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Money Saving Gas Tips
Do you know that how you drive and maintain your vehicle can either increase or decrease your vehicle's fuel efficiency and your gas costs? With fuel prices on the rise, you may want to consider these simple money saving gas tips that can add up to savings worth weeks of groceries or other needs for you and your family. Why pay more at the pump than you have to?
You can download, save or print these money saving tips by click asedrivemartertips.pdf. These tips are also available under our Useful Documents section in our left-hand sidebar.
Money Saving Gas Driving Tips
Curb road rage. Speeding, rapid acceleration (jackrabbit starts), and rapid braking can lower gas mileage by 33% at highway speeds.
Drive sensibly. Around town, sensible driving can save 5% – up to 30 gallons of gasoline and up to $100. 
Cut Miles. If you can cut your vehicle miles traveled by just 5% through combining trips, walking, biking, or taking public transportation, you can save up to $100 per year on gasoline costs.
Choose the Right Vehicle. If you own more than one vehicle, drive the one that gets better gas mileage whenever possible.
Turn Down the Air. Operating the air conditioner on "Max" can reduce mpg by 5-25% compared to not using it.
It‘s a ”drag.“ Avoid carrying items on your vehicle‘s roof. A loaded roof rack or carrier increases weight and aerodynamic drag, which can cut mileage by 5%.
Ditch "junk in the trunk." An extra 100 pounds in the trunk cuts a typical vehicle‘s fuel economy by up to 2%. You can save up to 12 gallons of gasoline per year – up to $40 – by removing an extra 100 pounds of unneeded items from the trunk.
Decrease Your Speed. Speeding costs! Gas mileage usually decreases rapidly above 60 mph. Each five miles per hour over 60 mph is like paying an additional 20 cents per gallon for gas.
Avoid idling. Idling gets 0 mpg. Cars with larger engines typically waste even more gas while idling than cars with smaller engines.
Combine errands/trips. If you combine errands into one trip, you drive fewer miles and use less fuel.
Use Overdrive Gear. If available, use your vehicle‘s overdrive gear to reduce engine speed, which will enable you to save gas and reduce engine wear.
Use Cruise Control. Cruise control cuts fuel consumption by maintaining a steady speed during highway driving.
Consider other transportation options. Investigate options for getting to work and other places — public transportation, carpooling, biking, walking, or ride sharing when possible.
Carpool. Using the average U.S. work commute of 12.1 miles, commuters could save about $260 a year by carpooling twice a week with two other people in a vehicle that gets 20.1 miles per gallon – assuming the three passengers share the cost of gas.
Telecommute or Stagger Work Hours. If your employer permits, avoid sitting in traffic and wasting gas, especially during peak rush hours.
Request the Right Rental. Request a vehicle that gets better fuel economy, and remember to fill up the tank before returning the car to the rental company, which charges much higher gas prices – and perhaps even an extra gas surcharge.
Buy Smart. When buying a new or used vehicle, think high gas mileage.
Maintenance Tips
Inflate Your Tires. Keeping your tires properly inflated is simple and improves gas mileage by around 3%, saving up to 20 gallons of gasoline, or up to $65.
Tune up. Fixing a car that is noticeably out of tune or has failed an emissions test can improve its gas mileage by an average of 4% —saving up to 25 gallons of gasoline and up to $80. Fixing a faulty oxygen sensor can improve mileage by as much as 40% — saving up to 250 gallons of gasoline or up to $800.
Check and replace air filters regularly. Replacing a clogged or dirty air filter can improve your car‘s gas mileage, and a clean filter keeps impurities from damaging the inside of your engine.
Select the Right Oil. Using the manufacturer‘s recommended grade of motor oil, including re-refined motor oil, improves gas mileage by 1 to 2%, resulting in annual savings of up to $40.
Take the Drive Smarter Challenge and get more money-saving fuel-efficiency ideas and related product discounts. Share them with your family and friends and "fuel the challenge" at www.drivesmarterchallenge.org.
- The Moms Buzz
source: www.drivesmarterchallenge.org
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Good tips.
I also have some ideas on how to save precious resources (eg. money, time, and energy) here :
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