A small step to lessen fuel consumption
I spent the past week in Florida—on short notice, a client called me to come along with him to a conference in the Tampa/Clearwater area. For the rides between airport, hotel and the conference center we rented a mid-size SUV (a Jeep Patriot, to be precise). When the conference was over, we took a day off to visit Kennedy Space Center before flying home again—once we got there, we were surprised to see we almost ran out of fuel.
Then it occurred to me once again: All the different cars I drive on a regular basis are able to display their current fuel consumption on a display on the dashboard. But this data doesn’t just show up there every time you start the engine, to see it you actually have to shuffle through a menu of other items.
I’d like to have the fuel consumption displayed on the dashboard by default—instead of information like the name of the playing radio station, which is redundant anyways.
Since this would make the drivers amongst us more aware of their use of fuel, I think it could ultimately lead to more responsible driving and less fuel consumed.
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There is no question that if you see the fuel gauge, you will be more aware of fuel consumption and probably be more conservative. I always thought seeing it by default was standard, but I guess not. Cheers.
Hey Sam,
yes—the fuel gauge is visible by default, but I’m talking about the live consumption display, which shows data such as “7.43l/100km”, which unfortunately is not the default (at least in the cars I’m used to drive).
Julian
ive been driving a car which actually have been showing fuel gauge live- like 7.43l/100km, but- as i remember- every time its been showing different results
I think everyone should read this, this will not only helps in the reduction of the usage of the fuel but it will also helps in saving the future of the human, or else the situati9on may go wrong if we dont care about it from now.