20 things You Can Do to Save Gas While Driving (2024)

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20 things You Can Do to Save Gas While Driving? ›

Remain steady when accelerating

Avoid revving your accelerator to a high revolutions per minute (RPM). It's better for fuel economy, as your engine uses less fuel when it is revolving slower, at a lower RPM.

Remain steady when accelerating

Avoid revving your accelerator to a high revolutions per minute (RPM). It's better for fuel economy, as your engine uses less fuel when it is revolving slower, at a lower RPM.

► Avoid prolonged idling in general. If your car will be stopped for more than 60 seconds, shut off the engine to save fuel. Many newer cars have automatic engine stop-start systems that do this. ► When driving in town, adjust your speed to “time” the traffic lights.

Drive at moderate speeds

While every vehicle is different, mileage decreases quite rapidly over 50 mph in most cases. To save gas, stay at or under the speed limit, and drive at a consistent rate of speed. Use cruise control on long trips.

How to reduce gas usage? ›

Aggressive driving (speeding, rapid acceleration and braking) wastes gas. It can lower your gas mileage by roughly 15% to 30% at highway speeds and 10% to 40% in stop-and-go traffic. Driver feedback devices can help you drive more efficiently.

Some say that since a half a tank weighs less, it takes less fuel to drive around town on it. This may be true to a point, but the savings are insignificant at this level. Your gas tank, when full, accounts for less than 5% of your car's total weight (that's about 120 pounds).

Another fuel-saving tip is to avoid unnecessary speed changes when driving on the highway. Hence, use cruise control. Also, when driving uphill, there is no need to step your foot on the gas as the engine is already consuming a lot of fuel. Instead, drive at a steady pace.

Aggressive driving (speeding, rapid acceleration and braking) wastes gas. It can lower your gas mileage by roughly 15% to 30% at highway speeds and 10% to 40% in stop-and-go traffic. Driver feedback devices can help you drive more efficiently.

About 55 miles per hour is the optimum speed for most cars. Kick it up to 65 mph and you are 8 percent less efficient; at 80 mph you are 28 percent less efficient. Slowing down can also mean reducing your carbon footprint.