Fuel Efficient Driving Strategies
Environmentally Friendly Vehicles
One of the best ways to reduce your reduce your fuel costs and your carbon footprint is to use an energy efficient car. For up-to-date lists and side by side comparisons of all cars produced in the last 20 years go to www.epa.gov/greenvehicles/.
While driving consider . . .
- Driving 55 mph to save 20-30% on fuel costs compared to driving 75 mph
- Using cruise control to maintain reasonable speed
- Anticipating stops to accelerate and decelerate slowly
- Being idle free – Shut off your engine
Remember car maintenance. . .
- Inflate tires to recommended pressure
- Check and replace air filters regularly
- Tune up your engine
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