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2006 Toyota Solara, 331 miles, 32 MPG @ 60 MPH |
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V6 Cyl, 5 Spd Auto Trans, EPA 29/20
This RWVER (Real World Vehicle Efficiency Report) journey started in Sacramento, CA where I got on I-80 and drove east to the Hwy 12 exit towards Napa through the rolling hills of wine country through Sonoma and Santa Rosa to the Sebastopol, CA, area where I stayed overnight. The next day we drove to the coast, then went south on HWY 1 to Bodega Bay, where we again turned east to Hwy 101, south to Hwy 37, which took us across the Bay and connects with I-80 at Vallejo, which we took back to Sacramento.
Along the way I set the cruise control at 60 MPH and was almost continuously being passed by everyone on the road, including 18 wheel trucks, busses and the usual array of RV's being towed by diesel pickup trucks driven by vacationers and retirees. To those who claim my speed (60 MPH) was creating a hazard, I want to point out that there is not a roadway in California where it is legal for any truck or vehicle pulling a trailer to exceed 55 MPH, anywhere, ever. I often get behind one of the few that obey the law to find a zone of sanity whilst monster SUV’s battle each other for an edge in the next lanes.
The EPA rating for the V6 Solara is 29/20, so my trip of 331 miles indicates the vehicle gets 32 MPG when the speed is kept under 60 MPH. During this 2 day, 331 mile trip I saw 1 CHP vehicle, at the scene of a crash, taking down names. The rest of the time it is a free-for-all on the highways, even huge trucks are all routinely well over the speed limit, I wonder why we bother posting and maintaining the signs |
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Drive 55 KTLK Radio Interview |
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October 31 radio interview with Marc Germain on Los Angeles radio station KTLK 1150AM. Click Read More to listen. |
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Ideas to reduce GHG emmissions submitted to CARB |
In response to the California Air Resources Board solicitation for ideas to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, October 1, 2007 the Drive 55 Conservation Project submitted these three pdf files offering our ideas to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The files are named as follows:
Sept_2007_reduce_GHG.pdf (application/pdf) 88kb
Drive 55 Conservation Project Action Plan.pdf (application/pdf) 121kb
Emissions Impact of Elimination of the National 55 mph Speed Limit.pdf (application/pdf) 101kb
View all the submissions here.
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We need your help to contact these organizations, urging them to endorse the Drive 55 Conservation Project. Please look over the list below, and if you find you are a member or supporter of any of them, take a few minutes to send a letter or e-mail asking them to endorse the Drive 55 Conservation Project. If they hear from you it will help them to have confidence there is public support and encourage their endorsement.
Thank you in advance for your care and concern for this fragile environment we all share. |
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