Advice On Gas Saving
With fuel prices increasing all over the USA, this matter becomes burning hot in the country, too. Finally Americans linked up with the rest of the planet in a desire to save some fuel. Here are some tips from the former car engine designer that can help you to achieve best gas mileage.
- If you have several cars, use the one with the best gas mileage for day-to-day driving.
- Consider not going above 60-65 MPH. At those speeds and higher, the highest gasoline consumer is aerodynamic drag, and it is relative to the square of your speed.
- In a hot weather, turn off air conditioner and open windows while driving in the city if practical, and close windows and turn on air conditioner on freeways. At higher speeds (50 MPH and up) aerodynamic resistance becomes a main gasoline eater, at lower speeds air conditioner consumes more.
- Don’t fill your tank up fully, maintain it at half full. Depending on your tank capacity, your car or truck will have 50-100 pounds less to move all the time.
- Consider walking or using a bicycle for short trips, or using public transportation if convenient and cost effective. Yes, you save fuel (and money) when you are not using your car or truck.
All these tips will not turn your gas guzzler into a 40 MPG compact car, but they will help you to achieve best gas mileage possible in your current situation.