Driving Green

By: Eco Promotional Products, inc. 

Road trips can be made more fuel efficient by following a few simple tips:

• Drive more slowly and get more miles to the gallon. 
• Remove extra weight from the car—100 extra pounds may cost 1 mpg. 
• Avoid using roof racks and remove when not in use. 
• Use cruise control on highway trips. 
• For any stop lasting more than a minute, shut off the engine rather than letting it idle. 
• Reduce the use of the air conditioner at low driving speeds. When driving over 40 mph, using the air conditioner costs less fuel than having the windows open. 
• Park in the shade or leave the windows slightly open to reduce the need for air conditioning. 
• Check tires—an under‐inflated tire can decrease fuel economy.