Fuel Efficient Tip's

With the price of fuel these days these tips are more important than ever, because every cent we can save adds up.

-  Tire Pressure, a tire 10psi low can decrease your fuel economy by 4% all 4 tires and that is 16%
-  It is true that an over inflated tire can improve your fuel consumption but that also wears the tire out considerably faster and you have to factor in buying new tires vs fuel saved.
-  Wheel Alignments- Improper Wheel Alignments can cause higher fuel consumption due to higher rolling resistance of the tires and also wears your tires out faster
-  Tune-up's & Emission Services, vehicles with dirty or worn components may decrease your fuel economy by up to 20% with no outward indication to you the Operator so its important to make sure you are following Manufacturer Recommendations based off your vehicles mileage
-  Brakes, improperly working brakes can drag and create a higher rolling resistance on the vehicle increasing fuel consumption and also decreasing the life of your brakes
-  Engine Idle times.  Engines in warmer weather do not require the idle time to meet operational temperatures, but in colder weather transmissions and differentials need to have their fluids warmed up, to do this drive at slower speeds initially
-  Air Conditioning, the draw of the air conditioning compressor on your engine is a better option in the summer than rolling windows down which result s in poor aerodynamics of a vehicle at highway speeds.
-   Driving habits and Speed are some of the biggest factors to fuel economy that can be controlled, slow acceleration and longer stopping distances can help increase your fuel economy
-   Did you know that driving at Highway speeds of 90km/h is the most fuel efficient, driving 110km/h vs 90km/h increases fuel consumption by 10-15% and travelling at 120km/h increases the consumption by 20-30%