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FINAL WRITTEN REPORT
A) Analyze your and the class’ data during the conservation period, using the
following criteria.
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What was your average score, distance, speeding, hard breaking and acceleration
values for the baseline period and how they compared to the conservation period?
Explain the changes observed (how much CO2 emissions were saved based on
those variables), and why you did or did not achieve your designed goal.
Summarize the classroom score, comparing baseline with conservation period data.
How large of a reduction in the value was there for our class? What about
acceleration and hard breaking?
B) Revision of Conservation Design. Based on your data analysis and what you have
learned, how would you revise your design in the future to produce further fuel and
carbon savings? Justify your suggested changes.
C) Reflection. Explain what you learned from participating in the project. How easy or
hard was it to make the changes for you? Do you think some of the changes you made
could become permanent? Do you think it would be easy or challenging for others to
make similar changes? How could the city of San José (or the city that you live in)
encourage better driving habits?
To Submit: In 600-900 words total, provide your responses to A, B, and C. Include a
screenshot of the online graph showing your overall daily score over the entire period
(baseline and conservation)! This part of the project is due on Tuesday, Dec 04,
2018 at 10:00 A.M. PowerPoint presentations (five slides max) will also be due on
Dec 04, 2018 at 10:00 A.M. In-class presentation will be held on Dec 04, 2018.
PRESENTATION (5 min. per student; ~5 min. max.)
A) Introduction
1. Name(s)
2. Explain the project and what was the goal of it.
B) Methods
1. Explain, list, or mention, the methods used in the project. For example, explain your
designs, how they were tested, what kind of changes you did to your designs, what
tool was used to measure the data, and what tool was used to analyze the data.
C) Results
1. Explain your main results.
o What did you learn?
o What was unexpected?
Make sure that you include numbers such as the percentage of change in your overall
score. Calculate the changes in hard breaking, distance, or acceleration and estimate
your CO2 Emissions either saved or emitted (use the same formulas given for the
conservation design).
D) Conclusions
1. Write a short summary explaining what changes worked best for you and which
ones did not. Also, provide and explanation for those that did not work.
E) Recommendations for the Community
1. Think of yourself as an advisor for your community. What changes would you
recommend to your neighbors, family, and friends to help them improve their driving
habits? What changes would you make in your community to help everyone improve
their driving habits?
Fuel and Emission Reduction Techniques
Simple techniques can control fuel and emissions associated with car driving. The high
consumption of fuel leads to a high accumulation of carbon dioxide in the environment; thus,
resulting in global warming and air pollution. Therefore, it is wise to reduce fuel consumption
and also the emissions from the vehicles.
I prefer to use public service vehicles to commute from one place to another to control
my daily fuel consumption. Therefore, there is a need to substitute private transportation with
public transportation. Furthermore, car owners can reduce emissions and fuel consumption by
driving at slower speeds (NRC, 2018). Slower speeds ensure that the fuel entry into the engine is
controlled compared to high speeds driving. Additionally, when operating in a congested traffic
prone zone, it is advisable to monitor the state of the traffic in the area. Driving in a traffic jam
can lead to high fuel consumption and also high emissions. Therefore, one can anticipate the
nature of traffic by checking the mode of movement of vehicles in front of them.
Moreover, fuel consumption can be controlled by driving at a constant speed rather than a
fluctuating speed. The more the fluctuation of the speeds of the car the more emissions are
generated to the environment (NRC, 2018). The speed fluctuation also translates to the increase
of fuel consumption. Furthermore, emissions of carbon dioxide and fuel consumption can be
controlled by the idea of combined transport means. For instance, if a family is traveling for a
holiday, it can opt to use one bigger vehicle that can accommodate the whole family instead of
using private cars that will lead to overall higher rates of fuel consumption and emission of
carbon dioxide.
By use of public transportation, I will be able to conserve 6mpg. Therefore, if my car
uses 32 mpg per day, the fuel and emission of carbon dioxide conservation can be calculated as
follows;
=
(32 − 6)
× 100
32
= 81.25 %
Therefore, I will be able to save 81.25% daily consumption of the fuel and also the
emission of the carbon dioxide.
References
NRC. (2018). Fuel-efficient driving techniques. Canada: Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved
from https://www.nrcan.gc.ca/energy/efficiency/transportation/21038
https://greenninja.org/transportationLogin
reginalee0205@gmail.com
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