Eco Button

August 7th, 2008 Alex

The best way to take advantage of fuel efficiency is to drive at a constant speed and not start and stop excessively. In 2009 Nissan will be introducing an Eco Pedal system which will tell you if you are stepping on the gas harder than you need to. “The ECO Pedal system is fed data on the rate of fuel consumption and transmission efficiency during acceleration and cruising, and then calculates the optimum acceleration rate. When the driver exerts excess pressure on the accelerator, the system counteracts with the pedal push-back control mechanism.”

By using this system, it can provide a fuel savings of 5-10%.  Of course, buying a hybrid car will save you a lot more fuel but the choices for Hybrids currently are still very limited and there are plenty of regular gasoline cars that are sold. This will probably be a good addition to people who may not normally care about being green, but it still helps by saving you money at the gas pump.

via Treehugger and Nissan

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