Whether you love our environment clean or just a full wallet,
there’s a lot you can do to help either cause.
1. Car Pooling – This one’s pretty simple. If two people ride together, the number of
cars on the road decreases and both people save money on gas.
2. Proper Tire maintenance - Underinflated tires
negatively affect fuel efficiency. Check
your owner’s manual to find the optimal amount of air that should be in your
car’s tires.
3. Clean your car out - If you drive a heavy car,
your car needs to work harder to get to where you want it to go. If you’ve got some old luggage or a stack of
newspapers in the trunk of your car, clean it out and your gas mileage will
instantly improve.
4. Change the way you drive – When your car is in
motion, you want to preserve its momentum as long as possible. Accelerating or breaking hard means that the
car has to overcome a lot of inertia, and overcoming inertia means using a lot
more energy. Using a lot more energy
means using a lot more gas. The EPA says
that most cars actually run at maximum efficiency at 60 mph, and lose 6 percent
efficiency for every 5 mph you drive over 60.
Another easy way to improve your gas mileage is to
simply upgrade to a more fuel efficient car! Stop by Rothrock Motors and
trade in your clunker for a car that gets great gas mileage!
