Simple Fuel Saver Strategies

Fuel Saver Strategy #4

Avoid stop and go traffic by taking alternative routes or less congested travel paths. This is a great fuel saver. Traveling the shorter route is usually the best way for fuel savers, but it doesn't apply when your shortest route experiences heavy traffic. In fact, the longer but smoother route may just prove to be a better fuel saver!

When driving in the city, nearly 50% of the energy used to power the vehicle is for acceleration and unnecessary braking wastes that energy, thus going into anti-fuel saver mode. Also, accelerating quickly causes the engine to enter a less efficient fuel enrichment mode whereby additional fuel is delivered to increase the rate of acceleration. In most cases, this is overkill since a lot more fuel than required is actually being delivered. Highly anti-fuel saver.

With gas prices at all time highs, avoiding congested routes and even having to pay highway tolls may just be still a better alternative than taking that short but congested anti-fuel saver route.

This way you'll have a more enjoyable drive, better state of mind when you arrive at your destination, avoid bumper to bumper traffic that ever so often result in accidents and be a fuel saver at the same time.