How to Save Money on Gas

HOW TO SAVE MONEY ON GAS US Retail Gas Price Changes in gas prices in 5 years 2008-2012 4.12 4.12 As of Oct 22,2012, the average gas price was 3.87 3.87 3.62 3.62 3.37 3.37 3.11 3.11 2.86 2.86 $3.76 2.61 2.61 2.36 2.36 per gallon 2.11 2.11 1.86 1.86 1.61 1.61 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 ARE HYBRIDS WORTH IT? CAMRY HYBRID COMPARED TO TOYOTA CAMRY BEST VALUE! Pay about $4,000 more than the base Camry L Drive 199 miles farther on each tank of gas Save nearly $600 each year on fuel Make your money back in 6 years & 8 months FUSION HYBRID COMPARED TO FORD FUSION Pay about $8,100 more than the base Fusion S Drive 236 miles farther on each tank of gas Save about $800 each year on fuel Make your money back in 10 years & 2 months SONATA HYBRID COMPARED TO HYUNDAI SONATA Pay about $6,100 more than the base Sonata GLS Drive 107 miles farther on each tank of gas Save about $450 each year on fuel Make your money back in 13 years & 6 months CIVIC HYBRID COMPARED TO HONDA CIVIC Pay about $8,200 more than the base Civic DX Drive 155 miles farther on each tank of gas Save about $500 each year on fuel Make your money back in 16years&5 months BEST WAYS 10 TO SAVE TO: 1 Don't ride your brakes. SAVINGS: $1.35/gallon MONEY ON GAS Driving with your foot on the brake not only wears out your brakes, but cán also reduce fuel efficiency by 35%. SAVINGS: 2 Drive more smoothly. so.68/gallon mileage by 33% on the highway and 5% around town. By accelerating and decelerating smoothly, you can improve your 3 Check your air filter. O SAVINGS: $0.39/gallon Having a clean air filter can improve mileage by as much as 10%, or an equivalent of $0.39/gallon. A poor alignment not only wears out your tires ahead of schedule, it also reduces mileage by as much as 10% SAVINGS: 4 Check your alignment. $0.39/gallon SAVINGS: $0.27/gallon 5 Don't speed. For every 5 mph you reduce your highway speed, you can reduce fuel consumption by as much as 7%. SAVINGS; $0.15/gallon 8 6. Tune up your engine. Lose (or remove) weight. A properly tuned engine can be as much as 4% more efficient, resulting in an effective savings of $0.15/gallon. SAVINGS: $0.03/gallon For every TO0 extra pounds that you carry around you can lose as much as 1-2% in fuel efficiency. 7 Check your tire pressure. On average, car tires are 7.5% underinflated, resulting in a 2.8% loss in fuel efficiency. SAVINGS: $0.03/mile SAVINGS: $0.11/gallon 9 Check your fuel cap. A broken or missing gas cap can reduce mileage by as much as 1% and also harm the environment. SAVINGS: $0.01/gallon 10 Don't idle. For every two minutes of idling that you avoid, you can save the equivalent $0.01/gallon. MONTHLY COMMUTE COSTS FOR DRIVING ALONE vs. SHARING RIDE ROUND TRIP MILES COST TO DRIVE COST IF 2 PEOPLE ALONE COST IF 3 PEOPLE CARPOOL CARPOOL $51 $26 $17 20 $102 $51 $34 $152 $76 $51 40 $203 $102 $68 50 $254 $127 $85 100 $508 $254 $169 Cost estimates are based on AAA "Your Driving Costs 2008" with fuel at $4.00 per gallon for average vehicle. Variable costs include gas, tires, and maintenance for the actual commute miles driven, but do not include ownership costs such as finance charges, insurance, license, registration, taxes or depreciation. Ownership costs would typically add about $450 per month to these costs. Moss Bros. INFOGRAPHIC DESIGN BY: AUTO GR OUP NationalPositions Profitable Internet Marketing Source: http://ycharts.com/indicators/gas_price http://www.fivecentnickel.com/2011/06/01/the-ten-best-ways-to-save-money-orn-gas/ http://www.statisticbrain.com/carpool-statistics/ http://www.ltd.org/cs/search/showresult.html?versionthread-40768765ded7431b2c3270ca3553bf5a&SESSIONID-186a2fa41e9ff796306961e03 http://autos.yah0o.com/news/hybrid-vs-gas-only-vehicles-181606943.html 