Re: Some tips to reduce fuel consumption in automobiles

 

Arumugham wrote:


Avoid unnecessaryly harsh use of brakes in particular. Use natural slowing
down as far as possible.



Totally.

Also for best economy try as far as possible to maintain a constantish speed
on long runs.

Graham

 

I'm able to coast down hills in neutral for six of the 16 mile round trip
I make to town.  

Harder on brakes but I just put new pads on so they'll be good for a
while.

I figure thats got to be saving gas.

 

If you need to use the brakes, put it in gear. Downshift as needed. No sense in
being out-of-gear if you need to slow down anyway. It won't save any fuel over
using the natural engine braking.

 

Hmm.  When its rolling down the hills its in idle -- when its in gear it
revs.

But I suppose the engine reving doesn't mean its getting more gas when
due to a hill huh?

 

z wrote:


I.e using fuel. Wastefully.


But uses no fuel if supplying braking. I've seen it on my own mpg meter.

That the beauty of modern electronics.

You need to wake your ideas up.

Graham