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With the soaring prices of gas, people are beginning to pay close attention to their gas consumption and search for ways to increase their mileage. Over the years many studies have been conducted on which gas saving tips work best and which have little to no impact what so ever. In this article you will discover the top 10 gas saving tips to help keep more money in your pocket.
Gas Saving Tip #1: Convert your car to a Hydrogen Hybrid.
If you have done any research online within the past year on gas saving tips you have probably ran across websites offering Hydrogen Kits for cars and trucks. These are DIY kits that can be built for less then $100 using parts found at your local Home Depot. If you are not familiar with these kits I highly recommend checking them out. Many people claim to increase their gas mileage by 35 – 40%.
Gas Saving Tip #2: Keep your tires properly inflated.
Buy a quality tire gauge and check the pressure of your tires. Make sure they are inflated according to the manufactures recommendations. Under inflated tires require additional horsepower to rotate, thus consuming more gas. Most cars list the recommend tire pressure on a plate on the inside driver’s door. If you cannot locate it their it will be listed in the owner’s manual.
Gas Saving Tip #3: Lighten up your load by removing unnecessary weight.
Don’t go crazy and rip out your back seats or the insulation but get rid of anything in your trunk, glove box or in the back of your car that you absolutely don’t need. Shedding off weight allows your engine to not work as hard to accelerate the car forward thus using less fuel. This won’t be a huge savings unless you make it a habit of keeping your trunk full of crap – but every bit helps and will add up.
Gas Saving Tip #4: Slow down Mario Andretti
Accelerating aggressively forces your vehicle to use maximum gas to achieve your desired speed. Many test have proven that gradual acceleration has a significant impact on your gas consumption so slow down and see what kind of saving you achieve.
Gas Saving Tip #5: Turn on cruise control when you can.
You will get your best mileage when using your cruise control but only is you are traveling on a straight road without hills. If there is minimal traffic and you are on a long stretch of highway then turn it on and reap the rewards. Using cruise control in high traffic or roads with hill will have the opposite effect due to the car constantly accelerating/de-accelerating to maintain your set speed.
Gas Saving Tip #6: Fill up at the coolest time of day.
Fuel is denser when it’s cool so filling up in the morning or late evening will allow more fuel in your tank.
Gas Saving Tip #7: Remove bicycle or ski racks when not being used.
Not only will removing the extra weight help but more important you will be reducing the drag making your vehicle more aerodynamic. This could have a significant savings over a long trip.
Gas Saving Tip #8: How about carpooling?
This is not always the preferred method due to inconvenient sometimes, but it’s the single most efficient way to reduce your monthly fuel cost.
Gas Saving Tip #9: Cash in by getting a credit card with 5% rebates on gas,
Here is an easy way to knock off 5% off your fuel cost by using it for all your fill ups.
Gas Saving Tip #10: Give your car a tune up.
This is only beneficial if your vehicle is due for a tune-up so don’t go out and spend money on a tune up if you just had one several thousand miles ago.
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