FuelClinic in the Orlando Sentinel today
Today there is a nice article about FuelClinic by Steven Cole Smith in the print edition of the Orlando Sentinel (Section G2), our big hometown paper.
…In a nutshell, FuelClinic.com is “a driver-improvement system that helps create safer, smarter, more efficient drivers,” according to the company Web site. “In consumer applications this system helps families save money on fuel, reduce [carbon] emissions, find deficiencies in inexperienced or young drivers, and helps motorists become generally safer and more professional drivers.”
Bragg also is working on a professional application targeted at businesses and fleet managers that, he said, helps them train employees, reduce fuel expenses and reinforce safety initiatives.
Bragg said one of his goals is to take the idea of fuel savings more mainstream, away from the traditional dedicated, hybrid-driving environmentalist who makes a second career out of saving fuel. Bragg is not telling people that they have to buy a Toyota Prius — he still has that four-wheel-drive truck, in fact — but he is saying that by modifying your driving habits, your routes and other easily manageable changes, you can save a lot of fuel, and a lot of money… ( read the rest )
Judging from new user sign-ups, the article is a huge hit. I’d like to welcome all of the new members, and ask that you let me know what you enjoy about the site, and what you’d like to see changed or improved.
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Just noticed this story picked up in a few places around the web:
The News Tribune (Tacoma, WA) — http://www.thenewstribune.com/tacoma/24hour/consumer/outdoors/story/918477.html#none
The Providence Journal (Providence, RI) — http://www.projo.com/projocars/content/ca_fuelclinic_10-17-09_J2G43JG_v5.2783b2f.html
Please post a comment if you found us anywhere else.
A few more places the story was picked up:
Sun Herald (Biloxi, MS) — http://www.sunherald.com/outdoors/story/1679064.html
Columbus Dispatch (Columbus, OH) — http://www.columbusdispatch.net/live/content/business/stories/2009/10/18/auto_fuel_savings.ART_ART_10-18-09_D1_V9FC6V1.html?sid=101
Please post a comment if you find the story in some other publication – especially an “off-line” publication / newspaper / etc.
Spotted today at Columbia Tribune (Columbia, MO):
http://www.columbiatribune.com/news/2009/oct/30/florida-software-engineer-computes-fuel-savings/