Go Green With Your Car

1. Use Cruise Control for steady Speed Limit

After 50 mph, every single mile per hour increase reduces your fuel economy by .1 miles/gallon.

Using cruise control of your car on highways helps maintain a constant speed and saves gas.

Ralph Teetor, a blind mechanical engineer, who refined the technology in 1945 to invent today’s modern automotive cruise control.

In GT Dubai Car Test, using cruise control revealed up to 14% savings in fuel economy with an average savings of 7%. Here's an important tip, according to gtautocentre.com: you should turn off cruise if you are in a mountainous area. It will try to keep you up to the speed you've set and to accomplish this use a lot of extra gas downshifting to lower gears. Also, don't use it late at night or when you’re tired: and don't use it when driving in slippery condition.

It’s better to use a car equipped with adaptive cruise control. This allows the driver to set a desired speed, while the system automatically reads traffic and keeps your car at safety. 

2. Make Sure Your Car is properly Tuned. 

A well tuned car can run 4% more efficiently than one that is out of tune or has failed its emissions-test.

According to the GT Auto Center Dubai, regular tune-ups, having clean air filters and maintenance will help your car less pollute and burn less gas. Simply changing the car’s air filter can improve efficiency by 10 %. Getting a tune-up can improve gas mileage by an average of 4 %. Fixing a faulty oxygen sensor, can improve gas mileage by as much as 40 %.

Maintain and repair your car as outlined in GT car care. The guidance of Mr. Phil helps drivers understand their car better.

The GT car service Dubai, also suggests the following questions to ask your mechanic:

•If my car emits a lot of exhaust, does this mean there is something wrong?

• For recycling, where can I take my used oil, oil filter and other fluids?

•What is the important thing I should do to make sure I’m doing my part to protect the     environment?

•Is the refrigerant in my car is environment friendly and if not, what should I do?

3. Reduce A/C Use / Close Windows

Cranking up the air conditioning can increase fuel consumption by as much as 13% to 21%.

If the weather’s nice, you might be tempted to roll down the windows instead, but this reduces your car’s aerodynamic efficiency when traveling at highway speeds. If you're toddling through town, roll them down; if you're flying on the freeway, instead of rolling down the windows, GT recommends you use the flow-through ventilation.

4. Properly Recycle and Dispose your Car Parts and Fluids

Batteries, motor oil and tires should all be recycled.

Most car service stations engage in proper recycling and disposal of toxic fluids and products such as used batteries, oil, and car tires. Check out the Environmental Protection Agency recycling website for information about disposing of car waste like used batteries, oil, and tires properly.

5. Park Green

Park in a garage or in the shades, whenever you can.

The cooler you can keep your car when it is parked, lesser the fuel you need to run the A/C to cool it off when you drive again. If you cannot park in the shade, consider using a reflective windshield shade or an electric or solar car fan, to help keep your car's interior more comfortable. Parking in a garage also decreases the energy needed to warm up on cold winter mornings.

6. Monitor your car’s Fuel Economy

Cars these days have trip computers that will show you the average fuel mileage of each tank of gas. Regular monitoring helps you to find trends in your fuel economy, and warns you about the service issues early so you can avoid breakdowns.

Finally, beware of companies that sell you mileage-improving devices. Some of them claim that they will save you from 10% to 50%. According to GT car service experts, there are no fuel additives or devices that will boost your mileage by any appreciable amount.