In the past few years the gas prices has reached its peak and it is still increasing. Therefore it is better to improve the mileage to minimize the increased fuel demands of your car and also to save your wallet.

Following are some of the few steps to save fuel and thereby increasing the mileage of your car.

• It is better to plan your trips as this will help to avoid the unnecessary trips and thereby saves the fuel. Try to get multiple jobs done with in a single trip. This helps to saves our time as well as fuel money.
• Do not carry extra load in your vehicle. An extra weight of hundred pounds can drop the mileage of your car by 2%. Here extra weight means excess weight relative to your car’s weight. In such cases small cars are easily affected than the larger ones.
• It is better to fill your fuel tank full whenever you go to the gas station. Try to keep the fuel level always above the one-third level or else the engine will not get a constant supply of fuel, which will affect the effectiveness of your car’s engine and thereby a drop in mileage.
• Avoid rash driving. This will waste the fuel and also minimize the fuel efficiency by 33 percentage. Therefore driving at a steady speed saves your life as well as money. Accelerate smoothly. The tendency to overtake the nearby car quickly will cost you in the form of fuel.
• If you were caught in a signal or traffic jam and if you have to wait for more than two minutes, it is better to switch off your car’s engine.
• Unnecessary braking should be avoided as this may waste the energy from the fuel, which it had already burnt. When you accelerate after braking, it requires much fuel than when the car is in its usual speed.
• Choose your routes carefully. A long distanced good road is better than a damaged road with limited stops.
• Try to keep the tyres properly inflated. Maintaining an optimum air pressure in the tyres helps to increase the mileage by3.3 percent. A drop in 1-psi amount of air pressure in all the tyres will reduce the mileage by 0.3 percent.
• Try to use cruise control while driving in highways as this will help to keep up a constant speed and thereby saves the fuel.
• Keep the engine tuned at regular interval. A properly tuned engine enhances the performance of your car and thereby saves the fuel.
• Check the condition of your air filter at regular intervals. A good air filter can increase the mileage by 10 percent. Your engine’s life is directly related to the condition of the air filter.
• Idling wastes a lot of fuel. So drive your car slowly until the engine reaches the optimum temperature
• Too much use of air conditioner drops the mileage especially while driving with in the city limits.
• Use good quality engine oil as it can help to improve the mileage by 15 percentage.