Denver drivers learn to drive cleaner
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Not everyone in Denver is going to start taking public transport, unfortunately, but the city is exploring another way to get greener on the way to and from work: teaching people to drive more cleanly. NPR reported this morning on a company named Cartasite that makes a gadget that records your driving style - when you hit the gas; when you hit the brakes; when you make aggressive movements - so that you can learn to drive in a way that wastes less fuel. (Driving aggressively, besides making everyone hate you, also burns up gas.)
Cartasite is currently testing this device on a couple hundred Denver residents, who agree to install it in their cars. The device sends information on driving events (braking, speeding, etc) to a website, which the volunteers can then visit in order to monitor their own habits. Apparently, it's possible to save 10-30% of your fuel by mellowing out your driving style.
The company hopes to build on this pilot program in order to create a consumer device that people will be able to buy on a large scale.
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5-13-2008 @ 1:55AM
Kamal said...
I was once taking the bus to the airport and I noticed that the driver was slowing down way before if the light ahead was red. I thought to myself, 'wow, what a smart guy. he is not using gas to get to the red light and wait, and if the light turns green, he does not have to accelerate from 0 to gain speed.' So I asked him if he drives his own car like that. He laughed and said, no.
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5-14-2008 @ 11:24AM
Cheap LIke Me said...
I'm in Denver and participating in the pilot. They have had some glitches with getting information reported and posted, so I haven't blogged about it yet, but it looks like things are up and running well now! It is interesting, and I am eager to see how it shakes out.
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