The specialists analyzed how a vehicle can be driven in such a way as to reduce fuel consumption and, at the same time, protect the environment. Here are 5 tips for green driving.
Many drivers confuse the ecological driving of a car with fuel economy. In reality, this is only part of what it means to protect the environment.
Driving experts have analyzed how to drive a car in an environmentally friendly way.
5 tips to drive ecologically
Here are 5 tips for environmentally friendly driving:
- Route planning;
- Correct tire pressure;
- Removing extra weight from the car;
- Elimination of elements that affect the aerodynamics of the car;
- Driving style adaptation.
Below we will detail how you can drive an ecological car, so that you also protect the environment and your pocket.
Route planning and correct tire pressure reduce consumption
A shorter route does not necessarily mean lower fuel consumption. Because you can use twice as much fuel sitting in traffic jams than if you traveled a few extra kilometers.
That’s why before you hit the road, use Google Maps or Waze to check the route. Look for alternative routes, on which you can run with as few stops as possible.
Because a car consumes the most fuel when starting from a standstill.
An additional feature offered by Google Maps is exactly this, the ECO route marked with a leaf. That represents the most ecological route to the destination.
It is also important to check the tire pressure every 2-3 weeks. If they are too soft, the contact surface of the tire with the asphalt is greater and this will slow the car down. If they are inflated too much, the grip will be dangerously low and the risk of a tire blowout will increase.
In addition, if the pressure is not equal, the tires will wear unevenly. And if it is too small, they will wear out much faster.
Therefore, make sure that the tire pressure is as indicated by the manufacturer. You can find this on a sticker stuck in the area of one of the doors or on the inside of the tank cover.
Weights and elements that decrease the car’s aerodynamics
If you are used to driving with an additional luggage rack attached to the roof of the car, you will consume more fuel. Because such elements reduce the aerodynamics of the car. As do transverse roof bars or ceiling-mounted projectors.
Also, the heavier a car is, the harder the engine will “work” to get it moving. So, it eliminates extra weights that will unnecessarily increase fuel consumption.
Also, if you’re not going on vacation, you don’t need to go with the extra trunk attached all the time.
How to have an ecological driving style
When you have an ecological driving style you will also save fuel.
For example, acceleration should be smooth and deceleration with the engine brake. Air conditioning can be used to a minimum, or not at all if it’s not too hot outside.
In addition, if you will drive a car with low revs it does not mean that you will protect the environment. In the short term, yes, you may save fuel, but in the long term it will affect a number of car components. And a particle filter, for example, instead of lasting 250,000-300,000 kilometers, will have to be replaced after not even 100,000.
Thus, the used one will end up in the garbage, so in the long term you will pollute 3 times more than if you drive the car correctly. Which means shifting gears at over 1,500-2,000 RPM for a petrol car and over 2,000-2,500 RPM for a diesel.
How you can reduce fuel consumption
All these green driving tips can help you get a reduction in fuel consumption as well.
If you have the correct tire pressure, the car is aerodynamic, and you have an ecological driving style, you can reduce consumption by up to 30%.
In addition, if you will cover a road at a constant speed, you will see that you have consumed less fuel than when you forced, overtook and had numerous accelerations and decelerations.
Source: www.promotor.ro
