Tip of the Week - Fuel Efficiency
Pump up your tires!
You can improve your fuel efficiency by around 3.3 percent by keeping your tires inflated to the proper pressure. Under-inflated tires can lower gas mileage by 0.4 percent for every 1 psi drop in pressure of all four tires. Plus, properly inflated tires are safer and last longer.
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January 23rd, 2008 at 1:26 pm
You would think that this one would be a no-brainer, but I bet very few people actually keep up on their tire pressure, even though it doesn’t take much time at all.
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