Top fuel saving tips for drivers
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Drive Sensibly: Aggressive driving (speeding, rapid acceleration and braking) wastes fuel. It can lower your fuel consumption by 33 percent at highway speeds and by 5 percent around town.
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Observe the Speed Limit: While each vehicle reaches its optimal fuel economy at a different speed (or range of speeds), fuel consumption usually decreases rapidly at speeds above 60 mph.
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Remove Excess Weight: Avoid keeping unnecessary items in your vehicle, especially heavy ones. An extra 50 kilograms in your vehicle could reduce your MPG by up to 2%. The reduction is based on the percentage of extra weight relative to the vehicle's weight and affects smaller vehicles more than larger ones.
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Avoid Excessive Idling: Idling gets 0 miles per gallon. Cars with larger engines typically waste more fuel at idle than do cars with smaller engines.
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Buy a vehicle with Cruise Control: Using cruise control on the highway helps you maintain a constant speed and, in most cases, will save fuel.
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Use higher gears: When you use higher gears, your car's engine speed (rpm) goes down. This saves fuel and reduces engine wear.
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Tyre Pressures: Maintain your tyres' inflation at the manufacturers recommended pressure. These vary for the loads the vehicles are likely to carry, and the correct inflation can usually be found on the fuel filler flap or the vehicles instruction documentation.

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