Use Your Gas More Efficiently
Gas is expensive. We've already discussed how to change your pricing to accommodate rising gas prices. However, you can also reduce your fuel consumption, which will both save you money and not transfer the burden to your customers.
1) Drive less quickly and less aggressively. Every five miles per hour above 60 mph costs you an additional 15 cents per gallon. Rapid acceleration and braking also wastes gas.
2) Keep your vehicle well-maintained. Take your car for tune-ups; clean air filters; keep your tires inflated, and use the proper grade of oil.
3) Don’t overwork your engine. Use cruise control and overdrive gears, and don't let your engine run while your car isn't moving.
4) Don't use your car as storage space. Many people leave a lot of their belongings in the car, which makes the car heavy and thus causes the engine to burn more fuel.
Comments
It makes one wonder whether the average citizen is a little bit demented to not be encouraging a return to 55 mph limits on secondary road and 60-65 mph on the four lane highways. The improvement in milage would have a profound effect on our fuel prices and our improvement in discretionary income. Not only our personal expenses, but the prices of many products requiring truck transportation could be improved. The only price would be a slight increase in the average time required from point A to B. This is not new information. It's been known for many years.
too basic..waste of time
thanks for the tips. Checking traffic reports, and using a credit card with a rebate on gas purchases saves me a couple of bucks, too.
Using the brake wastes gas. Coast and anticipate the changing lights (if no signal sensors). Not practical in heavy traffic as gunners will ride up on your back. Amazing....spend millions on a home with spacious rooms, but tailgate so you only have two feet of space in front of you. The road is free, so use it!
If your car has a real-time MPG calculator / estimator built in, make it a game to keep the MPG as high as you can for as often as you can.
You'll end up develop a driving style that is gas-efficient and stress-free. You start to not care about the impatient idiots around you, and your need to drive aggressively disappears over time as well.
I drive a performance car that happens to have the potential for good gas mileage if I drive it right, and while I would drive it hard once in a while to feel the performance, for the most part I'm having fun with the MPG maximizing "game"!
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