How well does “coasting” work?
Sorry but I think that is a ridiculous idea. You will end up using more gas by doing this “coasting” bullshit. First of all, when you are driving normally down the street without depressing the accelerator pedal, all cars made in the last 10 or 20 years or so go into “fuel cut” mode which means that the fuel injectors do not run AT ALL and you use NO GAS WHATSOEVER. This works because the momentum of the car will continue to turn the engine, so it does not need to use any fuel to do so. But if instead of just taking your foot off the gas pedal you depress the clutch, you disengage the engine from the drivetrain. Now the engine will come to a halt unless some gas is used to keep it turning, just as it is necessary at idle when you are at a stop. So here you are actually using some small amount of gas where you were using precisely NONE before. There is also the argument of steady-state. Fuel is used in a larger proportion the harder you accelerate, and you will find that you get the bes
