The Extra Mile

If you’re anything of an enthusiast of driving for economy, and a keen fan of this column, you’ll know that the energy in the fuel we use is dispersed as heat, in one form or another. Overcoming air resistance ends up heating the air, the energy dispersed in braking to slow down is turned into […]

The Extra Mile

I guess that we all, at times, get stuck in a bumper-to-bumper convoy where the car at the front is someone who, arguably, quite rightly, has chosen a lower cruising speed than suits most of those stuck behind. On roads where opportunities to overtake are few, and when some of those in the convoy have no […]

The Extra Mile

With the good Doctor having addressed some of the realities of electricity supply and the practicalities of charging electric cars in Issue 391 “How it Works”, it’s not inappropriate for us to take a look at the cost side of the subject in this column. How, in the vastly different world of electric power, might […]

The Extra Mile

If there’s one thing as a motorist that really cheers me up with the arrival of the warmer months, it’s seeing the water temperature gauge moving off its stop a lot sooner after a cold start-up than in the winter. Of course that means getting more energy out of every gallon of fuel, a quicker […]

The Extra Mile

When we think about saving fuel, and driving to save fuel, one of the significant factors involved is too often glossed over, and that’s the origins, the quality, and specification of the fuel that we are using. How much difference can there be between different fuels from different sources? Well, we have it on good […]

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