More Fuel Saving Tips

Regardless of the car, the fuel consumption depends on how it is driven and the traffic conditions. Listed below are some of the main fuel consumption killers:

Cold Engine : It needs about 10 to 15 minutes before your engine is really efficient. So if your car does short 5-minute trips to the market, bank, school, fiends, etc., your engine never gets warm enough and your fuel consumption may go up by up to 50%.

Driving at high engine speeds : If you rev up your engine and drive at high speeds in each gear, you wil lget the thrill of fast driving but will have to pay a price for it. Conversely if you keep the engine at moderate speeds your fuel consumption will be much better but driving at very low speeds may also cause knocking and shorten engine life.

Too many stops and starts : Driving in traffic is fuel consumption killer with idling at red lights or when stuck in traffic. If you spend 10 minutes idling on a 30-minutes trip, your fuel consumption may double.

Bad Roads : These can combine the impact of too many stops with the need to use high engine speeds in low gears to get moving so it can ruin your fuel consumption.

The weight of the car : All modern engines are quite fuel-efficient but the weight of the car is a major factor. A ligher car naturally consumes less fuel than a havier car. Most modern cars meeting current crash safety requirements are heavier than earlier models and so use more fuel. But this is a small price to pay for safety.

Engine tuning and timing :Most modern engines with Sequential Electronic Fuel Injection (SEFI) and other electronic engine management systems need very little tuning unlike the old carburettors, but the nozzles and injectors do need to be claend especially thanks to dirty or adultrated fuel that is sometimes encountered. So get your car serviced regularly by your authorised dealer.

Air, oil and fuel filters : Choked filters can play havoc with fuel consumption, so ensure that these are regularly serviced and and changed when they are dirty or clogged.

The fuel consumption figures under test conditions assume nearly perfect conditions on a flat one km run, so do not expect figures reported in tests to apply in city conditions, where it may be out by 25% or more.

Buy the most fuel-efficient car you can find, but understand the causes of high level consumption and you can make your vehicle even more fuel-efficient.

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Cooking Fuel/Gas Saving Tips

Some Tips on conservation of fuel:

• Organise your cooking. Keep all ingredients ready for cooking. This will help you cook rapidly and thus save gas.
• If you have to stop cooking for a short while, shut off the gas. After all, it's cheaper to light another match.
• Use as little liquid as possible when cooking - surplus water requires more heating and therefore more gas is used than is necessary.
• Match the burner to the vessel. Use a small vessel on a small burner. A large burner consumes 15 percent more gas.
• Cover the vessel while cooking. A cover helps prevent the steam from escaping. This means quicker cooking. A cover also helps retain the aroma of the food.
• The family that eats together saves gas. If you have to heat food just once, it means less waste. Reheated food is also less nutritious.

Fuel Saving Tips

The recent fuel price hiking by Indian government is surely be pinching you pocket like never before. It is like fuel is burning out in our pockets first rather than in our vehicles.There are many ways by which you can save cost of commuting and let others also know this information, so that everybody can be able to save fuel cost. Try out these simple tips to make each drop last longer:

1. Drive between 45-55 km/hr to get up to 40 % extra milage. The faster you go, the more wind resistance you vehicle faces and more petrol you waste.
2. Avoid accelerating or decelerating unnecessary.
3. Tune your car regularly. You can save as much as 6% of your fule expenses by turning you car regularly.
4. Use bi-metalic spark plugs to save over 1.5 percent fule and
5. Get your car serviced at every 5000 KM.
6. Drive in the correct gear. Incorrect gear shifting can lead to as much as 20% increase in fuel consumption.
7. Always start your car in the first gear unless you are in muddy patch or going downlhill.
8. Don't wait for your car to warm up. Instead, drive in low gear with low speed till the engine warms up. Use choke briefly only if necessary.
9. At 10 degree Centigrade and below, the fuel consumption per kilomtere doubles if you make trip of 5 kms or less.
10. Stop-and-Go driving wastes fuel. When you slam on the brakes, a lot of useful energy is wasted in the form of heat. Try and anticipate stops.
11. Check wheel alignment at regular intervals.
12. Keep your foot off the clutch. Use it only when you change gears as it causese loss of energy and damage clutch-linings.
13. Always use your handbrake when you stop on a slope and don't forget to release it while restarting.
14. Don't manupulate the clutch and accelerator to stay stationary as it wastes fuel.
15. Clean air filter regularly to prevent the dust from spoiling the engine.
16. Watch the type pressure. Under-inflated tyre increase rolling resistance leading to higher petrol consumption.
17. User redial tyre for 3-7 % fuel economy, longer tyre life and greater riding comfort.
18. Switch off the engine at stops of over 2 minutes.
19. Use the recomended grade of oil given in the car manual for your vehicle.
20. To get more milage from each litre of petrol, take a less congested route, even though slightly longer. Fuel consumption in a highly congested road can be double the normal.
21. Avoid unnecessary loads as they increase fule consumption. A reduction of weight by 50 Kg can lead up to 2% saving in fuel.
22. Instead of filling petrol at short intervals, tank up to cut the cost of pulling into and out of petrol pumps every day.
23. Always park you car in shade. It minimises vapourisation of petrol.
24. Go for car pools to share the cost of your fuel consumption.

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