| The cost of gas is on many people's minds. It doesn't | | | | this. You'll find that if you slow down just a tad, your |
| seem like prices are going to go down in the near | | | | car begins to burn its fuel more efficiently. |
| future, so it's a good idea to try to adjust your driving | | | | In addition to this, you want to brake less. Sudden |
| technique to save gas. | | | | stops and starts burn fuel quickly, so it's best to slow |
| Is this actually possible? | | | | down long before you actually need to stop. If it |
| Yes. All cars have an "estimated miles per gallon" | | | | seems safe in your area, you may want to try not |
| (EPG). These are the average mileage rates that cars | | | | applying the brake at all and simply drifting to where |
| get. However, some people called "hypermilers" are | | | | you need to be. In any case, when you drive at the |
| doing what they can to change their driving technique | | | | slower speeds recommended above, it becomes |
| to save gas. | | | | much easier to use your brakes less. Some people like |
| And it's working. | | | | to imagine a full cup of water sitting on their dashboard |
| Some of the techniques that hypermilers use to save | | | | that they don't want to spill. |
| gas, like drafting (driving behind a large truck to cut on | | | | Finally, combining errands into one trip allows you to |
| wind resistance), are a bit dangerous. Yet there are still | | | | drive less and save on gas. This driving technique to |
| steps that you can take to save gas. | | | | save gas can take a bit of practice, especially if you |
| One of the most important things that you can do to | | | | are the type of person that goes to the store every |
| save gas on your current vehicle is to slow down. For | | | | day "just for one thing", but once you get used to it, |
| most cars, the optimal speed for gas mileage is around | | | | you'll wonder how you ever drove your car so often. |
| 55-60 MPH. But most people drive much faster than | | | | |