Cars Q&A

yes, I would like to know that too.

yes, any stop mor ethan two minutes is worth switching the engine off. The cranking ( Starting)of the engine several times a day would affect the car battery a bit...but you may be satisfied that you have done your bit to reduce teh pollution at street level.

Jahangir Yar Khan
Member - National Executive Council & Founder member- Indian Green Building Council.

Your concern is great, and cheers to the moves you are making, but ships (many burn crude oil in international waters) and buildings (a/c, heating and other inefficiencies) are much greater contributors to global warming. India as a whole is a very small percentage contributor to carbon emissions in any case. Extend your thinking to the times when you are NOT in your car, for example, with the air conditioning you could possibly set at a slightly higher temperature.

Yes u r doing great job !we all should think same.
clean india,green india !

That's great step. I aggry with all. Stop the engine when on lights for more than 1 min. also try to drive at a speed between 40-60 kmph. This will not only serve the nature but also ur pocket. try to avoid congested routes if possible as frequent braking and clutching reduces engine life and performance along with increase in fuel consumption.

HAPPY DRIVING.

Thank you all for your responses and encouragement. I am with the group of people that believe that the environment is deteriorating at a very rapid speed due to our human contribution and nothing we can do is going to be adequate to reverse the inevitable. All we can do is try to prolong it by taking any and all steps where ever we can, from the way we drive the car to simply taking shorter showers or not using additional dishes during meals!

I think there is a requirement to think at both the macro and the micro level to address the issue correctly. For example, I would rather drive the car more rationally (at optimum speeds and RPMs) rather than start/stop the car at stop lights, IF, by stopping/starting the car is going to get me to go for replacement parts, that ultimately contribute to global warming again.

After all, we are currently paying a very small price compared to what our future generations will be paying on our account!

Hi,

Even i too do the same thing with my both 4 wheeler as well as 2 wheeler, i switch off my engine only if the singal left out time is more than 40Sec, most of the time it will be more than 90 Secs, so i do it on regular basis.

TO avoid the battery wear & tear, dont keep the lights, AC Blowers on when u r switching off ur vehicle in the signal....

Even on Steppy roads, where accelerator is not reqd, i switch off the engine of my 2 wheeler, for 4 wheeler, i put it in neutral & let it run.

I have studied my daily routes, hence i can manage access acceleration in control wherever turns, humps & signals are applicable & it helped me in some sort of saving money...& hope it will help reducing little bit global warming too...

If possible, i try to run vehicle with open windows atleast during night time & wheneevr applicable, during rain, i use it continuously on fresh air with some temp. maintained...

Also regular tire air pressure check up will also reduce the pollution which occurs due to tire frictions.

Cleaning Air filters on regular basis keeps my car good as well as it gives good milage too..

Once in a month i get my both the vehicles checked from the mechanics.....

Hi All,

For doing good thing we need to take an risk its the reality.
So try to save the envirnoment for the next generation.
I am alway doing the same and many thing can be done 1.By car sharing and many more.

thank for the question and the answer were also.

Lets all put our hands to gether to save world.