Start keeping track of your gas mileage so you can see how much you are paying and what you are or will be saving. Many cars will automatically tell you this in the digital display. If yours does not, the easiest way is to write down the amount of gas you put in at your next fill up. Then erase the odometer (press the single long button on your odometer display). When you get near empty, divide the miles driven by gallons used. This will give you your miles per gallon. This is good to know as it can tell you when something is wrong with your car. It will also show a noticeable improvement when you incorporate some of the tips below.
Make sure your car receives all necessary car care and treatment so it is functioning at its best. This will help ensure the best fuel economy as an ill tuned car can easily be running poorly and cost you 10-20% or more in additional fuel costs. Remember good car care goes a long way with fuel economy.
Slow down. That's right, the National Institute of Highway Safety has stated that we get better gas mileage if we stick with the speed limit. As we increase our speed our fuel efficiency drops fast along with our driving safety. It is a big drop of as much as 10,20 even 30% all depending on how fast you go.
Remove excess weight from your car. Many of us have extra items in our trunk that can add considerable weight to the car and greatly reduce your fuel economy. This is a no-brainer.
Make sure your tires are inflated to the correct tire pressure. Over or under inflation can effect you fuel economy. Purchase a tire pressure gauge and use it at every fill up.
Turn off the air conditioning in town. When you are driving at slower speeds or with a lot of stop and go driving the air conditioning will greatly increase your fuel usage and decrease your mpg. At highway speeds researchers have found that the air turbulence caused by your windows being down actually reduces your gas mileage more than having the air conditioning on. For maximum cooling make sure you close your vents when you have the air on (many cars need you to reset this every time you turn on the car).
You could really save by finding alternative transportation - walking, ride the bus, car pool, or even riding a motorcycle (some get 50+ mpg). But that would greatly inconvenience most of us, so use the above tips, care care and treatments, and ideas to increase fuel efficiency and economy so that you will feel less of a pinch at the pump.
Gas Mileage Car Comparison
Every where you look whether it's the news, the newspaper, or even online, you see how gas prices are incrementing all over the world and how this increase in price is affecting our lives in every way possible. High gas prices affect our income and our lifestyle. One of the best ways to optimize your gas use is by getting one of these new gas mileage devices that everyone is talking about.
You find information on them all over the internet, and most are great products. Fuel mileage devices will help you save gas and save money too. Stop burning your money.
What the heck are a gas mileage devices?
Gas mileage devices can be any number of things. It can be something you do to your car to save gas, it can be new gas saving techniques, it can be an apparatus that you add to your car to save gas.
The whole world is looking into alternative fuels. There are several reasons. The first is because there is a need to save money, but there is also a need to help and improve our environment. Unfortunately these alternative fuels don't seem to be an answer to our immediate problem. So we need to use one of the many gas mileage devices to help us save fuel, while we support those who continue to look for alternative fuel methods. The following is a list of different types of gas mileage devices that can help save money and help the environment too.
1. Water injecting gas mileage devices. If you have seen these advertised. They are the tools that inject water into the carburetor or air intake system. They save about 30% of your current gas bills and give you more miles to the gallon on your gas.
2. Ionized fuel line fuel mileage devices. These types of gas mileage devices help better ionize your fuel and save you gas.
3. Gas Additives - these can usually be found in any auto parts store and help your car better use the gas it has. These additives keep the injectors clean and the car running smoothly and efficiently burning the gas it needs.
These are just a few of the fuel mileage devices that can be installed in a car to help save gas. Most of them are placed under the hood near the engine and run into the carburetor. Some are DIY projects and others are kits that are sold on the internet or in auto parts stores.
Besides using gas mileage devices you can also save money by keeping your vehicle well maintained. Getting a tune up and changing the oil will do wonders for your car and help it economize on gas.
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