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Complete description about our car's fuel mileage system and causes for errors.
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What affects
a car’s:
FUEL
MILEAGE
Mileage is also termed as
Fuel
Mileage
FUEL ECONOMY
Fuel Economy
It describes the relationship of fuel efficiency between the distance travelled and the fuel consumed by the vehicle.
Behavior of driver affects Fuel Economy
Fuel per fixed distance
Distance for fixed fuel Unit
Measuring UNITS:
US unit of automobile
fuel consumption.
One MPG equals about 0.42
kilometers per liter.
Other countries normally use
liters per hundred kilometers.
MPG: Miles Per Gallon
Factors Affecting
MPG:
Heavy Braking
Quick
Acceleration
Idling
High speed driving
Weather conditions
Short trips
Cargo racks
Excess Weight
Rough Driving 4WD Driving
FUEL cost Calculator:
1000Distance: miles
Gas mileage: 25 mpg
RegularFuel Grade:
Gas price: $3.455
Fuel usage: 40
TOTAL COST: $138.18
USD/gallon
gallons
USD
Choose the right
car
Go for servicing
Well-oil it
Plan your Journey
Turn off the AC
Don’t drive aimlessly
Don’t Shut your Windows & switch on Ac if the weather is not too
hot
Lose the roof rack
Empty the boot
Reduce Speed
Implement Economical
Driving Techniques
Implement STOP-START Technology
Smooth Driving
Instead of using AC rolling down your
car’s windows increases efficiency.
Source:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fuel_economy_in_automobiles#mediaviewer/File:Fuel_economy_vs_speed_1997.png
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