Green Tip of the Day

Make your car greener

The single most important technique to make your existing car more efficient is speed, or lack thereof. In the city, avoid jackrabbit starts and lead-footed stops — this kills your fuel economy as well as your brakes. On the highway wind resistance is your enemy, and the faster you go the tougher the battle. When Consumer Reports researchers increased the speed of a 4-cylinder Camry test car from 55 to 65 mph, the average highway fuel economy dropped from 40 mpg to 35.