Saving Money On Gas
By Allan Hoffman
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
You’ve probably heard people say driving the speed limit will save gas money. Well, it kind of depends on the speed limit.
In this Wallet Watch, studies say the best speed to get the most mileage for a gallon of gas will vary from car to car.
But in general, cars are designed to get maximum gas mileage between 40 and 60 miles per hour. Every 5 miles per hour over 60 will cost you about twenty cents per gallon.
Gas mileage gets better as you go from 5 miles per hour up to 40.
Idling gets you zero miles per gallon, so don’t do it for long periods. And don’t drive faster than the speed limit, it saves money and its safer.
Leave your ideas in the comment field below and you may see your advice in a future Wallet Watch segment.
COMMENTS
Not only driving a slower speed will save gas, but keeping a constant steady speed instead of speeding up and haivng to slow down, which people in a hurry have a tendency to do all the time.
It is time that the American people quit complaining about gas prices and take matters into their own hands by educating themselves on gas saving devices and building them for personal use. No one is going to do this for us.
With that in mind, here are a couple of websites to research which will help with this effort:
water4gas.com and
educate-yourself.org/fe/fejoewatercell.shtml
Happy hunting and keep an open mind.