what affects a car's fuel mileage

What affects

a car’s:

FUEL

MILEAGE

Mileage is also termed as

Fuel

Mileage

FUEL ECONOMY

Fuel Economy

It describes the relationship of fuel efficiency between the distance travelled and the fuel consumed by the vehicle.

Behavior of driver affects Fuel Economy

Fuel per fixed distance

Distance for fixed fuel Unit

Measuring UNITS:

US unit of automobile

fuel consumption.

One MPG equals about 0.42

kilometers per liter.

Other countries normally use

liters per hundred kilometers.

MPG: Miles Per Gallon

Factors Affecting

MPG:

Heavy Braking

Quick

Acceleration

Idling

High speed driving

Weather conditions

Short trips

Cargo racks

Excess Weight

Rough Driving 4WD Driving

FUEL cost Calculator:

1000Distance: miles

Gas mileage: 25 mpg

RegularFuel Grade:

Gas price: $3.455

Fuel usage: 40

TOTAL COST: $138.18

USD/gallon

gallons

USD

Choose the right

car

Go for servicing

Well-oil it

Plan your Journey

Turn off the AC

Don’t drive aimlessly

Don’t Shut your Windows & switch on Ac if the weather is not too

hot

Lose the roof rack

Empty the boot

Reduce Speed

Implement Economical

Driving Techniques

Implement STOP-START Technology

Smooth Driving

Instead of using AC rolling down your

car’s windows increases efficiency.

Source:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fuel_economy_in_automobiles#mediaviewer/File:Fuel_economy_vs_speed_1997.png

Ford

Focus

BEV

Chevrolet

Volt

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