10 30 HOW TO SAVE MONEY ON GAS US Retail Gas Price Changes in gas prices in 5 years 2008-2012 4.12 4.12 As of Oct 22,2012, the average gas price was 3.87 3.87 3.62 3.62 3.37 3.37 3.11 3.11 2.86 2.86 $3.76 2.61 2.61 2.36 2.36 per gallon 2.11 2.11 1.86 1.86 1.61 1.61 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 ARE HYBRIDS WORTH IT? CAMRY HYBRID COMPARED TO TOYOTA CAMRY BEST VALUE! Pay about $4,000 more than the base Camry L Drive 199 miles farther on each tank of gas Save nearly $600 each year on fuel Make your money back in 6 years & 8 months FUSION HYBRID COMPARED TO FORD FUSION Pay about $8,100 more than the base Fusion S Drive 236 miles farther on each tank of gas Save about $800 each year on fuel Make your money back in 10 years & 2 months SONATA HYBRID COMPARED TO HYUNDAI SONATA Pay about $6,100 more than the base Sonata GLS Drive 107 miles farther on each tank of gas Save about $450 each year on fuel Make your money back in 13 years & 6 months CIVIC HYBRID COMPARED TO HONDA CIVIC Pay about $8,200 more than the base Civic DX Drive 155 miles farther on each tank of gas Save about $500 each year on fuel Make your money back in 16years&5 months BEST WAYS 10 TO SAVE TO: 1 Don't ride your brakes. SAVINGS: $1.35/gallon MONEY ON GAS Driving with your foot on the brake not only wears out your brakes, but cán also reduce fuel efficiency by 35%. SAVINGS: 2 Drive more smoothly. so.68/gallon mileage by 33% on the highway and 5% around town. By accelerating and decelerating smoothly, you can improve your 3 Check your air filter. O SAVINGS: $0.39/gallon Having a clean air filter can improve mileage by as much as 10%, or an equivalent of $0.39/gallon. A poor alignment not only wears out your tires ahead of schedule, it also reduces mileage by as much as 10% SAVINGS: 4 Check your alignment. $0.39/gallon SAVINGS: $0.27/gallon 5 Don't speed. For every 5 mph you reduce your highway speed, you can reduce fuel consumption by as much as 7%. SAVINGS; $0.15/gallon 8 6. Tune up your engine. Lose (or remove) weight. A properly tuned engine can be as much as 4% more efficient, resulting in an effective savings of $0.15/gallon. SAVINGS: $0.03/gallon For every TO0 extra pounds that you carry around you can lose as much as 1-2% in fuel efficiency. 7 Check your tire pressure. On average, car tires are 7.5% underinflated, resulting in a 2.8% loss in fuel efficiency. SAVINGS: $0.03/mile SAVINGS: $0.11/gallon 9 Check your fuel cap. A broken or missing gas cap can reduce mileage by as much as 1% and also harm the environment. SAVINGS: $0.01/gallon 10 Don't idle. For every two minutes of idling that you avoid, you can save the equivalent $0.01/gallon. MONTHLY COMMUTE COSTS FOR DRIVING ALONE vs. SHARING RIDE ROUND TRIP MILES COST TO DRIVE COST IF 2 PEOPLE ALONE COST IF 3 PEOPLE CARPOOL CARPOOL $51 $26 $17 20 $102 $51 $34 $152 $76 $51 40 $203 $102 $68 50 $254 $127 $85 100 $508 $254 $169 Cost estimates are based on AAA "Your Driving Costs 2008" with fuel at $4.00 per gallon for average vehicle. Variable costs include gas, tires, and maintenance for the actual commute miles driven, but do not include ownership costs such as finance charges, insurance, license, registration, taxes or depreciation. Ownership costs would typically add about $450 per month to these costs. Moss Bros. INFOGRAPHIC DESIGN BY: AUTO GR OUP NationalPositions Profitable Internet Marketing Source: http://ycharts.com/indicators/gas_price http://www.fivecentnickel.com/2011/06/01/the-ten-best-ways-to-save-money-orn-gas/ http://www.statisticbrain.com/carpool-statistics/ http://www.ltd.org/cs/search/showresult.html?versionthread-40768765ded7431b2c3270ca3553bf5a&SESSIONID-186a2fa41e9ff796306961e03 http://autos.yah0o.com/news/hybrid-vs-gas-only-vehicles-181606943.html 10 30