Save on Gas: 7 Fuel Efficient Tips
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Today’s focus will be on how to save on gas by providing you with seven more fuel efficient tips:
- Remove some of the “junk in your trunk.” Unless you golf or camp everyday, withdraw the equipment from your trunk because extra weight decreases gas mileage
- Withhold revving up your engine. If you are not drag racing or trying to impress friends, there is no need to show your car’s might by making the “V’room, v’room” sound…revving your engine while sitting idly only serves to waste gas.
- Tailgating is a no-no. When on the interstate or commuting around town try to stay one to two car-lengths behind the vehicle in front of you. Tailgater’s regularly find themselves braking and accelerating at rapid rates and doing so decreases gas mileage. It is best to drive at a steady pace.
- Combine errands. Try to limit your errand runs to once or twice a week and hit every place you need to stop on your way home from work or picking the kids up from school.
- When idle for more than one minute, turn off your engine. Modern cars are more fuel efficient so you will not notice a significant savings right off the bat but they will increase over time.
- Coast to, not through, a stop.
- Avoid slamming the gas pedal during take-off. Instead, ease your foot on to the gas pedal and take off smoothly
To test some of the gas saving strategies offered on our blog, keep a logbook and set your travel odometer to zero. Continue driving the way you normally do and take note of the miles driven before you had to refuel. The next time you load up on gas, try some of the tips provided here and see if you notice an improvement!