10 Tips To Save Petrol / Gas : Go Green!

With petrol prices on the rise, it is important for us to learn how to save petrol. Saving petrol has several benefits. With reduced fuel consumption, you can save money, reduce your carbon footprint and do your bit in saving mother Earth. The next time you buy a car, you can go in for a fuel efficient option. But there are always some simple things you can do to save petrol, starting now.

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Let’s go through a few such changes that you can make to reduce fuel consumption:

1. The easiest thing you can do to save petrol, is to avoid those sudden starts and stops. Accelerate and decelerate slowly, while you start the car, increase the speed and apply the break. This helps increase the carburetor’s efficiency.

2. While traveling long distances, check on Google Map or use your GPS, and take the shortest route. This reduces petrol consumption for sure!

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3. You can also save petrol by getting regular tune ups done. This is important so that your car is utilizing petrol efficiently.

4. Don’t idle your car engine for any duration that is more than 30-45 seconds. This again helps save petrol. So while you are stuck in a traffic jam, just turn off the engine.

5. The fuel consumption of a car normally increases below 50km/hrs and, also above 90km/hrs. Stick to speed limits not just to drive safely, but also to save petrol.

6. Use air-conditioning wisely and save petrol. Using air-conditioning obviously increases petrol consumption. But so does aerodynamic drag. What does this mean? At lower speeds, you can keep windows open instead of using the AC. But at speeds in the order of 80 km/hrs + , the open windows increase aerodynamic drag and so, fuel consumption goes up. This is when you need to use your AC, and roll up the windows.

7. Check the tyre pressure regularly and save petrol. If the tyre is not inflated to the max., the rolling resistance/friction increases. This again means that the car uses more petrol when you hit the road.

8. Don’t rev up the engine unnecessarily. Yet another easy tip to reduce fuel consumption, is it not?

9. Carpool as much as possible. If you have to go grocery shopping or get to work, why not start carpooling? It helps you spend time with friends and saves petrol too!

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10. Finally get your share of exercise- walk, jog and ride a bike for short distances.