With gas prices on the rise, the cost to fill-up your tank can be staggering. With five simple tips, you can boost fuel economy by over 10% without reducing the amount you drive. That’s like getting a free fill-up every tenth time!
1 – Drop the Extra Weight
If you are looking for a good place to start, how about cutting out some of that junk in the trunk. Losing 100 pounds of cargo can increase fuel economy by 2%.
Instead of using your trunk (or truck bed) as a catch-all for those things that don’t have a permanent place in the garage, clean it out and leave only the essentials. A few blankets and an emergency kit are fine but ditch the bowling ball and those two bags of water softener salt. [Read more…]