Let's use the following constants: Fuel (U.S.) is $3.00/gal over the next year, drive-thru consumption is 1.0 gal/hour (going heavy on this one since you may have to accelerate slighty to move in the line), and the wait time is 4-minutes.
1.0/60 = 0.017 gal/minute x 4 minutes = 0.067 gal
Assuming that drive-thru's are used
once a week (on average), that's an extra
3.47 gallons or $10.40 used per year
Here's where it gets interesting... Let say you hit the drive-thru
3x/week:
0.067 gal x 3 days x 52 weeks =
10.45 gal or $31.35 / year.
YMMV, but it starts to add up...
Every little bit helps... same with idling at long lights.
RH77
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Originally Posted by metroschultz
It has been quite a while since i was in Germ. (the army paid my way back then) But at the time people were just starting to become aware of the need for ecofriendly habits ([U]All habits). i don't remember any drive through of any kind. Some Friends who have just come back from overseas said they still don't do drive throughs. Does anyone want to do the math and see how much fuel we could save just with that one change? i am not sure my brain could handle the strain.S.
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