Comments on: Ford Claims Pre-Heating Cars Reduces Emissions Up to 75% http://gas2.org/2009/12/07/ford-claims-pre-heating-cars-reduces-emissions-up-to-75-percent/ What is the future of fuel? What's new? What's next? Since 2007, Gas 2 has covered a rapidly changing world coming to terms with its oil addiction. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:40:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Kurtis Knappe http://gas2.org/2009/12/07/ford-claims-pre-heating-cars-reduces-emissions-up-to-75-percent/#comment-13225 Kurtis Knappe Fri, 29 Jan 2010 18:33:14 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=4279#comment-13225 @Christopher DeMorro ...Except breathing is essential to life, idling your car is not. I would think someone who writes for Gas2.0 would know that... Oh, and I don't have a garage either... @Christopher DeMorro

…Except breathing is essential to life, idling your car is not. I would think someone who writes for Gas2.0 would know that…

Oh, and I don’t have a garage either…

]]> By: Kurtis Knappe http://gas2.org/2009/12/07/ford-claims-pre-heating-cars-reduces-emissions-up-to-75-percent/#comment-36835 Kurtis Knappe Fri, 29 Jan 2010 18:33:00 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=4279#comment-36835 @Christopher DeMorro ...Except breathing is essential to life, idling your car is not. I would think someone who writes for Gas2.0 would know that... Oh, and I don't have a garage either... @Christopher DeMorro

…Except breathing is essential to life, idling your car is not. I would think someone who writes for Gas2.0 would know that…

Oh, and I don’t have a garage either…

]]> By: Kurtis Knappe http://gas2.org/2009/12/07/ford-claims-pre-heating-cars-reduces-emissions-up-to-75-percent/#comment-36836 Kurtis Knappe Fri, 29 Jan 2010 18:33:00 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=4279#comment-36836 @Christopher DeMorro ...Except breathing is essential to life, idling your car is not. I would think someone who writes for Gas2.0 would know that... Oh, and I don't have a garage either... @Christopher DeMorro

…Except breathing is essential to life, idling your car is not. I would think someone who writes for Gas2.0 would know that…

Oh, and I don’t have a garage either…

]]> By: Kurtis Knappe http://gas2.org/2009/12/07/ford-claims-pre-heating-cars-reduces-emissions-up-to-75-percent/#comment-36837 Kurtis Knappe Fri, 29 Jan 2010 18:33:00 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=4279#comment-36837 @Christopher DeMorro ...Except breathing is essential to life, idling your car is not. I would think someone who writes for Gas2.0 would know that... Oh, and I don't have a garage either... @Christopher DeMorro

…Except breathing is essential to life, idling your car is not. I would think someone who writes for Gas2.0 would know that…

Oh, and I don’t have a garage either…

]]> By: April http://gas2.org/2009/12/07/ford-claims-pre-heating-cars-reduces-emissions-up-to-75-percent/#comment-13224 April Fri, 01 Jan 2010 06:34:56 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=4279#comment-13224 Well, I think its time for me to buy an electric car.Global warming is quite alarming with the huge icebergs floating in different parts of the ocean.So aside from using biodegradable cleaning solutions, I think I need to change my car to an eco-friendly one too!Great blog, thanks for sharing! Well, I think its time for me to buy an electric car.Global warming is quite alarming with the huge icebergs floating in different parts of the ocean.So aside from using biodegradable cleaning solutions, I think I need to change my car to an eco-friendly one too!Great blog, thanks for sharing!

]]> By: April http://gas2.org/2009/12/07/ford-claims-pre-heating-cars-reduces-emissions-up-to-75-percent/#comment-36833 April Fri, 01 Jan 2010 06:34:00 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=4279#comment-36833 Well, I think its time for me to buy an electric car.Global warming is quite alarming with the huge icebergs floating in different parts of the ocean.So aside from using biodegradable cleaning solutions, I think I need to change my car to an eco-friendly one too!Great blog, thanks for sharing! Well, I think its time for me to buy an electric car.Global warming is quite alarming with the huge icebergs floating in different parts of the ocean.So aside from using biodegradable cleaning solutions, I think I need to change my car to an eco-friendly one too!Great blog, thanks for sharing!

