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eLearning Series:
Gas Prices Are Outrageous,
Save Me Some Money!
( 13 pages )
31.
12 Month Average for Regular Unleaded
Keep track of the
cost of regular unleaded fuel for your records.
Source: www.fuelgaugereport.com/
32. Combine
trips
Try to combine
as many purposes into one trip as you can for the following
reasons:
• You’ll save time
and money by combining the number of errands and stops that
you make in one trip.
• When you make several smaller trips, especially in cold weather,
you will use up to twice as much fuel than if you were taking
a multipurpose trip.
• Cold starts for your car use up more gas and are harder on
vehicle maintenance than driving for a longer period of time,
keeping the engine of your car warm.
• Planning your trip makes your driving more efficient and you
spend less time driving aimlessly from location to location.
33. Commuting
There are ways
that you can get to work that will help you save on gas consumption
for your car.
• When driving
to work avoid the peak times for rush hours. This way you’ll
use up less fuel and you’ll spend less of you precious time
sitting around in heavy traffic.
• Try telecommuting from work if you’re in a position to do
so.
• If you are the owner of more than one vehicle you should try
to drive the car that has the best gas mileage more often than
the one with higher gas mileage. Save the vehicle with the lower
gas mileage for those trips when you don’t want your new vehicle
damaged or don’t want to put the miles on the odometer.
• Find out about ride-sharing programs and carpools that are
available in your local area. By commuting to work with others
you’ll be cutting your monthly fuel costs by as much as half.
You’ll also be saving on the wear and tear of your car. Many
large cities have what is known as the HOV lane (high occupancy
vehicle) to encourage drivers to commute to work.
Source: www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/planning.shtml
• Use the public
transit service if it’s convenient for you and available where
you live. You may be able to drive your vehicle to the bus depot
and commute from there. Even though you’re still driving your
car part way to work you’ll still notice a substantial savings
when it comes to the cost of your commute to and from work.
34.
Walk
You will definitely
save on gas if you leave your car at home. Try walking to close
destinations, or take your bike. Today’s society seems to think
that we need to drive everywhere that go.
If more people
walked, rode their bikes, or took public transit there would
be less pollution. As well, you personally will notice a difference
in the amount of money that you spend each month on your gas
costs.
35.
Avoid fast getaways at the stoplight
Accelerate slowly
when the light turns green. The faster that you accelerate the
more gas that you are going to consume.
Make sure you start
at the stoplight slow and steady so that you conserve as much
fuel as possible while you are going from a stopped position
into a driving mode.
It may be tempting
for younger people to accelerate and race away from the stoplight.
Don’t fall into this trap and you can save up to 20 percent
in fuel costs just by being a safe driver.
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