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Old 05-24-2010, 08:22 PM   #1 (permalink)
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teaching the kids about EM

I've been doing a bit of EOC in the minivan and decided to make a game of it with the oldest. I'd start coasting down a hill and ask her when she thought we'd slow down too much. This leads to talking about trying to go further on a gallon of gas.

Made me realize we can teach our kids a lot about saving fuel if we're clever about it and make it interesting to them from a young age. What better way to multiply the EM hordes than through teaching the young?

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I think you missed the point I was trying to make, which is that it's not rational to do either speed or fuel economy mods for economic reasons. You do it as a form of recreation, for the fun and for the challenge.
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