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Dodge Conservation Corner
Looking for ways you can get more mileage out of your vehicle and help the environment? Here are some ways your family can conserve fuel and be more energy conscious!
1. Check periodically to make sure your tires are inflated properly. Underinflated tires waste fuel, wear tires out more quickly and most importantly are UNSAFE! Also, check your tires regularly for alignment and balance.
2. A well-tuned engine burns less gas. Make sure your car receives regular tune-ups along with the manufacturer’s recommended routine maintenance. The right parts and fresh oil keep your engine running properly with less fuel consumption.
3. Get the junk out of the trunk. The more stuff you carry in your car, the less fuel efficiency! Carry only the basic emergency equipment and items you really need.
4. Drive conservatively avoiding revving the car’s engine, fast starts or sudden stops, which burn extra fuel. Gradual acceleration also helps automatic transmissions run better.
5. Slow down! The faster you drive, the more gas you use. For example, driving at 55 mph rather than 65 mph can improve your fuel economy by two miles per gallon so ease up on the lead foot.
6. Avoid long warm-ups. Even on cold winter mornings, your car doesn't need more than a minute to get ready to go. Anything more and you're just burning up that expensive fuel.
7. Tighten up that gas cap. Make sure it's on securely or buy a new one if your current cap doesn't fit snugly. Gas easily evaporates from the tank if it has an escape.
8. Use your car’s air conditioner conservatively. On the highway, closed windows decrease air resistance, so run the air conditioner. But in stop-and-go traffic, shutting off the air conditioning and opening the windows can improve fuel efficiency. Air conditioning can lower your fuel economy by 10 percent to 20 percent.
9. While waiting or running into a store, don't leave car idling. Prolonged idling creates excess emissions and wastes fuel.
10. Replace dirty air filters that waste gas and cause engines to lose power. Replacing these filters can improve gas mileage by as much as 10 percent, saving about 15 cents a gallon.
Carpool whenever you can. Sharing a ride gives your vehicle – and your wallet! – a break and helps to reduce global warming by cutting back on fossil fuel use and CO2 emissions.
And lastly, carefully plan your car trips/errands to maximize fuel use, for instance, combining trips such as the cleaners, grocery store, etc., whenever possible. And how about this, consider WALKING! It will do the environment and your body good!