pump up your tires Archives - Big Green Purse https://www.newsite.biggreenpurse.com/tag/pump-up-your-tires/ The expert help you need to live the greener, healthier life you want. Tue, 25 Mar 2008 11:03:37 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 Beat High Gas Prices: Save $20-$50 Every Month on Gasoline https://www.newsite.biggreenpurse.com/beat-high-gas-p/ https://www.newsite.biggreenpurse.com/beat-high-gas-p/#comments Tue, 25 Mar 2008 11:03:37 +0000 https://www.newsite.biggreenpurse.com/beat-high-gas-p/ With gas prices approaching $4 a gallon, there’s never been a better time to conserve fuel. The following tips will help you save from $20-$50 a month at the pump. Added bonus? They’ll protect the environment, too, since every gallon of gas burned generates the carbon equivalent of a 20-pound bag of charcoal briquettes! 1. …

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Gas_pump With gas prices approaching $4 a gallon, there’s never been a better time to conserve fuel. The following tips will help you save from $20-$50 a month at the pump. Added bonus? They’ll protect the environment, too, since every gallon of gas burned generates the carbon equivalent of a 20-pound bag of charcoal briquettes!

1. Drive smart – Avoid quick starts and stops, use cruise control on the highway, and don’t idle. (Using cruise control alone can improve fuel efficiency by as much as 14%!).

2. Drive the speed limit – Remember – every 5 mph you drive above 60 mph is like paying an additional $0.10 per gallon for gas.

3. Drive less – Traveling a mile or less? Walk, bicycle, use a scooter or moped. Have lots of errands to do? Combine trips. Researching, making conference calls, and writing? Telecommute, and do those jobs at home.

4. Drive a more fuel-efficient car – Consider one of the new hybrids; at the very least, choose from among the EPA’s “Fuel Economy Leaders” in the class vehicle you’re considering.

5. Keep your engine tuned up – Improve gas mileage by an average of 4.1 percent by maintaining your vehicle in top condition.

6. Carpool – According to the Natural Resources Defense Council, 32 million gallons of gasoline would be saved each day if every car carried just one more passenger on its daily commute.

7. Use mass transit and “Ride Share” programs – Why pay for gasoline at all? (Search “ride share + your city” on the Internet to find options).

8. Keep tires properly inflated – Improve gas mileage by around 3.3 percent by keeping your tires inflated to the proper pressure. Replace worn tires with the same make and model as the originals.

9. Buy the cheapest gas you can find – Buy gas in the morning, from wholesale shopper’s clubs, and using gas-company rebate cards. Track neighborhood prices on the Internet.

10. Support higher fuel-efficiency standards and the development of alternative fuels – Ultimately, our best hope for beating the gas crisis is to increase fuel efficiency while we transition to renewable and non-petroleum based fuels. Endorse efforts to boost average fuel efficiency to at least 40 mpg. Support programs that promote research and development of alternatives to transportation systems based on oil.

For more ways you can save gas and money, see Big Green Purse: Use Your Spending Power to Create a Cleaner, Greener World.

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Beat High Gas Prices https://www.newsite.biggreenpurse.com/beat_high_gas_p/ https://www.newsite.biggreenpurse.com/beat_high_gas_p/#respond Wed, 16 May 2007 11:07:40 +0000 https://www.newsite.biggreenpurse.com/beat_high_gas_p/ Gas prices are barreling towards $4.00 a gallon, and it’s not even Memorial Day, the holiday that normally kicks off the high summer gas season. What’s driving the price spike? You’ve heard it before: supply, and demand. Supply has been shrinking for years – ever since the first oil well was tapped decades ago. But …

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Gas prices are barreling towards $4.00 a gallon, and it’s not even Memorial Day, the holiday that normally kicks off the high summer gas season.

What’s driving the price spike?

You’ve heard it before: supply, and demand.

Supply has been shrinking for years – ever since the first oil well was tapped decades ago. But this year, supply is tighter than usual. An unprecedented number of refinery accidents, refinery outages due to maintenance, and drivers’ increasing gasoline demand are draining fuel tanks all over the country.
In fact, the amount of available gasoline fell by more than half this month, according to government figures. That’s not good news, even to people who drive gas-sipping hybrids.

What can you do?

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I offer about 90 suggestions in my book, Beat High Gas Prices Now! The Fastest, Easiest Ways to Save $20-$50 Every Month on Gasoline. Some highlights:

* Get a tune-up if you haven’t had one in a while. You’ll improve fuel economy by at least 4.1%.
* Pumping up your tires will get you another 3%.
* Use cruise control if you do a lot of highway driving for as much as a 14% fuel economy gain.
* Skip the drive throughs. “Idling” is another way of saying “wasting gas.”
* If you’re in the market for a new car, buy the most fuel-efficient vehicle in your price range. You can compare mileage at www.fueleconomy.gov.

Keep this in mind: after Hurricane Katrina in September 2005 pushed gas prices above $3/gallon for the first time, consumers conserved so much gasoline that demand dropped as much as 6.5 percent. You can save money, stabilize gas supply, and help bring prices back under control by using less gas – and still get where you want to go.

QUESTION: What works for you? Leave a comment with your best gas-saving suggestion.

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