Top 12 Ways To Save Oil And Gas Use -Updated-

We have added new information to reflect some changes**

Here are Conserv-A-Store’s12 ways to better use your oil and gas allotment yearly:

1. Keep your car(s) serviced ie correct amount of air in tires, oil change, coolant change, spark plug/fuel injector checks, exhaust checks often–at least quarterly.

2. Read the vehicle owner’s manual regards the “Essentials of Good Fuel Economy”. This will offer tips on how to drive to come closest to the projected mpg the auto manufacturer estimates. Have you thought about computing gallons per mile instead of mpg. Try it for a while.

3. If you have 2 vehicles and need a large vehicle to transport kids or items for your business, why not get a smaller 4 cylinder vehicle for your trips requiring less vehicle space as your 2nd car.

4. Consider walking or biking if your trip is less than 2 miles and the weather appears favorable for the trip. You will save gas and help your body.

5. For trips over 2 miles in towns where bus and train service are ubiquitous, please take this alternate form of transport when you can.

6. Carpooling is certainly an option for those working in one locale together for a large part of the day or parents taking kids to the same school.

7. Spread the word. Say you are a more conserving type of person but your best friend or family member is not. You may just ask them if they have ever thought of how their apparent over use of oil and gas products may be ultimately reducing the amount of available product for us all.

8. Contact your legislative representatives, both local and national, on occasion and let them know that laws favoring alternate means of transport are what we all need.

9. Drive in the correct gear. Incorrect gear shifting can lead to as much as 20% increase in fuel consumption. Also idling is a gas guzzler–many times it is best to turn the car off if idling for more than a few minutes. If not in the middle of winter, warming a car up is a waste of fuel.

10. Strongly consider a hybrid vehicle or an EV(electric vehicle) as a secondary(or primary) vehicle.
Go test drive a hybrid and see what you think. Practically every major car manufacturer now has a hybrid and the common EV’s are the Nissan Leaf, Chevy Volt, Mitsubishi Miev, Toyota Prius EV, a Ford Focus and CMax EV, and of course the Tesla. EV car sharing is more ubiquitous these days. There is currently some tax relief for these EV’s. Hybrids are also available in a big way in the pre-owned car market especially in the larger metro ares of the US so you may can find a nice pre-owned Hybrid for $10K;