How To Make Your Car More Fuel Efficient and Save Big Money At The Pump

idea is to only keep your car running when it is necessary.

Fuel Efficiency Tip #7 Stay off the break as much as possible. If a car is driving slow in front of you, switch lanes and go around her. Not riding the break can increase your fuel efficiency by 25% or more.

Fuel Efficiency Tip #8 Coasting is illegal so be careful with this one. Most often, people use the gas then use the break, use the gas then use the break. They gas coming up to a stop sign as long as possible, then hard break as they approach. Is the gradient of the street slightly down? Try building up a good speed then coasting. Most people are surprised when they learn how long their car can coast for at a good speed. But don’t coast for too long or go to slow because the police will pull you over.

Fuel Efficiency Tip #9 Use cruise control on the highway if your car has it. Using cruise control on the highway helps you maintain a constant speed and, in most cases, will save gas.

Fuel Efficiency Tip #10 Change your driving habits. Don’t drive aggressively. I’m not talking about road rage here, but the type of driving many people do when they are in a hurry. Flooring the accelerator pedal from a stoplight, braking hard and speeding all contribute to a decrease in fuel economy. Give yourself extra time to get to your destination and think “steady and smooth” as you drive. On surface streets, driving at the speed limit will give you mostly green lights, which improves your gas mileage as well as reduces the wear on your brakes.

Fuel Efficiency Tip #11 Use the highest gear possible. Cars are designed to start in the lowest gear possible because that’s where they have the most power, but that power translates to an increase in fuel consumption. To improve your fuel economy, drive in the highest gear possible when you are cruising at a steady speed, such as on the highway.

Fuel Efficiency Tip #12 If you are stopping for less than 5 minutes then don’t turn off your car, leave it running. The reason is that the amount of gas that is used to turn your engine over and crank it to life at startup is more than the small amount of gas you would use if you just kept your car running for those 5 minutes or less.

Fuel Efficiency Tip #13 Make sure your tires are inflated properly. If your tire pressure is low, you are spending a lot of extra money on gas. You should check your tire pressure on a regular