Fuel Drain

Some websites gives tips on how to save fuel while driving. Well I have my own set of ideas that might help you save some bucks out of your weekly refueling budget. These ideas are just plain out of my thoughts and I hope that they will be useful to some of you reading this most especially those driving in the Philippines.

Tip#1: Listen to Traffic Updates
Aside from listening to your favorite music from your favorite radio station you can also listen to traffic updates every hour or so. One good thing that happened to radio is the traffic updates. Although most reports are situations from major roads you can somehow make an intelligent guess on which roads might be congested. Like if you happen to be traveling near Ortigas Extension you can guess that a part of Manggahan, Rosario or Cainta will be congested if the report says that Ortigas Extension is heavily occupied. Then you can decide which roads to choose prior to entering these areas. So make it a habit of turn on the radio before leaving home.

Tip#2: Observe Proper Momentum
I used to live in Cebu and I enjoy riding in jeepneys to go to school. Most of the time the driver accelerates instantly upon picking up a passenger and then suddenly stops immediately when another passenger signals him to stop so that he/she can get off the jeepney. This high acceleration and deceleration rate loses a large amount of work exerted by your vehicle which in turn loses more fuel. So keep your foot light on the accelerator and friendly with the brakes.

Tip#3: Diesel is Power
Diesel engines has gained momentum in the market these days not only because that diesel is cheaper than gasoline but because engines are getting more efficient these days. Since the dawn of CRDI (Common-Rail Direct Injection) engines the emission rate of diesel decreased. You see lesser smoke and more fuel being utilized resulting to a happy driver.

Tip#4: Hang on to your brakes
During traffic, most especially during a bumper-to-bumper, most drivers are impatient by hitting the accelerator just to get about an inch of movement. Maybe the reason is the fear of being cut by another vehicle in the other lane. But to me it's another waste of energy and a price in the tank.