area? - and gas saving tips

Tue Sep 17 17:36:08 EDT 2013

the regenerative braking should only apply if you're coasting downhill
(and, thus, have acceleration to retard), or if you're pressing the brakes.
just coasting on flat ground won't trigger it, that would be wasteful.

On Tue, Sep 17, 2013 at 4:52 PM, Ron Frazier (ALE) <
atllinuxenthinfo at techstarship.com> wrote:

> Interesting.  I suspect it might be the same with a hybrid with
> regenerative braking, but I don't own one of those.
>
> Ron
>
>
>
> "Beddingfield, Allen" <allen at ua.edu> wrote:
>
> >If you have a vehicle with a CVT, "coasting" doesn't work well.  I have
> >one (probably won't buy another one with a CVT), and taking the foot
> >off the gas to coast is about the equivalent of gradually downshifting
> >as you slow.  I almost got rear-ending a few times before I got the
> >hang of that..lol
> >Allen B.
> >--
> >Allen Beddingfield
> >Systems Engineer
> >The University of Alabama
> >
> >________________________________________
> >From: ale-bounces at ale.org [ale-bounces at ale.org] on behalf of Ron
> >Frazier (ALE) [atllinuxenthinfo at techstarship.com]
> >Sent: Tuesday, September 17, 2013 2:44 PM
> >To: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts
> >Subject: Re: [ale] [OT] - Ethanol-free gas in the Atlanta area? - and
> >gas saving tips
> >
> >Hi all,
> >
> >I thought you'd like to see these gas saving tips I found in a Popular
> >Mechanics article while reading blogs about gauges.  They are
> >interesting and some are counter intuitive.
> >
> >
> http://www.popularmechanics.com/cars/news/fuel-economy/6-driving-tactics-to-save-gas-this-weekend
> >
> http://www.popularmechanics.com/cars/news/fuel-economy/6-driving-tactics-to-save-gas-this-weekend-2
> >
> >1) Coast to a stop whenever possible and safe.  The less you brake, the
> >better your mileage.
> >
> >2) Don't accelerate too slowly or too quickly.  Doing either keeps the
> >transmission in lower less fuel efficient gears.  Take about 15 seconds
> >to get to 50 mph.
> >
> >3) Close windows and keep AC on to keep cool at 60 mph and over.
> >Aerodynamic drag costs you otherwise.
> >
> >4) Cruise at lower speed, if safe.  Test car - 40 MPH - 29 MPG; 60 MPH
> >-
> >26 MPG; 80 MPH - 21 MPG.
> >
> >5) Coast down and up hills if safe and don't try to maintain constant
> >speed.
> >
> >6) When coasting down hill, leave the car in gear.  Many cars will
> >disable the fuel injectors.  Idling in neutral burns more fuel.
> >
> >Other misc tips: monitor tire pressure, plan and combine errands, spend
> >as much time as possible with engine warm - go to farthest of several
> >small stops first, make right turns only so you spend less time waiting
> >on traffic, avoid ethanol (relevant to this thread).
> >
> >Sincerely,
> >
> >Ron
> >
> >
> >On 9/17/2013 3:29 AM, Ron Frazier (ALE) wrote:
> >> Nice sites.  Thanks.  Not much help to me though.  No pure 87 octane
> >> anywhere near me.  Larger cities are most notably missing from the
> >lists.
> >>
> >> Ron
> >>
> >>
> >> On 9/16/2013 8:22 PM, Beddingfield, Allen wrote:
> >>> Ah, the second one is exactly what I needed!  I had been looking
> >>> around on the first one, but as you noted, was not familiar enough
> >>> with the little town names.
> >>> The collective knowledge and usefulness of the info on this list
> >once
> >>> again is proven ;)
> >>> Ethanol free is all I use in my mowers, tillers, etc..., and I have
> >>> been trying to use it exclusively in my Jeep.
> >>> I made an observation a few years back regarding this topic.
> >>> Before the current vehicle, I had a 2008 Volvo S60 2.5T.  At the
> >>> time, I was dating someone near Pensacola.  If I filled up the car
> >>> with ethanol free gas, I could drive down, park my car at her
> >>> place/ride with her for the weekend, get in the car, and drive back
> >>> on one tank of gas.  The light would come on just before I came into
> >>> Tuscaloosa.  If I used ethanol gas, that light would come on about
> >>> 30-40 miles south of town.  I repeated this experiment several times
> >>> with near-identical results.
> >>>
> >>> Allen B.
> >>>
> >>> --
> >>> Allen Beddingfield
> >>> Systems Engineer
> >>> The University of Alabama
> >>>
> >>> ________________________________________
> >>> From: ale-bounces at ale.org [ale-bounces at ale.org] on behalf of William
> >>> Bagwell [rb211 at tds.net]
> >>> Sent: Monday, September 16, 2013 6:34 PM
> >>> To: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts
> >>> Subject: Re: [ale] [OT] - Ethanol-free gas in the Atlanta area?
> >>>
> >>> At least two different web sites track stations that sell real gas.
> >>> http://pure-gas.org/index.jsp?stateprov=GA
> >>> http://www.buyrealgas.com/Georgia.html
> >>>
> >>> Have used the first though the second may be more useful to an out
> >of
> >>> town'er
> >>> not familiar with city names. Oh, anyone not aware of the
> >difference.
> >>> lawnmowers, weedeaters and chainsaws love real gas. And you can
> >>> safely leave
> >>> it in the tank at the end of the season unlike ethanol which will
> >>> fill an
> >>> aluminum carburetor full of white sludge.
> >>> --
> >>> William
> >>>
> >>> On Monday 16 September 2013, Beddingfield, Allen wrote:
> >>>> I'm going to be coming over to Atlanta for a week (Sunday 22nd to
> >>>> Friday
> >>>> 27th), and I was wondering if anyone knows of a gas station in the
> >>>> Atlanta
> >>>> area with ethanol-free gasoline?  From what I can find online, it
> >looks
> >>>> like there is one place in Douglasville and one place in Marietta,
> >>>> but I
> >>>> don't see anything listed any closer.  My vehicle burns the ethanol
> >>>> stuff
> >>>> just fine, but I prefer to use non-ethanol when I can.  I'll be
> >>>> coming in
> >>>> on 20 from the west, and taking 285 up to the Sandy
> >Springs/Dunwoody
> >>>> area.
> >>>>   I don't mind driving a bit out of the way if necessary.
> >
> >
> >
> >--
> >
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> >quickly.)
> >
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