Beating High Energy Prices
How to Beat High Gasoline Prices
W
hile gas prices seem to have spiked begins, the switch from winter to summer „ Tune ups
recently, the issues leading to this gasoline blends, and the phase-out of the „ Clean air filters
increase have been decades in the gasoline additive MTBE in favor of etha- „ Tires properly inflated
making our nation’s refining capacity has nol. „ Proper grade of oil
been stagnant for thirty years, we have There are a number of things that Ame-
limited our options to increase domestic rican families can do to improve their fuel
3. Use your engine wisely.
supply, and we depend more and more on efficiency and help them save money. Ta-
foreign sources of oil that are becoming ken together, these efficiencies can equal „ Avoid Excessive Idling
increasingly scarce because of rising de- up to a dollar of savings per gallon. „ Use Cruise Control and overdrive
mand in other countries like China and Some of these steps include: gears
India.
The energy bill signed by the president
1. Slow down. 4. Be smart about driving.
last summer has helped the U.S. start to
turn the corner and lead us in the right „ Each 5 mph you drive over 60 mph „ Plan errands to do them together,
direction. The energy bill supports de- is like paying an additional $0.15 per rather than separate trips
velopment of more oil and gas reserves gallon for gas. „ Carpool
here at home and in addition, and will „ Aggressive driving (speeding, rapid „ Mass transit
help us develop new technologies to fuel acceleration and braking) wastes gas. „ Telecommute
our transportation needs like hydrogen „ Equivalent Gasoline Savings: $.12-
fuel cell cars. $.82/gallon
5. Keep your car light.
In the coming months, we may con-
tinue to see high prices due to increased
2. Keep your car maintained
„ Too often cars become long-term
demand as the summer driving season
and running smoothly.
storage facilities
Source: US Department of Energy
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