Simple ways to help your car save fuel

Minh Khoa• June 9, 2018 17:25

Seemingly harmless habits such as idling while waiting or accelerating hard while stationary can significantly affect the vehicle's fuel consumption.

Drive at the right speed:This is the simplest and most effective way to reduce fuel consumption. Cars are most fuel efficient when they are in the highest gear. The faster you go, the more fuel you use, so keep your speed down in the city as well as on the highway. Driving on the highway will reduce fuel consumption significantly.

Avoid sudden braking:Every time you brake suddenly, you have to spend some fuel to accelerate the car. Keep a reasonable distance when moving on the road, keep the appropriate speed, to avoid using the brakes too much. Continuous braking, sudden braking makes the brake pads easy to heat, causing the brake to lock or significantly reduce the life of the brake.

Slow acceleration:Each hard acceleration consumes a significant amount of fuel and makes the tires wear out more easily. Accelerate slowly to the desired speed, avoid accelerating too hard to achieve the lowest fuel consumption. In particular, it is necessary to let the car idle for a few minutes after parking for a long time or overnight, so that the lubricating oil is pumped to the machine parts. Pressing the gas hard immediately causes the machine parts to lack lubrication, causing wear and tear, reducing the life of the machine.

Use Overdrive or Cruise Control when driving on the highway:Overdrive allows the car to choose the appropriate gear for each type of terrain and the owner's habits, helping to prolong engine life. Cruise Control helps the car operate at the speed set by the driver, reducing the need to constantly press the accelerator on the entire long distance. However, the Cruise Control feature is only suitable for use on long roads or highways. It will be quite complicated when you use it when moving in the city.

Use appropriate progression:Using a high gear at low speeds will cause more fuel consumption or engine stalling. Using the appropriate gear for the speed of the vehicle will help the gearbox last longer and the engine will be less tired.

Turn off the engine when not needed:When idling, the car still consumes a certain amount of fuel. Leaving the key in the ON position while idling, you can still listen to music and the car can save a significant amount of fuel.

Avoid pulling down the door while running or turning on the air conditioner continuously:Rolling the windows in the city is fine. However, rolling the windows when the car is running at high speed or on the highway is a different story. This makes the car lose its aerodynamics, increases the air resistance of the car, making the car consume more fuel to reach the desired speed. Keeping the air conditioner on all the time will definitely make the engine work harder, so turn it off when not needed.

Parking in the shade:Parking in the shade keeps the car cooler, which reduces fuel evaporation. Additionally, it helps the car avoid the potential dangers of parking too long in the sun.

Change air filter:A dirty air filter makes your car run less efficiently because it uses more fuel than a clean air filter. This is a simple thing to do to help your car save more energy. In addition, changing the oil, spark plugs... at the right time will help your car run more smoothly.

Keep tires at the specified pressure:Pumping the tires to the correct pressure helps the vehicle operate on the entire tire surface, avoiding tire wear. In addition, it also helps the vehicle operate smoothly, stably, with better grip, helping the vehicle save more energy. Keep a tire pressure gauge in the car to check regularly when the outside environment changes a lot.