Don't be a fuel: ways to save on gas.In recent months, gas prices have swelled to record numbers. The Energy Information Administration reports the national average is swiftly moving upward to more than $3 dollars per gallon for regular grade. But don't fret; the Alliance to Save Energy and the consumer-friendly Websites fueleconomy.com and gasprieewatch.com offer suggestions to help both your car and your wallet counter the energy crunch (1) To process data. See number crunching. (2) To compress data. See data compression. 1. (jargon) crunch - To process, usually in a time-consuming or complicated way. with some simple yet effective gas mileage Noun 1. gas mileage - the ratio of the number of miles traveled to the number of gallons of gasoline burned fuel consumption rate, gasoline mileage, mileage ratio - the relative magnitudes of two quantities (usually expressed as a quotient) tips. * Avoid idling for long periods of time. It does nothing but use up valuable fuel. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. fueleconomy.com, a well-tuned engine can improve gas mileage by an average of 4%. * Get your car serviced regularly. Keeping air filters clean and tires rotated rotated turned around; pivoted. rotated tibia see rotated tibia. with adequate air will benefit not only your car but also your fuel expenses over time. Keeping your tires inflated to the proper pressure can improve gas mileage by about 3.3%. * Don't pinch your pennies too hard. If you can afford to fill 'er up, do it. You'll see better mileage MILEAGE. A compensation allowed by law to officers, for their trouble and expenses in travelling on public business. 2. The mileage allowed to members of congress, is eight dollars for every twenty miles of estimated distance, by the most usual roads, from his off of a full tank of gas rather than anything less than half. And when you do decide to go all the way with a frill tank of gas, don't bother topping it off because filling past the first "click" will create sloshing and allow the gas you tried to squeeze in to spill over Verb 1. spill over - overflow with a certain feeling; "The children bubbled over with joy"; "My boss was bubbling over with anger" bubble over, overflow seethe, boil - be in an agitated emotional state; "The customer was seething with anger" 2. and out. * Hit the pavement. Walking every now and then will allow you to burn unwanted calories rather than costly gasoline gasoline or petrol, light, volatile mixture of hydrocarbons for use in the internal-combustion engine and as an organic solvent, obtained primarily by fractional distillation and "cracking" of petroleum, but also obtained from natural gas, by .
2006 MOST FUEL-EFFICIENT CARS
(By EPA Size Class)
CLASS MPG MPG Annual
City Hwy Fuel Cost
Subcompact
VW New Beetle (Diesel) 35 42 $1,178 *
4 cyl, 1.9 L, Automatic
Compact
VW Jetta (Diesel) 35 42 $1,239 *
4 cyl, 1.9 L, Automatic
Midsize
Hyundai Elantra (Regular) 27 34 $1,464 **
4 cyl, 2.0 L, Manual
Large
Hyundai Sonata (Regular) 24 33 $1,626 **
4 cyl, 2.4 L, Automatic
* 1 Based on 15,000 annual miles
and a fuel price of $3.14 per gallon
** 2 Based on 15,000 annual miles
and a fuel price of $2.93 per gallon
SOURCE. WWW.FUELECONOMV.GOV
|
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Printer friendly
Cite/link
Email
Feedback
Reader Opinion