Save money on gas: 15 simple things you can start doing today
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According to a 2019 GasBuddy gas price analysis, gas prices tend to be the lowest on Mondays and Tuesdays. If you're looking to buy cheap gas, avoid filling your tank on Fridays, Saturdays or Sundays when gas prices tend to be the most expensive.
The short answer: Nope. The reason: The common understanding is that going faster burns more fuel and therefore, the slower you drive, the less fuel your car will use, but this actually isn't true. ... Any slower, and your transmission will automatically shift to a lower gear, which requires more fuel to maintain.
According to AAA, you can get better gas mileage by doing things like:
In a study provided exclusively to USA TODAY, GasBuddy assessed the best day to fill up and the worst day to fill up nationwide and in each state. While Monday is the best day on average nationwide to fill up, Friday is the worst day. (Scroll down to see state-by-state details on the best and worst time to get fuel.)
Yes your car is lighter when the fuel tank is empty, but it isn't enough to make any real difference. On top of that, you'd do better to just monitor gas prices and fill up when they dip. ... If we're just referring to fuel mileage, it will make little difference. The amount of weight of a full tank vs.
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I was paying an extra 20 cents per gallon because I was using my debit card. ... The more expensive credit price reflects gas station owners trying to cover the cost of what the banks and credit card companies charge them each time a customer uses their card to pay for gas.
The Energy Saving Trust says that the most efficient speed you can travel in a car in terms of achieving the best fuel economy is 55-65mph. Any faster, though, and the fuel efficiency decreases rapidly. For example, driving at 85mph uses 40% more fuel than at 70mph (oh, and it's illegal too).
Do cars use the gas in the last half of the tank faster than the first half? Of course not. Your fuel gauge is engineered to be more sensitive as the fuel level approaches empty, so the needle moves faster. This is a feature, not a bug.
Unnecessary revolutions will inevitably use fuel. Each revolution of the engine under power consumes a small amount of fuel. If the car is in idle and the revolutions increase the engine will still consume more fuel although not as much as would be consumed under a load.
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