1. Drive at steady speeds
Accelerating and breaking your car frequently consumes more fuel than driving at constant speed. From personal experience, I noticed that driving in the middle lane is usually more steady compared to driving on the left lane mainly because of tailgaters. In the case of dealing with rush hour, it's more economical to try to get up and arrive to work earlier than being stuck in traffic. If you manage to do so, try to speak to your manager to allow you to leave earlier so you can perhaps beat the traffic home.
2. Clear out the trunk
Many of us tend to treat the trunk of our cars as our secondary storage unit; but did you know, that your car will consume more fuel to carry around this extra weight?
3. Turn down the air conditioning
Ok, it is scorching hot during the summer and our reflex is to max out the AC as soon as we get into the car; but after a while, the temperature inside your vehicle does cool down, and your body will adjust to the heat, so choose to turn down the AC a few notches once this happens and save up on fuel usage. During the cooler weather, turn off the AC all together and crank the window open just a little to enjoy longer driving distances.
4. Combine your errands in one trip
Taking the car out for a drive after it has been parked for a few hours will require more fuel consumption during the first 10 kms as the engine has gone cold and needs more energy to heat up. Rather than planning to purchase your grocery shopping, and visiting the bank on separate days, try to combine those errands (and others) on the same day and such that the destinations are within close proximity to one another as much as possible.
5. Eliminate unnecessary trips by going online
Many utilities providers such as Etisalat, du, DEWA, SEWA, etc offer you the service of settling your bills online, yet still many prefer to physically go the service center and queue up to settle the bills. Also, online shopping hasn't yet picked up like it has in the US and Europe due to preference to physically see the product before purchase. But with many websites now offering free return policy, it will definitely be more economical to buy your clothes online rather than making the trip to the mall.
Will you consider relying on online shopping to save on fuel consumption?
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