With these five tips from the Car Care Council you can “green your routine” and help the environment. Presented in honor of Earth Day, these tips can save you gas and money every day of the year!
- Drive Green: How you drive directly correlates with your fuel economy. Aggressive driving decreases your mpg, and harms your vehicle. So avoid quick starts and stops, go the speed limit, and try to take fewer trips in the first place. For more driving tips read Every Gallon Counts: Save Gas With Hypermiling.
- Get a Tune-Up: Regular maintenance and tune-ups help your care perform better and pollute less. Just by changing the air filter, your car’s efficiency will improve by 10 percent.
To see if your car is saving gas and helping the environment, make sure you track your gas mileage. Learn How to Calculate Gas Mileage, or just check to make sure you are doing it right. For more ways to green your car and driving, visit the Car Care Guide or our Green Transportation page.
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