Fauzan Naufal Jassin

Fauzan Naufal Jassin NPM 2006606555

Personal Project : ECO Driving Impact on Fuel Consumption

Recently, all gas prices rises due to bunch of factors. We need to have a more efficient way to use gas in order to maintain the economics factor. There are several ways to encounter this problem, we can buy a brand new car that is more efficient or an electric car which didn't require gas, but economically the easiest way to conserve fuel is ECO Driving.

ECO Driving or Conservative Driving can minimize fuel consumption, but how does it works actually and how much of an impact it create? it works by :

1. Smooth acceleration: Hitting the gas pedal slowly and smoothly, rather than deeply and aggressively, rapid acceleration requires more energy from the engine, which in turn using more fuel than we actually need.

2. Maintaining a steady speed: Driving at a steady speed can reduce our vehicle's fuel consumption. rather than constantly accelerating and decelerating it uses more fuel than it does when driving at a steady speed.

3. Anticipating traffic: Anticipating traffic and driving in a way that avoids sudden stops can also help reduce fuel consumption. Choosing the routes that has no traffic is going to improve our fuel consumption because we can maintain a steady speed.

4. Avoiding excessive idling: Idling the engine for extended periods of time, such as when waiting in car park can significantly increase fuel consumption. We can turn off the engine when stopped for more than a minute or two in order to improve our fuel consumption.

But there's still one Question to be answered, How much of an impact it actually creates? well i think i want to do an experiment with my daily vehicle, to differentiate the fuel consumption while ECO Driving and Aggresive Driving. The results will be based on the Vehicle's Head Up Display.

Chat GPT

How are sugarcane productions, battery, and fuel in relationship to one another?

Chat GPT: Sugarcane production, batteries, and fuel are interconnected through the production of ethanol.

Sugarcane is a key feedstock for the production of ethanol, a type of biofuel that can be used as a replacement for gasoline in transportation. In many countries, including Brazil, sugarcane is the primary feedstock for ethanol production. The process of converting sugarcane into ethanol involves several steps, including crushing the sugarcane to extract the juice, fermenting the juice to produce ethanol, and distilling the ethanol to purify it.

Batteries can be used in the production of ethanol in a couple of ways. Firstly, batteries can be used to power the machinery involved in sugarcane cultivation and ethanol production, reducing the need for fossil fuels. Additionally, batteries can be used to store excess energy generated by renewable sources like wind and solar, which can then be used to power the ethanol production process.

Finally, ethanol itself can be used as a fuel for batteries. In particular, ethanol fuel cells are a type of battery that use ethanol as a fuel to generate electricity. While ethanol fuel cells are not yet widely used, they have the potential to be an important technology for powering vehicles and other devices.

Overall, the relationship between sugarcane production, batteries, and fuel is complex and multifaceted, with each component playing a role in the production and use of ethanol as a renewable fuel source.