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Use less gasoline this summer

With the kids at home and vacations to plan, most Americans can’t avoid driving more during the summer. Here are some tips to improve your fuel economy and help you save money, at any time of year:

Drive more efficiently
Avoid aggressive stops and starts. Observe the speed limit: driving 70 mph instead of 60 is like paying an extra 40 cents a gallon. Also, don’t let your car become a closet. Lugging around sports equipment and other incidentals weighs your car down, making it use more gas to reach the same speed.

Keep your car in shape
Taking care of little details can really help a car’s fuel economy, so make sure your car is properly tuned, check and replace air filters regularly, and keep your tires properly inflated.

Plan and combine trips
If possible, run errands during off-peak traffic hours so you won’t waste time and fuel sitting in traffic. Combine errands to avoid cold-start trips, since a warm engine uses far less gas during start-up.

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