Has anyone here tried any public ecomodding campaigning?
 

As you can all tell, I'm very new to the ecomodding community and, as a newbie, I was surprised to find how much gas could be saved simply by changing the way I drive. Though I do plan on eventually doing some aero/engine mods to my car to improve performance, I definitely found the "something for nothing" quality of the 100+ driving tips very appealing.

I know people will drive across town just to buy the cheapest gas so I'm pretty confident they will be willing to change how they drive to save money, if only they knew how much it could help them. Has anyone tried any sort of advertising or guerrilla marketing for the cause? I can see maybe printing out the top 10 driving tips and attaching them to fuel pumps (pretty sure that's illegal, but only if you get caught :) ) If that doesn't work, maybe some ecomodder bumper stickers or tshirts? Even handing out pamphlets would be fun.

I think a strong effort could really make a change, after all, it's not like we would be asking them for money. We'd be asking them so save money.

Good idea. I've become known in work as The Coaster due to my driving style. All my workmates are well versed in the main fuel saving points.
The problem now is that if i put posters up, they'll all know who did it! I like the t-shirt idea though. Are there any available here at ecomodder?

ollie

We're working on shirts as we speak, I've posted a thread in the announcements forum asking for suggestions, I want to get them ordered ASAP, :)

Anyway, I haven't done much IRL advertising, though I've done some interviews and been in some regular media, which is always fun, especially since you're reaching a different segment.

Ecomodder will have a booth at hybrid fest, though, and you should all come out and check it out, :)

I've not gone "Alert the Media" public, but, I feel you vtec-e, they call me "EcoGeek' around the shop.
I post on the public bulletin board, I make very rational arguments to them for the choice to conserve. Etc.
I have been approached by other employees for advice on fuel efficient transport.
One of our Drivers just got a Honda Civic Hybrid, after a discussion on fuel use. Yay to him.
They will all fall under my spell
MooHooHaaHaaa,
S.

AndrewJ made a great pamphlet awhile ago and posted it on the forum. You'd have to do a search to find it, though.

Everyone I've tried to convince seemed pretty unreceptive. Driving 55mph is too big of a leap for most people I've talked to. Most seemed convinced buying a $25,000 hybrid is the way to go. :rolleyes:

I can lead a horse to water...

- LostCause

Some of my 4x4 friends hit me off forum asking what I do. Must be my mileage sig I post over there...

http://ecomodder.com/forum/showthrea...hure-1580.html

andrewj's brochure

About as rogue as I could get for now, a little free advertising for the site!
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I like it!

i talk with everyone about the benefits of driving better, i bring up the fuel savings, less wear and tear on the vehicle, and also the safety increase. my reasoning for being here is the environment so i talk alot to people about increasing fuel efficiency and recycling and all that fun stuff.

ive mentioned this site and hypermiling in general to the la times...

I would like to see a bumpersticker.Soemthing like :slow driver achieving 30-100% increase in fuel mileage by staying under 55mph...

I do a lot of answering on Yahoo! Answers - there's an awful lot of clueless people out there - and whenever the question of "what can I do to save on gas?" comes up, which is really, really often, I give them a few of the top pointers and direct them to this site or to CleanMPG.com.

I don't know if it's guerilla or not, but there it is. You'd think people with a question to ask might read through the ones that have gone before, maybe see if theirs has already come up and been answered. Turns out, not so much.

I like the idea of putting your MPG on the back window especialy for us folks that can beat the hybrids.. Every ones gaga over 48 mpg hybrids.. when many moded hondas can pull that down on the highway.. then put ecomodder.com under it.. make it big enough to be readable from a distance.

Ideally the scrooling LED billboard would be great.. you MPG, ecomodder.com, then top driving tips and how they increase MPG.. like 1. slow down to 55mph, gain 7% on your MPG compared to 65mph ....

A business prohibiting the posting of bills is not the same as it being illegal. If they don't like it, they'll probably just ask you not to do it again, and if you persist, they could consider it vandalism or trespassing (those are illegal).

I'd post to individual cars instead of being an agent provocateur at a business selling the product you're trying to reduce consumption of. ;)