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Have youchecked youroil recently?
Sources:http://www.ecodrive.org/en/what_is_ecodriving-/additional_tips_and_tricks/http://www.theaa.com/motoring_advice/fuels-and-environment/drive-smart.htmlhttp://www.theaa.com/motoring_advice/news/aa-fuel-for-thought-increased-cost-of-winter-motoring.html
Ensure your tyres are correctly inflated and check you’re using the right oil
Lose weight andstreamline your vehicle
Change gear at the most efficient point
Stick to the speed limit
Accelerate and decelerate smoothly and avoid traffic jams
Plan your journeys and combine short trips
Avoid using in-car gadgets
your petrol usage
Changing gear earlier creates less work for the engine.
OPTIMUM POINT TO CHANGE GEAR:diesel car:
around 2,000rpm
petrolcar:
2,500rpmaround
Driving at 70mph uses up to 9% more fuel than travelling at 60mph and up to 15% more than at 50mph.
Underinflated tyres are dangerous and costly.
increases rolling resistance
by 10% and fuel consumption by 2%.
too low tyre pressure
25%
Starting your car from cold uses more fuel. Combining short trips means you can keep your engine warm. In an outside temperature of 10°C, a car's fuel consumption for the first mile will be around 40% higher than with a warmed-up engine.
+10°C
Air conditioning should be used wisely. When in town it may use more fuel, but when travelling at speed the increased drag created by open windows makes air con more economical.
Turning on theheated rear
window uses
2% more fuelaround
Avoid sudden and unnecessary breaking while on the road to limit fuel consumption.
A petrolcar can lose between
⅔ to ¾litre of fuel for every hour it is in traffic.
toways
Remove any unnecessary items from the boot and take off roof racks when not in use to decrease air resistance.
100kg
A load of 100kg on a medium class vehicle of 1,500kg weight, there is an increase in consumption of about 6.7%.