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Sparks of wisdom from our gas saving bag of tricks

September 5, 2007 by Simon

It’s not complicated to save gas, you don’t need any fancy vortex converters or gas saving devices. Neither do you need magnetic energy boosters for your fuel line. Most of these are the modern version of snake oil.

With this being the first post in the blog I’m going to give you a top three gas saving checklist.

1. Check that you have proper air pressure in your tires

2. Remove roof racks, bicycle racks, fancy extra lights if you don’t really need them, unused antennas. They all makes the aerodynamics of your car bad and increases fuel consumption.

3. Drive less if you can. Walk or use the bike on short local trips. Do more on one trip to town and cancel the other.

All these can significantly reduce your gas costs and are easy to do.

Remember we have the gas mileage calculator on the main page where you can check your mpg while working on improving it.

Simon