How to Improve Fuel Economy (2)

Get Your Tyres Right to Drive You Further

Tyre Inflation: Something that is simple and easy is to check your tyre pressures. This should be part of a regular routine such as once a week or as frequently as every time you fill your petrol tank or every second or third time. Some service stations may offer this service for you.

Your tyre pressures need to be right. If your car has low tyre pressure it will increase the rolling resistance of the tyre against the road surface, increasing the amount of energy the engine must produce to overcome the resistance. A separate issue of low tyre pressure is it will also cause premature wear of the tyre and decrease its lifespan adding further costs unnecessarily.

The manufacturers recommended levels will be contained in the owner’s manual and many times on the vehicle. Ensure your tyre pressures are maintained to this level as a minimum.

Tyre Rolling Resistance: There are tyres that are designed for and feature low levels of rolling resistance. Tyre makers are able to produce low rolling resistance tyres via a combination of tyre design and material. This tyre feature has increasingly more common and has been proven to improve fuel economy.

How to Improve Fuel Economy (1)

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1 Acceleration and Speed – Managing Your Right Foot

This may be the simplest and most effective hint for getting better fuel economy. The more rapid you accelerate the more petrol your car will use.

This of course means that your fuel economy will go down. The slower you accelerate the less petrol your car will use.

In relation to speed, even throughout acceleration, wind resistance increases its impact on a vehicle the greater the speed at which the vehicle is travelling. Did you know that cars are much more efficient when driving at around 75 km/hr than they are above 100km/hr or more?

The same vehicle may notice a difference of 15% or greater in fuel economy between travelling at 75 km/hr and 110 km/hr. As the car’s speed increases, air resistance causes friction and this consumes more power output and hence more fuel.

What can be done?When travelling on freeways, maintain a constant speed and try to brake less if possible. Moderate your acceleration and deceleration.

When approaching red traffic lights or places where you need to stop, don’t race up to them and then suddenly stop. It is better to safely moderate speed on such approaches and improves your fuel economy. If traffic lights change from red to green and traffic ahead moves along, that will help if you are able to move with the traffic without stopping.

Accelerating from a stationary position consumes more fuels that from a forward moving position. This technique will improve your fuel economy.