Creating a "Fuel Efficiency Challenge" at Moblu

Creating a "Fuel Efficiency Challenge" for any group - whether its your company, your school, your friends or some people who drive the same car as you do - is a simple and fun way to create a little energy awareness and help people make better, more sustainable energy choices.

It only takes a minute or two to get started. Here's how.

Step 1: Create a Moblu Group.

Once you login at Moblu, just click on Create a Group on your Moblu home page or click on the Create a Challenge link at the bottom of this page and follow the simple registration steps.

When you name your Group you may want to use the word Challenge in the name. Something like, Acme Co. Moblu Challenge.

Step 2: Invite your co-workers, classmates or friends to join the Challenge.

Email them a special invite link (which you can find on your Challenge Home page) that they can follow to join Moblu and they will automatically be added to your Challenge. There is a sample invitation email at the bottom of this post.

Note: You will need to send the invite email from your own email address in order to avoid the risk of the email getting caught up in spam filters.

Step 3: Sit back and enjoy the action

You can send out a reminder email to everyone about the Challenge after a week or two if people are not getting into the tracking habit.

You might also want to send out weekly Leaderboard updates.

Getting Started

You can Create a Challenge now. Why wait?


Here's a sample invite email

Hey fellow Acme-ites,

We're having a challenge to see who can improve their car's gas mileage the most in the next two months. Details are below. If you want to skip the details and get started right away you can click on this Join the Challenge link now [insert link to Challenge].

Challenge Details

The Challenge

See who can improve their gas mileage the most between now and [date].

The Prize

Winner gets bragging rights and [pick a prize]. Everyone who participates will be entered in a draw for [pick a prize].

Eligibility

· By invitation only

· No car? No problem. You can still join the Challenge and follow along. [You will be entered in the prize draw along with everyone else.]

· You’ll need to record your first fill-up by [date].

Getting Started

· Click on the link to the Challenge at the bottom of this email

· The link will take you to Moblu where you can login or join Moblu and create a profile for your car. It only takes a minute or two. When you join, you will automatically be asked to join the Challenge.

· Track your gas fill ups at Moblu. You can do it on the web, on your cell or using Twitter. It takes less than a minute to record a fill up. No really, less than a minute.

Tracking Tips

The easiest way to get started tracking your fill ups is to:

· scribble your odometer reading at the top of your gas receipt each time you fill up,

· put your receipt in your wallet, and

· record your fill up at Moblu next time you are on the web or twittering.

Driving Tips

You may be wondering how you can improve your gas mileage and reign supreme in the Challenge. Visit In the Loop for some useful tips and suggestions.

Leaderboard

You can see how you’re stacking up in the Challenge anytime by visiting the Challenge Home Page [you can insert a link]

Link to the Challenge

Here’s the Join the Challenge link [insert the invite link from your Challenge's Home page]. Just click on it to get started.

Happy Moblu-ing.