I Improve My Gas Mileage by 40% - Here’s How You Can Too!
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I learned to improve my gas mileage by nearly 40% - without spending anything extra to do it! It didn’t cost me anything, but I end up saving almost half of what I used to spend on gas!
In order to prove my gas mileage, I have to know what my car in gas mileage is. By using a very simple gas mileage calculator, I can figure out exactly what my current miles per gallon are. This is done by writing down how much I’d fill up, and how far I drive, then dividing the miles I went by the gallons I used.
The next step on the way to improve my gas mileage involves simple maintenance of my car. Ensuring that I have clean oil and a clean air filter, I can get 10% more mileage for the same amount of gas. Thick or dirty oil makes the engine run, the less efficiently.
I get another 5% boost with a clean air filter. Dirty work clogged air filters allow less oxygen into your engine, making for less efficient combustion. This uses more gas.
a simple but effective way to improve my gas mileage is by handing properly in late its tires. Improperly inflated or low tires, create more friction in order to roll. This causes the engine in to work harder in order to move the car forward. By simply checking my tire pressure whenever I fill up my tank, I get a significant gas mileage improvement.
I will also improve my gas mileage by cleaning out my trunk and backseat. For every 50 pounds that I can take out of the car, I get an extra 1% boost in my gas mileage. This has the added benefit of getting me to finally clean out my car!
I get my biggest gas mileage improvements with changes in my driving habits. scheduling my errands so that I can combine them together, and of waiting unnecessary driving during rush hour, means less idling, last stop and go traffic, and less congestion. Rush hour driving is extremely inefficient.
I manage to improve my gas mileage by almost 40% this way. I simply combine basic core and maintenance, with a little bit of planning, and common sense driving. By putting these altogether, I can go and nearly twice as long between fill ups, which means I am effectively paying 40% less for gas. And at today’s gas prices, that is a lot of money!
