A few Gas Mileage Tips:
Published Thursday, 12 May, 2011 by Lisa Chase. Categories: Green.
Gas Mileage Tips:
A poorly tuned engine burns more fuel.
Improperly aligned or inflated tires can lower fuel economy by increasing rolling resistance.
Brake drag can make your engine work harder.
A dirty air filter can decrease the fuel economy of older cars with carbureted engines.
Quick acceleration and heavy braking can reduce fuel economy by up to 33 percent on the highway and 5 percent around town. New EPA tests account for faster acceleration rates, but vigorous driving can still lower MPG.
Excessive idling decreases MPG. The EPA city test includes idling, but more idling will lower MPG.
Driving…