Posted in accomplishments, alternative energy sources, Business, commitment, communication, conference, culture, death, denial, drivers, ecology, economy, Education, encouragement, environment, family, finances, friendship, future, goals, Green, Impact, inspiration, life, news, Patriotism, politics, safety, science, support, Uncategorized, tagged automakers, Canada, changes, China, computers, costs, damage, deaths, demand, denial, doctors, drive, earth, efficient, energy, engineers, expectations, France, gas, Germany, goal, Great Britain, green choices, greenhouse gasses, group of eight, habits, highways, inconvience, Italy, Japan, MONEY, oil, planet, population, Russia, sacrifice, safety, scientists, Senator John Warner, speed, speed limit, vehicles, world leaders on July 8, 2008|
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Senator John Warner has asked Samuel Bodman the Energy Secretary to review information that would reveal what the ideal speed limit would be that would allow the most efficient use of gasoline in our vehicles today. With gasoline prices topping $4.15 cents a gallon around the country the timing couldn’t be better to encourage changes in the way that we drive.
Many Americans have already started to alter aimless driving habits. I see nothing wrong with that…we all could do better in planning where we go and what we do while we are out and about. Some people are in denial about the severity of the situation regarding supply and demand as well as all of the damage to our planet that our carelessness has brought.
Would the general population get behind a national drive 55 speed limit? I think it is going to take some convincing as it will be viewed by many as an inconvience after being legally allowed to drive up to 70 mph on some highways. After all, it will take longer to get where they are going. I think more people would be willing to do it if they felt that the automakers were doing more to ensure that we were getting more miles to the gallon by the way that they factory set the computers on our vehicles to use the gasoline we spend our hard earned dollars on. (more…)
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Here is a concept that many vehicle makers have been pursuing for a while now…making your vehicle a hot spot wireless connected tool. Chrysler will give a peek at their UConnectWeb system tomorrow…it may become available next year. Of course, like everything else having to do with technology…there is a huge push to be the first to have the most cutting edge program or system available, that the masses can’t live without. (more…)
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