How To Drive Your Car To Save On Gas

MORE GREEN DRIVING TIPS TO SAVE MONEY

We already visited some green driving tips but there are still more ways that you can save money with green driving tips.

Let's have a look at still more green driving tips to help you save money on the gas you put in your tank.

TIPS ON SAVING MONEY ON FUEL

• You floor me. If you floor your gas pedal, you waste gas. That's on you of course and if you don't mind throwing away money consider this point. It sends more pollution into the atmosphere every time you do it. It's called "high power driving" and 1 second of being in "power" leads to as much volume of carbon monoxide as a full half hour of normal driving.....so 1 second = 30 minutes. Please don't use this kind of power.

• You burn me up. Accelerating too quickly and braking too quickly not only wears out brakes but you increase pollution. Again, shame on you so don't do it!
  

• Who are you, REO Speedwagon? Go ahead and drive 75 miles per hour. Personally this is frightening because do you know what someone looks like when they hit something going 75 mph? It's not pretty. You've also just cut your fuel efficiency by about 10%..... right before you looked like a splatter on the back of someone else's car.

• On again, off again. Driving in traffic is a waste of time but it's also a waste of money. Even better, it's also killing the environment and taking beautiful cities and turning them into sewers. Work from home, work less days, work off hours, drive alternative back road routes, carpool, take public transportation.....there are a bunch of alternatives.

• Run wild, run free. Make sure you are in the highest gear possible when you are going at higher speeds. Higher "gears" even on an automatic transmission decreases fuel usage.

HOW TO SAVE MONEY ON FUEL

• Cool man. Using your AC in the car puts noxious emissions into the atmosphere. You could open a window and help save the planet.   In response to the comment left below, I also did some more research on this.  Turning on your air conditioning does burn more fuel.  That is a fact.  However, it is a mixed bag.  Having a window open at lower speeds will save on fuel.  Having the air conditioner on at high speeds is actually more fuel efficient due to wind resistance.  So make the appropriate call in the right situation and you will save fuel....and I'm sorry but I still believe a bit of the planet.
  

• Warm and fuzzy inside. Warming up your engine before you leave to go somewhere is a matter of comfort but is not environmentally sound. You don't have to warm up the engine in cars these days. It's warm when you turn over the key. The reason that anyone warms up the engine is so that you'll be warm (or cool). Think of the fuel and think of the environmental impact. Shiver for a few minutes and drive on!

• Irresistible you. There are tires called low rolling resistance (LRR) replacement tires. LRR tires are geared towards improving a car's fuel efficiency. If you need replacement tires, think LRR.

• Do the math. Every month you should probably calculate your fuel economy. How many miles are you getting per gallon in the city, on the highway. If it's not up to snuff, you might want to check things out in your car. First and foremost, check the air filter. As an example, by having a dirty air filter, you're decreasing your fuel efficiency.

• Get your regular checkup. By ignoring regular maintenance on a car, you're setting yourself up for more bills down the road but you're also decreasing your fuel efficiency. An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

• Is your car passing gas? Check your car's emission status periodically and protect our precious environment.

MORE GREEN DRIVING TIPS AND TRICKS

Look for stations with vapor-recovery nozzles to protect the environment from vapors.  (These are those accordion looking black nozzles.)

Don't try and get an extra squeeze and overfill your tank.  This emits more vapors so cut it out.

Who said you need premium gas?  You don't unless your manual specifically states this in black and white.

NO BRAINERS ON SAVING ON FUEL COSTS

• In summer, why would you park in the sun?  Hello?

• Your garage is not for junk - it is for your car in winter and your car in summer, keeping it warm and keeping it cool. 

• Shields up.  They do help and block the sun in summer and help with ice in winter.

These are all ways that you can help save the environment while saving money.  The price of fuel is bad enough.  What it's also doing to our environment is a travesty.   

Give some of these things a try.  See if you don't feel like giving yourself a pat on the back afterward.  You might just be able to give yourself a pat in the wallet as well.