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How to save fuel in automatic car?
How to save fuel in an automatic car? – this is in everyones mind, isn’t it? So here we are suggesting some fuel-efficient driving techniques.
1. Avoid idling your vehicle
If you are stopped for more than 60 seconds except when in traffic., you must switch off the vehicle. Do you know how much fuel is utilised while you idle the vehicle for 10 minutes? It is 300 millilitres (over 1 cup) of fuel.
2. Check tyre pressure regularly
The impact of Tyre pressure on fuel saving is that driving a vehicle with tires under-inflated increases 4% more fuel consumption.
3. Avoid carrying additional weight
For every 25 kilograms of additional weight in a car, there is approximately a 1% increase in fuel consumption.
4. Accelerate gently
How do you do it!!! From a stop, take 5 seconds to accelerate your vehicle up to 20 kilometres per hour.
5. Maintain constant speed on highways
Varying the speed up and down between 10 km per hour every 18 seconds can increase your fuel use by 20%.
6. Automatic slow down
Learn the technique to slow down vehicles automatically by anticipating the traffic. This can be done by taking your foot off the accelerator and coasting to slow down instead of using your brakes.