1. Driving at the right speed. Most vehicles built since 2001 get their best mileage between 90 km/hr and 105 km/hr, which speed is best depends on the vehicle. Fuel mileage declines rapidly as you go over the 105 m/hr mark. A heavy foot will cost you money for gas. Slow down a bit and you will save.
2. Avoid stomping on the gas and then stomping on the brakes. A vehicle uses a lot of gas when it is trying to accelerate, even more if you are trying to accelerate quickly. Learn to slow down a bit arriving and leaving intersections and stop lights. This will reduce gas usage and save you money.
3. Don't idle a vehicle. Idling not only uses up fuel, but it is also hard on an engine and not good for the environment. The engine does not fully burn the fuel because it is not running at its hottest, meaning you are just wasting fuel. Many people run a vehicle to run the air conditioning or the heater. For air conditioning, it is far less expensive to roll down the windows and turn the vehicle off. For warming up a vehicle in the cold winter, it is far better to let it run just for a minute or 2, and then drive (with the windows scraped off). The engine warms up much more quickly driving than it does idling.
