The US Department of Energy offers 3 tips for improving fuel efficiency through car maintenance.
- Keep your engine properly tuned – this can improve your gas mileage by an average of 4%, or about 13 cents per gallon.
- Keep tires properly inflated – this can improve your gas mileage by up to 3.3%, or about 10 cents per gallon.
- Use the recommended grade of motor oil – this can improve your gas mileage by 1-2%, or about 3-7 cents per gallon.
While this may not seem like a lot of money, consider this: together, these three tips can save you about 30 cents per gallon. If you drive 10,000 miles a year (the US average) and use 400 gallons of gas, this would $120 per year on gas (not to mention the hundreds you would have to spend on repairs if you break your car).
Want to save some more money? Learn some basic auto repair and maintenance.
