Eco-modder makes FE presentation to Sierra Club

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Originally Posted by PaleMelanesian

I do wish the video was at a different angle so we could see the screen.

I second that, as my English speaking is rather poor... I may try to decrypt you later (don't worry I also have difficulties to decrypt BBC news but I may not have enough time during next weeks and I don't have enough space to save the video on my disk

Are your slides available anywhere ?

Denis.

[Wonderboy]

attachment filesize FTL. Even with intense compression (looks like crap, but you still get the point) I managed to narrow it down to a 250kb PDF. Could we bump that size limit up temporarily for this? Admins?

[Wonderboy]

bump

[MetroMPG]

Will, e-mail me the file and I'll post it on the server. darin at EM

[MetroMPG]

http://ecomodder.com/forum/images/si...esentation.pdf

[PaleMelanesian]

Thank you both.

[MetroMPG]

Whoops - that PDF link was wrong. I just fixed it.

[TheMarkofPolo]

I know this is quite a bump...but this presentation is amazing.

I am planning to give a vehicle-efficiency presentation for Earth Day in April. I need to educate my fellow college students about not driving like buffoons. I didn't see any other presentation threads, so I figured I'd ask advice here. Any tips for a much more abbreviated presentation, tailored mainly to college students? Unfortunately, I only have 15 minutes.

Any objections if I base some of my presentation off of this presentation, the 100+ hypermiling tips, 65+ ecomod tips and some forum vehicle info and pictures?
I will reference as necessary.

[MetroMPG]

I'm actually also doing a presentation sometime in May. Can I steal from you?

No objections about using EM's stuff. (With the usual disclaimers about safety first & being considerate behind the wheel.)

Can't speak for Will about stealing his stuff though.

[Wonderboy]

Aw thanks, mister. My advice is to make sure you know your stuff for when you get know-it-alls, because people are going to want to make a dialog out of your presentation. Some people might actually know her/his stuff, but then there will always be someone who disagrees that it will save gas to turn your car off at stop lights. Try to keep safety the only thing up to someone's interpretation. Dialog isn't necessarily bad, just make sure you leave enough time for yourself to get the main points out, especially those that people probably hadn't thought of. For example, if your tires are inflated properly, you should be able to turn your engine off at the top of the hill on the approach to the Lincoln tunnel and not turn it on until you get to the toll booths. Stuff like that where traffic is moving so slowly will save so much wasted gas and emissions (that's 20 minutes of idling eliminated). Brakes might stiffen though so another pillar of advice I'll give you is to be mindful of the exceptions. I like to divide my presentation into what you can ideally do (engine-off coast with a 5 speed transmission) versus what people can or will be willing to do. Don't just tell people to turn their car off and coast in neutral - try to give a nice tiered approach. Give something that beginners can do to improve, and also something for the more advanced people, and always advise trying new techniques in an empty parking lot or road to get comfortable with things like stiff brakes. Doing anything like this properly could make you more excited to drive (to see the results of your increased effort to save gas), more aware of your surroundings, and a safer, more defensive driver.

good luck and take video!