How to Drive Economically

What is your consideration when you buy your car for the first time? The power? Handling? Or features? Well it all depends on your taste and personality. If the power is the most consideration, then forget about fuel efficiency, because you will get nothing if you still think of efficient fuel usage for each litre.

With the oil stock getting decreased in this planet, people now start thinking how to make efficency without losing what they want. The technology is developed by manufacturers and tuners very well now, but there is still a basic way you can get if you don't want your car become a fuel thirsty monster. That's it! You can change the way you drive daily into the economic one. When we feel that our car is powerfull, usually all we do is pushing the throttle into its limit and enjoy the gravity sensation. Any kind of technology without supported by your driving way will become useless.

So, how to drive economically so we can make our car even the generous one in fuel consumption become more efficient? Here are some ways to help you.

1. Know how high the engine revolution or RPM to reach the peak power and torque of your car. You can find the information in your manual book, or you can ask the dealer where you buy the car. Generally, the peak torque usually can be reached by 2500-3000 RPM.

2. For the manual transmission, when your tachometer reaches 2500-3000 RPM, shift up the gear immediately, so you won't lose the acceleration.

3. No need to push the throttle deeply everytime you accelerate your car. Pushing the throttle deeply only make the fuel consumption more generous. If you want to start running the car, just push it smoothly followed by the release of your left foot from the clutch pedal smoothly too.

4. The average speed for economic drive is between 40-60 km/h

5. For the automatic transmission, move the shift stick onto 'D' or Drive, push the throttle pedal smoothly until your car run. No need to kick down or push the throttle pedal deeply and immediately except if you want to overtake the car in front of you. But do it as smooth as possible. If you want the good acceleration, just move the shift stick to manual then you can run the car just like the manual transmission one.

6. Be patient. Remember, this kind of driving technique is not for speed contest or racing on the street, but for reaching fuel efficiency with your changing the way of driving. Your car will not accelerate like sportscar, but if you are patient and keep your emotion cool, you will take the advantage of economic driving immediately.