]]> By: April http://gas2.org/2009/12/07/ford-claims-pre-heating-cars-reduces-emissions-up-to-75-percent/#comment-36834 April Fri, 01 Jan 2010 06:34:00 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=4279#comment-36834 Well, I think its time for me to buy an electric car.Global warming is quite alarming with the huge icebergs floating in different parts of the ocean.So aside from using biodegradable cleaning solutions, I think I need to change my car to an eco-friendly one too!Great blog, thanks for sharing! Well, I think its time for me to buy an electric car.Global warming is quite alarming with the huge icebergs floating in different parts of the ocean.So aside from using biodegradable cleaning solutions, I think I need to change my car to an eco-friendly one too!Great blog, thanks for sharing!

]]> By: Brad Duncan http://gas2.org/2009/12/07/ford-claims-pre-heating-cars-reduces-emissions-up-to-75-percent/#comment-13223 Brad Duncan Tue, 08 Dec 2009 00:14:10 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=4279#comment-13223 According to this study, idling the engine may be better for the catalytic converter, but it seems like such a waste of fuel - to run an entire engine just to warm up the catalytic converter. I wish all cars in cold climates had block heaters but then it only works if you have a plug. One option that is also quite common outside the US and solves both of the above problems is a small engine heater that warms the coolant by burning a bit of the fuel. That way you won't have to have a plug, it doesn't burn near as much fuel as running the entire engine, and it still warms things up for reduced emissions. According to this study, idling the engine may be better for the catalytic converter, but it seems like such a waste of fuel – to run an entire engine just to warm up the catalytic converter. I wish all cars in cold climates had block heaters but then it only works if you have a plug. One option that is also quite common outside the US and solves both of the above problems is a small engine heater that warms the coolant by burning a bit of the fuel. That way you won’t have to have a plug, it doesn’t burn near as much fuel as running the entire engine, and it still warms things up for reduced emissions.

]]> By: Brad Duncan http://gas2.org/2009/12/07/ford-claims-pre-heating-cars-reduces-emissions-up-to-75-percent/#comment-36829 Brad Duncan Tue, 08 Dec 2009 00:14:00 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=4279#comment-36829 According to this study, idling the engine may be better for the catalytic converter, but it seems like such a waste of fuel - to run an entire engine just to warm up the catalytic converter. I wish all cars in cold climates had block heaters but then it only works if you have a plug. One option that is also quite common outside the US and solves both of the above problems is a small engine heater that warms the coolant by burning a bit of the fuel. That way you won't have to have a plug, it doesn't burn near as much fuel as running the entire engine, and it still warms things up for reduced emissions. According to this study, idling the engine may be better for the catalytic converter, but it seems like such a waste of fuel – to run an entire engine just to warm up the catalytic converter. I wish all cars in cold climates had block heaters but then it only works if you have a plug. One option that is also quite common outside the US and solves both of the above problems is a small engine heater that warms the coolant by burning a bit of the fuel. That way you won’t have to have a plug, it doesn’t burn near as much fuel as running the entire engine, and it still warms things up for reduced emissions.

]]> By: Brad Duncan http://gas2.org/2009/12/07/ford-claims-pre-heating-cars-reduces-emissions-up-to-75-percent/#comment-36830 Brad Duncan Tue, 08 Dec 2009 00:14:00 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=4279#comment-36830 According to this study, idling the engine may be better for the catalytic converter, but it seems like such a waste of fuel - to run an entire engine just to warm up the catalytic converter. I wish all cars in cold climates had block heaters but then it only works if you have a plug. One option that is also quite common outside the US and solves both of the above problems is a small engine heater that warms the coolant by burning a bit of the fuel. That way you won't have to have a plug, it doesn't burn near as much fuel as running the entire engine, and it still warms things up for reduced emissions. According to this study, idling the engine may be better for the catalytic converter, but it seems like such a waste of fuel – to run an entire engine just to warm up the catalytic converter. I wish all cars in cold climates had block heaters but then it only works if you have a plug. One option that is also quite common outside the US and solves both of the above problems is a small engine heater that warms the coolant by burning a bit of the fuel. That way you won’t have to have a plug, it doesn’t burn near as much fuel as running the entire engine, and it still warms things up for reduced emissions.

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