Hypermiling - Engine off at Red lights

How much can you save?

Category:

Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• hypermiling
• hypermile
• engine
• off
• red
• light

[robvlob]

Just stop being red light racers. If people would stop thinking its a competition to be the first to get to a red light to stop.

Depending on traffic you can just slow down a bit earlier. This saves fuel in two ways one your not unnecessarily using fuel to create momentum just to bleed it all off by stopping, & your possibly retaining momentum for when the light does change. It saves fuel to start from a rolling start.

[dave360dave]

ok well ever time you shut your engine off the oil drains out of the journals in the crank shaft which then when you restart your engine you have no oil left to prevent metal to metal contact. and thats bad. also not to mention the starter will were out faster.

[salem32593]

isnt it bad for the car to keep turning on and off the car just like turning a tv on and off every 2 mins its not good right?

[josephtan1818]

let say if the count down is more than 75 sec on red then go ahead but if less than 30 sec then I let it idle

[27WINGSONTHEROAD]

Yeah kill the motor that way it murders your motor, starter, and oil life so you will spend more money in the long run...

[VivaLaBamEpisodes]

@burns1210 agree!! i get 20mpg in my car and use .4-.5 gph at idle. .8 is VERY HIGH, it doesnt make any sense.

[burns1210]

I'm still waiting for an answer, bro. What vehicle that gets low 30's mpg burns .8 gallons an hour in idle? Just admit your figures are fabricated. Like I said, I burn .19 idle and I get 34-36 mpgs. And that's a fact.

[burns1210]

@deepthoughtsofdeath I disagree. A semi with an engine the size of your van burns 1.5 gallons an hour in idle.

[MrApostle89]

I agree with the previous commentor. Premature wear of the starter and engine are your worst enemies, and you're better off just idling at the stop light, unless where you drive has a stop light every 75 feet, AND you get caught at EVERY LIGHT. Plus your engine uses approx 30 seconds worth the idling gas when it starts, further decreasing mileage. If you're at a light that you know is going to be red for over a minute, then shut your engine off, but not at every light. Try about every 5th light

[deepthoughtsofdeath]

For my job I drive a 2003 Ford 9 passenger shuttle that weighs 4 tons with a 327 V-8 that will rip through a gallon of gas in one hour of idling EASY.