In a list ....some small steps for fuels conservation., can make a big change for future.
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The Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority (EECA) says you should change gear at around 2000 to 2500 rpm. If you drive an automatic, allow the transmission to change up early by accelerating gently on a light throttle.
2. Start up and go
Don’t worry about warming up your car before leaving home in the morning. It warms up just fine when you drive it. The longer you spend warming your car, the more you’ll spend filling your tank.
3. Hill work
The EECA says you can save dollars by driving cleverly on hills, building up speed ahead of the hill using the highest possible gear, then easing off the gas once you’re near the top, allowing yourself to coast the rest of the way.
4. Don’t idle
If you know you’re going to be idling for a while, turning the engine off is a good idea. Experts differ on this point though. Some suggest turning off if you’re going to be idling for more than 10 seconds, others say 30 seconds, and still others a minute. In newer vehicles, high-tech stop-start technology means your car will do this automatically.
5. Go easy, but not too easy
If you’re too heavy on the accelerator, your car uses a richer fuel mix — but if you’re too light, you’ll spend more time accelerating than necessary. Aim for moderate acceleration at a steady speed. (Save ~$170 a year with tips 1-5)
6. Turn it off
Heated seats, heated rear windscreens and other gadgets consume a lot of energy, says Clive Matthew-Wilson of car review website www.dogandlemon.com. The battery powers your gadgets, but the fuel tank powers your battery. If you don’t need it, turn it off.
7. Use fuel-efficient tyres
High-tech ‘low rolling resistance’ tyres are now widely available. They reduce the amount of force needed to move a vehicle, which equates to lower fuel use. (Save ~$50 a year)
8. Pump it up
When your tyres are under-inflated, it takes more fuel to make them turn. Keeping the pressure up keeps fuel bills down. (Save ~$30 a year)
9. Cut weight and drag
Load your car just before you leave and take out all non-necessary items. The more weight you leave in your car, the more fuel you’ll use. (Save ~$30 a year – or ~$170 by removing the roof rack)
10. Take Shanks’ Pony
Why drive when you can walk or bike? Seventeen per cent of household car trips are less than two kilometres and 48 per cent are less than six kilometres — perfect walking or cycling distance. If you’re serious about saving on gas, cutting out half of the trips under 2km (walkable) and 20 per cent of the trips between two and six kilometres (bikeable), can add up to big savings. (Save ~$230 a year)
11. Don’t be traffic
Clive Matthew-Wilson recommends checking traffic before leaving home, avoiding rush hour and busy intersections, and mapping your most direct route. Stop-start driving uses more fuel than cruising.
12. Make a plan
Think about where you’ve got to go in a day and cover as much of that as possible in one trip. Short trips add up and using the car when it’s already warm is more fuel-efficient.
13. Turn off the air
Experts say air conditioning adds about 10 per cent to the fuel bill, and many cars also default to ‘climate control’, which uses air conditioning without you even thinking about it. So it’s a good idea to turn the climate control off, and only use air-con when you really need it. (Save ~$80 a year)
14. Think small
Generally, the smaller the car, the bigger the fuel saving. Buying a 998cc Daihatsu Sirion rather than a 1798cc Toyota Corolla will save you $450, according to the EECA. Tip: you can check a car’s fuel efficiency by entering its number plate at www.fuelsaver.govt.nz.
15. Carpool
Work-related travel makes up a third of all household driving time and distance, and 90 per cent of people travelling to work in cars are single occupants. A Holden Commodore is more fuel-efficient with four people than a Toyota Prius is with one. (Save ~$400 a year)
16. Get streamlined
The shape of your car makes a difference to its fuel use. Modern teardrop designs mean less wind resistance and less energy required to push the car through the air.
17. Consider a car’s history when buying
Many New Zealanders modify their cars for performance. But giving a car more power also gives it a richer fuel mix. If you want to maximise fuel efficiency, shy away from cars that have been souped up.
18. Go hybrid
Regenerative braking is a big part of the fuel efficiency in hybrid cars. Every time you step on the brake, the car generates power effectively for free. This means that the big efficiency gains in hybrid driving are made by people doing mostly stop-start city driving. (Save ~$760 a year)
19. Get electric
The EECA estimates that using an electric vehicle is similar to buying petrol at about 26 cents per litre. (Save ~$1580 a year)
20. Maintenance
Keeping your vehicle serviced will help keep it running at maximum fuel efficiency. (Save ~$110 a year)
God gifted us many things. He made the world and our planet Earth. On Earth, we human are undoubtedly dependent on various things. We’re also dependent to Fuel. Aren’t we? Yes we’re dependent. Fuel is a thing when heated produce energy.
We need various things for making ourselves good such as Food. For cooking food, we need fuel. So, Fuel is very important and its role is indispensable. For example: Food works like a fuel in human body. It gives energy to human body and helps in maintaining the growth and life of human and animals as well.
Fossil Fuels such as coal, petroleum, natural gas are mainly used in industries for various purposes. Electricity, the thing which we need daily as a source of energy is also produced by Fossil fuels. Rapid and Uncontrolled urbanization also has the demand of more Energy which is being produced by fuels. We can’t do much without fuels.
Combustion of fuels has a bad impact on our Environment and led to the pollution. Our environment includes birds, trees, water, air etc. We’re also willingly dependent on our Environment. Environment is clean than only we’ve fresh mind and healthy. Combustion of fossil fuels led the formation of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. It harms our Environment. The air is mixed with greenhouse gases and we breathe. It effects on our lives and health. It may cause respiratory diseases such as asthma and pulmonary disorder. It may also harm to our ecosystem.
The ozone layer safeguards our earth. It defend us from the ultraviolet rays coming from the sun. The combustion of fuels produces greenhouse gases which led to the depleting of ozone layer faster. This affects the earth. We’ll suffer from it.
We need a peaceful environment and a better place to live. For making our environment safe we should not use vehicles much which need more fuel. Wow! It saves our money. Let’s make people aware of walking and using more and more bicycle not any fuel consuming vehicle. We should switch off engines while waiting for traffic light.
Let’s use more and more LED bulbs and computer monitors. Let’s use CNG engines. Let’s use solar boats while travelling though water bodies. Let’s use clean renewable fuels. Let’s make our lives peaceful by saving fuel. Let’s make our future peaceful and brighter.