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When you follow CAA’s fuel-efficient driving tips, it’s possible to:
Avoid “jackrabbit” starts and hard braking. While you think you are saving time, you are actually just using more fuel. To maximize your fuel efficiency, take five seconds to accelerate your vehicle up to 20 km/h from a stop.
By looking ahead at how traffic is behaving, you can often see well in advance when it’s time to slow down. You can conserve fuel and save money by taking your foot off the accelerator and coasting to slow down instead of using your brakes.
Underinflated tires increase fuel consumption by up to four percent. With regular maintenance services you can help your vehicle run more efficiently.
Parked and waiting for someone? You waste 1 litre of gas every 20 minutes you idle. If you are going to be stopped for 60 seconds or more, try to turn off the engine.
As you increase speed, more power is needed to push the car through the air. Driving at lower speeds can greatly reduce fuel consumption. Using cruise control on highway helps maintain a constant speed and saves gas (but be careful in wet or icy conditions and consult your owner’s manual for safe instructions on the use of cruise control).
Take off roof and bike racks when you’re not using them. They decrease the aerodynamics of a vehicle. Remove unnecessary items from your trunk.
Whenever possible, plan your route to combine many stops into one trip. Your vehicle is more fuel efficient when it is warmed up, so several short trips with a cold engine can use much more gas than one longer trip.
