38 Easy Gas Saving Tips to Save You Hundreds of Dollars at the Pump!
compiled by Blair Kasfeldt
Published by Blair Kasfeldt at Smashwords
Copyright 2011 Blair Kasfeldt
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Table of Contents
14 Driving Tips to Save You Gas.
14 Easy Car Maintenance Tips to Save Gas.
14 Driving Tips to Save You Gas.
1. Avoid “Jack-Rabbit" Starts from the Stoplight
Accelerate slowly when the light turns green. The faster that you accelerate the more gas that you are going to consume.
Make sure you start at the stoplight slow and steady so that you conserve as much fuel as possible while you are going from a stopped position into a driving mode.
It may be tempting to accelerate and race away from the stoplight. Don’t fall into this trap and you can save up to 20 percent in fuel costs just by being a safe driver.
2. Avoid an Idling Vehicle to Save Gas
Try to avoid letting your car idle, even on those cold mornings when you try to heat up the car before driving to work.
Studies show that there is no need to let your car idle for more than 30 – 45 seconds even in cold weather and that idling will reduce your fuel consumption.
New cars are specifically designed for you to be able to start and drive away immediately without any idle time. Make sure that you get up early enough to scrape the snow and ice off your car in the winter months. There is no need to start your car while you are cleaning off your windows. Finish cleaning off your windows and then start your car when you are ready to leave.
3. Turn Off Your Car
Studies show that it’s more fuel efficient to turn off your car than it is to let it idle for much longer than about 45 seconds. Idling your engine for one minute consumes the same amount of gas as when you start the engine.
If you are waiting for someone outside the store, or waiting for an accident up ahead to clear you can turn off your car engine and save yourself some money and fuel.
Plan your trips so that you can avoid those long idle moments that will waste your gas and add dollars onto the price of a gallon. It only takes a second to start your car again if you have turned it off while waiting in a traffic jam that doesn’t seem to be moving.
4. Avoid Sudden Stops and Turns
When you are driving your vehicle avoid braking suddenly or starting abruptly.
Studies indicate that when you brake gradually, start slowly, and avoid sudden stops that you can decrease your gas consumption.