CNN interviewed Gil Portalatin, "a twenty-five year veteran at Ford", who knows a thing or two about fuel efficiency and how to get the best mileage per gallon out of our cars. He provided 4 tips (headlines below) that we can all easily incorporate into our driving habits. And while these tips might seem pretty simple and obvious, apparently they do make a big difference if you act on them.
For example, Gil notes:
"People just have to slow down. Unless you work in an aerodynamic lab, you don't understand how much more energy it takes to push a car through the air at 75 mph than at 65 mph, but it's huge."
There's a lot more commentary from Gil under each tip, so click through to the article (linked to at the bottom of this post) to learn a lot more.
Tip 1: Easy on the throttle, then glide
Tip 2: Anticipate traffic
Tip 3: Slow down on the highway
Tip 4: Drive with the terrain, and drive smoothly
And if you're an owner of a hybrid, Gil also offers up two tips for how to increase your miles per gallon:
Hybrid Tip 1: Don't accelerate too slowly
Hybrid Tip 2: Keep the batteries charged
