Life's Like That : Save On Fuel

Tyre Pressures
Low tyre pressures uses more power to move a car. It will also cause the tyres to wear out prematurely, affect the vehicles adversely, and hurt the fuel economy by increasing the rolling resistance. Refer to the car manual for the proper typre pressures.

Moderate Speed
Driving smoothly, with as little sudden acceleration or braking as possible, evens out fuel use and improves the efficiency of your car's engine. The way you drive affects how often you have to fill up.

Starting Up Car
With today's cars, it is not necessary to prime the engine first by pumping the accelerator pedal repeatedly. Do not crank the engine excessively. This only wastes fuel. When starting the engine, idle it no more than 30 seconds to warm it up. An engine will warm up faster on the road. However, avoid sudden acceleration before the engine has warmed up sufficiently.

Weight
Avoid carrying any unnecessary weight in your car. The heavier your car is, the more fuel it uses.

Traffic Anticipation
A driver can reduce fuel consumption by anticipating traffic conditions ahead and adjusting the speed accordingly, and avoiding tailgating and thus unnecessary braking and acceleration.
Accelerations and decelerations waste fuel. Braking and abrupt stops can be minimized by not following too closely and slowing down gradually when approaching a red light.

Change Up
Drive in the highest possible gear - the revs should be moderate, not too high or too low. Driving at 60kph in third gear uses up to 25% more fuel than in fifth gear.

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