Drive efficiently...
If you have to commute on the freeway, here are some driving tips that will help you to be more fuel efficient.
Don't hit your brakes while driving uphill. It not only causes you to burn more fuel to get back up to speed, but the domino effect has caused others to come to a complete stop a half mile behind you.
Similarly, accelerating downhill is just as wasteful; you'll just rush up on the traffic up ahead and hit your brakes.
Rather than speed up to change lanes, ease back on the accelerator to let the car next to you go by first.
A half tank of gas weighs less than a full tank, so it's no surprise that you get better gas mileage while driving in the bottom half of your tank. Rather than topping off when you refuel, just take it to the half tank. You may have the inconvenience of having to refuel more frequently, but over a month's time, you'll notice more miles per gallon, and a lower overall fuel expense.
Richard Cortes
Web Producer, NBC.com
