1.Find the best fuel that gives you the best fuel consumption.
2.Pump up your tyres. Under-inflated tyres create more rolling resistance and so use more fuel. Go to your local petrol station and use their pump – it is normally free.
3.Put your car on a low fat diet. An extra 50kg will increase your petrol consumption by an average of 2%. Declutter your car boot, and keep anything non-essential at home and not in your car.
4.Streamline. Roof racks and bicycle carriers create extra wind resistance and so increase fuel consumption. If you do not need it, take it off.
5.Turn off the air-conditioning. It increases your petrol consumption by as much as 10 per cent – so if it is only mildly warm, put the fans on or wind down your window. That said, if you are traveling over 60mph having the window down increases drag which increases your fuel consumption – so air conditioning would be better.
6.Stick to the limits. The faster you go, the more fuel you use. Driving at 70mph uses up to 9% more fuel than at 60mph and up to 15% more than at 50mph, according to statistics.
7.Change your oil. Clean oil reduces the wear caused by friction of moving engine parts, helping to improve fuel consumption. You should change the oil in a petrol car once a year or every 7500 miles. For a diesel engine it is recommended you change the oil every 6 months or 3000 miles.
8.Drive Smoothly. Acceleration and deceleration is what uses most fuel – so try to slow down gradually at lights, avoid heavy braking and try not to rev too much.
9.Avoid rough surfaces. Gravel or heavy dirt surfaces can increase your fuel consumption by up to 30% – not to mention the affect on your paintwork. If there is a route involving smooth tarmac, even if it is slightly longer, then take that.
10.Rather obviously… use your car less. Combine short trips – such as buying the paper, dropping-off the recycling, or collecting the kids – rather than making multiple short trips. Consider cycling instead for short journeys.
11.Go slow on a cold engine. Cold engines use twice as much fuel as a warm engine, and catalytic converters take 6 miles to become effective. So avoid either short trips completely or drive efficiently until the engine has warmed up. Journeys typically 2-3 miles long will considerably increase your fuel consumption.
12. Consider converting to NGV.
13. Use fuel saving cars.
14. Use technology like Fixed & mobile Phone, Internet, Video Conferences. This will lessen your dependent on car and fuels.
15. Avoid dark color car. Choosing a lighter color will mean less heat absorption which will gives less stress to car air condition system....less fuel..
16. Choose the right tires for your car.
17. Choose the right rim for your car.
18. Consider car pooling or public transport
19. Tint your car. Tinted car can also save some fuel coz if your car is cool, you don’t need to turn on air-condition
20. Go on Diet including your family as every 50KG and save 2% of your fuel consumption.
21. Turn-off engine while waiting for gf or wife or kids.
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