http://www.solidstateux.com/reviews/interaction-design-sustainability-case-study-ford-smartguage-with-ecoguide/ The art and science of interaction design. Wed, 28 Jul 2010 02:48:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 http://www.solidstateux.com/reviews/interaction-design-sustainability-case-study-ford-smartguage-with-ecoguide/comment-page-1/#comment-729 Todd Toler Wed, 21 Apr 2010 17:39:57 +0000 http://www.solidstateux.com/?p=1093#comment-729 Margaret, thanks for the comment. Seems like a simple approach - just expressing all activity as fuel efficiency. Do you ever track how much energy is being captured from your braking habits? Maybe that doesn't matter if it nets out as higher mpg over the long haul. ps. thanks for your help with my preso at IA Summit! Margaret, thanks for the comment. Seems like a simple approach – just expressing all activity as fuel efficiency. Do you ever track how much energy is being captured from your braking habits? Maybe that doesn’t matter if it nets out as higher mpg over the long haul. ps. thanks for your help with my preso at IA Summit!

]]> http://www.solidstateux.com/reviews/interaction-design-sustainability-case-study-ford-smartguage-with-ecoguide/comment-page-1/#comment-697 Margaret Wed, 14 Apr 2010 20:30:48 +0000 http://www.solidstateux.com/?p=1093#comment-697 This is very cool and a definite leap forward in helping people understand their impact on the machine. Have you seen the gauge on the Honda Civic Hybrid? Not only does it register your accumulated mpg for this tank of gas, this trip, or the whole she-bang, it has a real-time mpg show. When you pop from a stop, it goes down to virtually zero, when you take your foot off the accelerator to coast, it goes up to 120mpg+. I've driven mine for several years now and learned a ton about my own driving behaviors ... and how to maximize the mpg to an overall average of 40mpg: right about what the old ratings gave the car! This is very cool and a definite leap forward in helping people understand their impact on the machine. Have you seen the gauge on the Honda Civic Hybrid? Not only does it register your accumulated mpg for this tank of gas, this trip, or the whole she-bang, it has a real-time mpg show. When you pop from a stop, it goes down to virtually zero, when you take your foot off the accelerator to coast, it goes up to 120mpg+. I’ve driven mine for several years now and learned a ton about my own driving behaviors … and how to maximize the mpg to an overall average of 40mpg: right about what the old ratings gave the car!

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