Improve your gas mileage

Transportation accounts for 67% of U.S. oil use—mainly in the form of gasoline. Luckily, there are plenty of ways to improve gas mileage.

• Avoid aggressive driving and observe the speed limit. Speeding, fast acceleration, and hard braking wastes gas. It can lower your highway gas mileage 33% and city mileage 5%.
• Idling gets you 0 miles per gallon. The best way to warm up a vehicle is to drive it. No more than 30 seconds of idling on winter days is needed. Anything more simply wastes fuel and increases emissions.
• Avoid high speeds. Above 60 mph, gas mileage drops rapidly.
• Lighten your load by clearing your car of extra weight, and remove roof racks or carriers if not used frequently.
• Keep current with car maintenance—clean air filters can improve gas mileage by as much as 10%.
• Properly inflated and aligned tires will improve gas mileage by 3%.
• Using the wrong grade of oil can reduce mileage by 1% to 2%.
• Check into telecommuting, carpooling and public transit to cut mileage and car maintenance costs.
• For longer-term savings, the next time you buy a car, look for one that gives you higher gas mileage.
  

Featured Links
Driving and Car Maintenance for more tips from the U.S. Department of Energy

Money-Saving Gas Tips Card from the Alliance to Save Energy

Drive Smarter Challenge from the Alliance to Save Energy

Tips to improve your mileage from fueleconomy.gov (U.S. Department of Energy and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency)