South African motorists often feel helpless to the increasing petrol prices. While you may not be able to stop it, you can change the way you drive and perhaps cut your fuel use by up to 20%.
To save money on petrol, Rhinoman Canopies offers the following suggestions:
- As you drive, keep a 12-second eye on the road ahead of you to anticipate changes in traffic conditions and avoid excessive braking and accelerating.
- In some cases, reducing speed by 20 km/h can result in a 20% reduction in fuel usage.
- Maintain a defensive and responsible driving style. Fast lane changes, abrupt acceleration, hard braking, and weaving in and out of traffic all add to fuel and maintenance expenses.
- Plan your route.
- Avoid traffic bottlenecks and congestion by using traffic apps and notifications.
- Maintaining an RPM of approximately 3000 can help you save up to 20% on your fuel costs.
- Fuel economy improves with regular maintenance.
- Remove anything that isn’t necessary from your vehicle. Every 50kg increase in weight increases fuel usage by 2%.
- The most fuel-efficient way of travel is to drive with the windows closed and the air conditioner turned off. This isn’t always practical, because an air conditioner consumes less gasoline than an open window, which creates a lot of drag.
- Fuel consumption is affected by incorrectly inflated tires.
By incorporating a few fundamental and easy-to-follow driving tactics into regular travel, you have the potential to decrease how severe this strain is.
