http://www.fuelly.com/tips/ Fuel-saving tips from Fuelly.com members. Wed, 24 Apr 2013 01:23:21 -0800 Wed, 24 Apr 2013 01:23:21 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://www.fuelly.com/tip/579/Travel-Light

If you are looking for some unique MPG figures, I have friends who completely remove their interiors and extra seats for better mileage and handling on their sub-compacts. I wouldn't do it myself and you should think twice about ditching your spare tire if you don't have roadside assistance!]]> tag:fuelly.com/tip,2013:site.579 Wed, 24 Apr 2013 01:23:21 -0800 MacBriggs http://www.fuelly.com/tip/578/watch-your-Air-pressure-the-follow-up tag:fuelly.com/tip,2013:site.578 Tue, 23 Apr 2013 10:08:45 -0800 JoeMizer http://www.fuelly.com/tip/577/Shoe-choice
If you have a instant fuel use gauge try skipping the big shoes and notice how easier it is to feel the pedal.

]]> tag:fuelly.com/tip,2013:site.577 Mon, 22 Apr 2013 18:07:02 -0800 TDIgolf2013 http://www.fuelly.com/tip/574/When-buying-LRR-know-this tag:fuelly.com/tip,2013:site.574 Mon, 08 Apr 2013 21:19:54 -0800 MacBriggs http://www.fuelly.com/tip/571/Shifting-Automatic-Transmissions-manually I am constantly trying to get into top gear as soon as possible and I can get into 6th gear past 40 mph at about 1,300 rpms.

I regularly barely get 22 mpg but on two deliberate attempts to get good MPG I went from 25 mpg in fully automatic to 29 mpg when shifting at 2000 rpms manually.

Also "manual" mode on the highway in cruise, my car does not kick down to 5th gear unless I really slow a lot. In normal "Drive" the engine downshifts on long hills and overpasses pretty quickly to maintain roadspeed. In "manual" mode it really lugs down to around 1,500 rpms before downshifting. ]]> tag:fuelly.com/tip,2013:site.571 Thu, 28 Mar 2013 13:05:08 -0800 mexglx http://www.fuelly.com/tip/570/Plan-and-be-consistent
Flexible on when you go? Driving at times when traffic isn't as congested is generally more economical of course, but often less congested equals less stressful too.

Driving distracted (eating, talking to others in the car or on the phone, reading, playing a game on your phone, ...) is not only dangerous to you and others. It typically also has a negative impact on performance and therefore fuel economy.

How fast do I speed up? Mash on the accelerator or barely push it? The trick is to use a fair amount of throttle so you get the most fuel efficient use of power while reaching the desired speed but not so much that the engine is working extra hard. This varies from vehicle to vehicle. Altitude, air pressure and humidity also play a role.

Tire pressure - as recommended is usually best though the one in your guide or on the sidewall? Usually up to the sidewall indication but not more and check it before you get in to go somewhere every time. If you use pressure caps, this can be a simple look.

Following another vehicle too closely is dangerous and often illegal but following at a safe distance at highway speeds can be helpful, especially if the other driver is driving at a compatible speed with cruise control set similarly to yours.

Mail order saves having to go out.

Last for now - use the phone to avoid unnecessary trips.
here's no point in going somewhere to get one thing if they don't have it.]]> tag:fuelly.com/tip,2013:site.570 Tue, 19 Mar 2013 19:29:14 -0800 kbcmdba http://www.fuelly.com/tip/569/Hypermiling
Coasting wont work if you have nothing to coast on... Hopefully you live in a valley like me.]]> tag:fuelly.com/tip,2013:site.569 Mon, 11 Mar 2013 14:22:36 -0800 MacBriggs http://www.fuelly.com/tip/568/Raw-Egg-on-Accelerator-Pedal tag:fuelly.com/tip,2013:site.568 Tue, 05 Mar 2013 06:32:51 -0800 bates http://www.fuelly.com/tip/567/Calibrate-your-odometer-readings
Use a GPS unit to measure your actual distance travelled and compare it to your trip meter. If you're GPS reads 100 miles, and your odometer reads 105 miles, then you should divide your fuelly entry by 1.05 to get it to 100.]]> tag:fuelly.com/tip,2013:site.567 Wed, 27 Feb 2013 12:45:18 -0800 engineered http://www.fuelly.com/tip/566/Compare-gas-stations tag:fuelly.com/tip,2013:site.566 Fri, 22 Feb 2013 14:47:04 -0800 pegn http://www.fuelly.com/tip/565/Coast-or-Decelerate-Cruise-Control tag:fuelly.com/tip,2013:site.565 Fri, 22 Feb 2013 06:03:26 -0800 bates http://www.fuelly.com/tip/564/Change-Your-Air-Filter tag:fuelly.com/tip,2013:site.564 Thu, 21 Feb 2013 05:20:39 -0800 oeight74 http://www.fuelly.com/tip/563/Slow-down-before-red-lights tag:fuelly.com/tip,2013:site.563 Wed, 13 Feb 2013 21:00:52 -0800 Word http://www.fuelly.com/tip/562/Save-Fuel-in-Turns tag:fuelly.com/tip,2013:site.562 Mon, 04 Feb 2013 05:15:30 -0800 vtecintegra9 http://www.fuelly.com/tip/561/In-winter-turn-off-heater-during-first-5-min tag:fuelly.com/tip,2013:site.561 Sat, 02 Feb 2013 18:26:43 -0800 jhinsc http://www.fuelly.com/tip/560/State-highway-vs-Interstates tag:fuelly.com/tip,2013:site.560 Fri, 01 Feb 2013 06:38:57 -0800 ToyMan http://www.fuelly.com/tip/559/Follow-those-breaking-wind tag:fuelly.com/tip,2013:site.559 Thu, 31 Jan 2013 18:01:36 -0800 ToyMan http://www.fuelly.com/tip/558/Top-Offs tag:fuelly.com/tip,2013:site.558 Tue, 29 Jan 2013 08:40:04 -0800 ToyMan http://www.fuelly.com/tip/556/Accurate-Fillups tag:fuelly.com/tip,2013:site.556 Tue, 29 Jan 2013 08:17:56 -0800 ToyMan http://www.fuelly.com/tip/555/Find-your-true-cityhighway-driving-splits If your car has a menu display for average speed, reset it when you fill up. At your next fill up, record the average speed for the tank, and use it to find your "true" city/hwy driving splits in the following formulas:
Percentage of Highway Driving = 100*(AVG SPD - CITY)/(48 - 21)
Percentage of City Driving = 100(1-(Calculated HWY%)).
Any average speed under 21 MPH is 100% city, and anything over 48 MPH is 100% highway driving.

For example: If at your next fill up, your average speed is 35 MPH, your city/hwy splits using the formula above are: 52% hwy, 48% city driving.

Repeating this at each fill up allows you to compare your driving on Fuelly directly to the EPA estimates, rather than guesstimating your city/hwy splits. It also gives you much more consistent results than guessing does.]]> tag:fuelly.com/tip,2013:site.555 Sun, 27 Jan 2013 17:32:05 -0800 BowtieGuy1989