Effective Ways To Improve Gas Mileage

Gas prices are rising along with environment concerns and vehicle-owners are becoming conscious of the need to conserve energy as well as expenses. Crude oil assets are depleting and the need to improve gas mileage is becoming important. Reduction in gas mileage only adds to the expense of maintaining a car because this means that fuel efficiency is less and therefore it consumes more gas. A few tips will go a long way in giving you better gas mileage.

The American government has taken the initiative to do some research on methods which will increase productivity of vehicles and give better mileage. The government has set standards for all automobile makers to make use of environmental friendly and consumer friendly technologies. A few programs have been launched to educate people to improve gas mileage of their cars.

Some of the gas mileage enhancers are:

The engine should always be properly tuned and the fuel ratio checked to avoid any errors. Abnormal spark timing and bad spark plugs should be stringently checked as these can adversely affect the vehicle's gas mileage.

Do not unnecessarily use air conditioners as this simply induces more fuel consumption. The air conditioner makes the engine consume more fuel.

Less inflated tires are driving hazards because they cause extra friction on the roads and the engine has to use additional fuel to balance for it. Therefore, proper tire inflation is very necessary for better gas mileage.

Less congested roads with lesser traffic stops consumes less fuel. Heavy traffic areas should be best avoided.

Compare your fuel mileage with owners of a similar make of car as yours to see whether the gas mileage is more or less the same or not.

It is always better to go by the engine oil suggested by your car manufacturer. Friction reducing oil additives can be mixed with the oil to increase fuel efficiency. It has been seen that by doing this the fuel saving jumpstarts by almost 12%.

Extra weight adds more burden on fuel efficiency. Excessive weight should be avoided to get better gas mileage.

Maintaining proper speed is of prime importance and it is recommended that a cruise control be installed in the car.

Cruising at a steady speed of 60miles per hour on highways helps improve gas mileage by almost 20 to 25%.

Going up an incline already puts pressure on the engine to overcome gravity and if the acceleration is high it just compounds the problem. Avoid high sped acceleration.

Keeping the windows shut lowers the air friction. It is a simple but effective method to increase mileage.

And last but not the least, any accessory which hampers aerodynamics of the vehicle should be removed.

Sometimes fuel optimizers are used to enhance gas mileage however these should always be done in consultation with the manufacturer's service centers.