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NFFN Joins the “Drive Smarter Challenge”
The National Fuel Funds Network has become a partner in the “Drive Smarter Challenge,” a national campaign to help drivers reduce their gasoline expenses by employing smart driving techniques and regular vehicle maintenance.
“During these difficult economic times, people are looking at every facet of their lives for ways to economize or reduce expenses,” NFFN executive director George Coling said. “This campaign focuses on drivers and provides them with some sound advice on how to ease some of the pain at the pump.”
The “Drive Smarter Challenge” is an effort to educate drivers in some simple practices they can use to help them save money on gasoline. The “Drive Smarter Challenge” has an interactive website – www.drivesmarterchallege.org -- with a calculator that will show users exactly how much money they can save by adopting a series of vehicle care and driving tips.
Users of the website are asked to enter the make, model and year of their vehicle and their zip code. The site will then compute the amount of savings that can be realized by following six driving tips as well as calculating the reduction in CO2 emissions. Participants in the “Drive Smarter Challenge” will be offered a $10 coupon toward the purchase of Mobil 1 Advanced Fuel Economy motor oil.
The website maintains a running total of the cumulative money, gallons of gasoline and CO2 emission savings of everyone who has taken the challenge.
The “Drive Smarter Campaign” has prepared driving tip cards for distribution to the public. The cards are available in lots of 100 through the NFFN. Please contact the NFFN offices if you would like to acquire the cards for distribution to your clients.
Other partners in this campaign are the Alliance to Save Energy, American Petroleum institute, American Public Transportation Association, Car Care Council, Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory, ExxonMobil, League of American Bicyclists. NASCAR, National Association of Counties, National Association of State Energy Officials, National Independent Auto Dealers Association, National Low Income Energy Consortium, and Rubber Manufacturers Association’s Be Tire Smart.
2009 National Energy and Utility Affordability Conference
presented by the NFFN and National Low Income Energy Consortium
Doubletree Hotel Portland-Lloyd Center
Portland, Oregon
June 15-17, 2009
2008 National Energy and Utility Affordability Conference
June 16-18, 2008; Denver, CO
700 attendees in Denver
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