Over the last month I have been changing my driving habits. Though there are many good things that are coming of it, better gas mileage is the key goal. And it has paid off. We had been averaging around 24 miles per gallon out of the Ford Focus. With my efforts we have been averaging 28 miles per gallon. Given that it’s a ten gallon tank, that about 40 extra miles per tank, which can just about get me to work and back.
Most of what I started doing was not putting the pedal down when going up hill. There are quite a few hills, especially the way I go home (less traffic). But the two most recent tanks I was going even further. Making sure I was slower pulling away from lights, and gradually gaining speed where speed limits...
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