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Gas Saving
Tips
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10 easy-to-follow steps to
increase your fuel economy:
1. Don’t speed. Driving 65 mph
instead of 75 mph will increase your fuel
economy by about 10 percent. I travel a route with a speed limit
of 50 MPH and average over 60 MPG!
2. Anticipate stops.
Think ahead to anticipate stops so your vehicle
can coast down. Accelerating hard and braking hard
wastes gas, increases pollution, and wears out
your brakes.
3. Keep your tires properly inflated. For every 3
pounds below recommended pressure, fuel economy goes down by
about 1 percent.
4. Avoid rush hour, if possible.
Stop-and-go driving burns gas and increases emissions of
smog-forming pollutants.
5. Travel light. An extra 100
pounds in your trunk reduces fuel economy by about 1 percent.
6. Combine trips. Warmed-up engines run more
efficiently and generate less air pollution.
7. Leave
off the air-conditioning, if possible. AC increases fuel
consumption, increases smog-forming NOx emissions in some
vehicles, and involves environmentally damaging fluids. At
high speeds, open windows increase drag; use vents if
possible.
8.
Check your own fuel economy every few weeks. If
you notice the numbers slipping, then think about
how your driving might have changed, and consider
getting a tune-up or an oil change.
9.
If your car has cruise control, learn to use it. By keeping your car at a steady speed, cruise control helps
save gas. It can save you a lot of money in speeding tickets by preventing the pernicious "speed creep" that
can happen during long, boring highway drives. That's the tendency to unconsciously increase your speed,
bit by bit, the longer you drive.
10.
Don't buy what you don't
need. Premium, high-octane fuels aren't
necessarily better for your car just because
they're premium, high-octane fuel. Such fuels
don't provide any greater fuel efficiency. In
fact, many cars are designed to use regular
low-octane fuel. Check your owner's manual to see
what your car requires and, at most, stick with
that.
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