Is there a way i can maximise my petrol usage in my car?

Question

tatical breaking, accellarating, turning the car on...etc

Answer 1

To minimise your petrol consumption:


1. Take your foot off the accelerator rather than breaking

2. Accelerate with the accelerator about 70% down and change at about 3000 revs. (It might seem like you're going fast but you reach the more economical cruising speed quicker)

3. Take motorways and dual carriageways rather than the back roads. (Even if the motorway is slightly longer you will burn less fuel per mile)

4. Convert your car to use LPG. It costs about £1000 to do this but you'll pay it back in a couple of years because LPG only costs about 45p rather than 87p

5. Check your tyre pressures and make sure that they are right. an under inflated tyre causes more friction with the road.

6. Drive with the windows closed and turn off the air con. The windows will increase drag and air con uses a lot of power.

7. Don't stop your car at the traffic lights because starting and stopping your car takes a lot of petrol.


If you want to maximise rather than minimise just do the opposite of what I said

Answer 2

Interesting user name, Bellend. Or is that Bell end?

You can maximise petrol usage by keeping it in a low gear. So rather than doing 70mph in 5th at 3000 rpm try it in 3rd at 5500 rpm for instance. Accellerate as hard as possible and brake hard and late. Do lots of short journeys alaway allowing the car to fully cool down in between. Engines run rich when cold so are very uneconomical until they warm up. Fit a roof rack and load it with large blocks of concrete. Buy an SUV with a massive petrol engine. Ideally you want something with at least 5 litres and wieghing over 2.5 tonnes. A hummer would be ideal.

If you actually meant minimise then don't rev the car past 3000 rpm. When approaching a junction or roundabout where you can see clearly, try to time it so that you can avoid having to stop. Don't drive over the speed limit. 55mph is a very economical speed. Make sure your car is well maintained and the engine is runing right. Ensure your tyre pressures are spot on. Don't carry any unecessary weight, ie don't leave things in the boot of the car unless you need them. Let the car coast under engine braking. Don't take it out of gear when going down a hill. A car uses more petrol idling out of gear while coasting down a hill than it does if you go down a hill in gear with your foot of the accellerator.

Hope this helps! : )

Answer 3

Leave the ignition on overnight, drive at high speeds in third gear, make sure your tyres have no tread, when you fill up at a petrol station, make sure that the petrol overflows onto the courtyard.

There are loads of ways. I hope these help with your petrol usage maximisation project.

Answer 4

To maximise your usage drive everywhere flat out in as low a gear as possible. Punching holes in the petrol tank should help too.

Answer 5

Maximise or minimise.

To maximise it, break hard, accelerate hard and drive at the highest top speed you can.

To minimise it, keep your topspeed down ( you use twice the fuel at 70 MPH compares to 50 MPH ) , anticipate the conditions so you use engine breaking and fuel cut off. turn it off rather than idle, and don't use your car whenever possible ( combine journeys)

Answer 6

The single most effective thing you can do is to make sure that your tires are inflated to the right pressure. Low tire pressure can cause you to lose lots of milage. Avoide quick accelerations and sudden stops, as this uses up extra gas. After starting the car, don't stand idling for too long as this wastes gas. I always turn my car off during long train stops in order to save gas. Try to do most of your driving on the highway, as highway milage is always more than regular street driving.

Answer 7

When you accelerate do it rapidly, say on a motorway, you will be going maximum speed so go from 3rd to 5th gear leaving out 4th gear! Also don't use the gears to reduce speed, use the break, then go into the correct gear. The lower the gear the more petrol you'll use!

Answer 8

Go steadily and not over 30 mph. You will get to your destination far more safely and save petrol en route.

Answer 9

fit a vacuam gauge to the inlet of the engine and drive trying to keep the needle on it as low as possible
or buy a diesel car or electric or a hybrid

Answer 10

Walk