With gasoline prices rising all over the United States, this topic becomes burning hot in the country, too. Finally Americans joined the rest of the planet in a desire to save some gasoline. Here are some tips from the former car engine designer that can help you to achieve best gas mileage.

- If you have several cars, use the one with the best gas mileage for day-to-day driving.

- Consider not going above 60-65 MPH. At those speeds and higher, the highest gasoline consumer is aerodynamic drag, and it is relative to the square of your speed.

- In a hot weather, turn off air conditioner and open windows while driving in the city if practical, and close windows and turn on air conditioner on freeways. At higher speeds (50 MPH and up) aerodynamic resistance becomes a main gasoline eater, at lower speeds air conditioner consumes more.

- Don’t overuse brakes. The more you brake, the more you have to speed up later, and this costs you more in the end. If possible you want to speed up once, and then drive at the even speed unti you arrive at destination. Of course ideal is not achievable, however the closer you get, the more gas you save.

- Don’t store in the car or truck anything you don’t absolutely need. Check your trunk, glove box, and passenger compartment for belongings that do not have any business being in the car or truck on a permanent basis. This does not save you much (unless you have a habit of driving with the full trunk) – but it does save a bit, and it does not cost anything to implement.

All these tips will not turn your 15 MPG truck into a 40 MPG compact car, but they will help you to achieve best gas mileage possible in your current situation.

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