We Drive With Our Brain and Eyes as Opposed to Our Hands and Feet
As a driver, we can begin the process of mentally preparing to drive by doing hazard perception training. We actually drive with our brain and eyes as opposed to our hands and feet. Your brain tells...
View ArticleThe Extra Mile – SaferTeenDriver.com Adds New Tools for Novice Teen Drivers
Today the website SaferTeenDriver.com was relaunched with a new hazard perception evaluation and related defensive driver training courses. The updated website incorporates best in class evaluation...
View ArticleA study on perceived usefulness of eco-driving assistant systems in Europe
The ecodriver-project.eu study “A study on perceived usefulness of eco-driving assistant systems in Europe” released this week show there is a great deal of interest in eco-driving, good deal of belief...
View ArticleEco-Drive Chicago – Penn Public Policy Challenge
While Eco-Drive Chicago offers a variety of environmental benefits for the City of Chicago, perhaps the most compelling reason to adopt the program is based in economics. Recent studies have shown...
View ArticleFord’s NEW EcoSport CUV – No Soup For You!
Ford unveiled it’s new crossover, which will be available in 100 markets – but not the US. Autoblog — Ford has unveiled the production version of its EcoSport crossover at the 2012 Beijing Motor Show....
View ArticleTop 5 Ways to Reduce Your Fuel Costs Starting Today
Re-posted from: FleetBlogs > Decision Points While I’ve been championing “eco-driving” for the past 5 years as a tested, proven, and effective way to reduce fuel costs, for some reason it’s still a...
View ArticleTop 7 Eco-Driving Habits of Fuel Efficient Drivers – Infographic
Download the new eco-driving infographic from the eco-driving experts at Ford.
View ArticleWho Else Is Feeling Gas Pains?
We’re very happy today to get referenced in a Yahoo Finance post about the winners and losers in the run up on gas prices: The efficiency complex. When push comes to shove, Americans are really good at...
View ArticleEnergy Secretary Chu Admits Administration OK with High Gas Prices
The Heritage Foundation points out that hammering the American consumer with high gas prices to make electric and hybrid cars more appealing is consistent with Obama administration policy and Chu’s...
View ArticleFord to Triple EcoBoost-Equipped Vehicle Production Capacity in 2012
From Automotive Fleet: WASHINGTON – Ford announced it plans to more than triple its production levels of vehicles equipped with its EcoBoost engines. In addition, the company is expanding the number of...
View ArticleEco-driving study from University of Michigan confirms results of similar...
The University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI) study on eco-driving found that vehicle maintenance, driver training, and route selection can reduce a vehicles fuel efficiency up...
View ArticleFuelClinic.com Back Online
The migration went okay, and the site is back up and running. I found a few interesting problems, but it should be working now. Let me know if you find anything broken.
View ArticleFuelClinic.com will be Offline for the Weekend, Dec 16th through 18th
I’ll be moving FuelClinic.com to a new server over the weekend, and plan to have the domain redirect to the blog (this page) during this outage. Normally a move like this can be done seamlessly in an...
View ArticleDrive Safer Sunday
The Sunday after Thanksgiving is the busiest traffic day of the year. That means sharing the road with drivers who are using hand-held devices, eating, sleepy, or even drunk. So give yourself one more...
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