What Affects Your Car’s Fuel Economy

Are you experiencing poor fuel efficiency? It may be because of poor vehicle conditions or changing weather; there’s no shortage of factors that can impact a vehicle’s overall efficiency. This is why the experts at S&B Keswick Motors have gathered together the top factors that may affect your car’s fuel economy, making you frequently stop at the gas station. Follow along to learn about them and find out the perfect ways to increase the fuel economy of your vehicle.

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What Are The Top Factors Affecting Your Vehicle’s Fuel Efficiency?

Ready to improve your car’s fuel economy? Start by checking the following to learn how you can conserve your vehicle’s fuel: 

• Frequent short trips: Excessive short trips may affect your car’s efficiency because the engine has to warm up to its full potential for your car to perform optimally. During short trips, your vehicle doesn’t get enough time to do so, consequently using more fuel. 
• Weather: Cold weather causes the vehicle’s engine to operate at a suboptimal temperature, resulting in more fuel consumption than in warmer weather.
• Travel environment: Drivers who live in hilly or mountainous areas will likely experience worse fuel economy than those with more even terrain. 
• Heavy braking/acceleration: Quick acceleration, heavy braking, or, in general, aggressive driving forces your vehicle to shift gears quickly at a faster rate, resulting in poor fuel efficiency. 
• Extra load or towing weight: When you overstuff your car or haul a hefty trailer (more than its capacity), you’re pushing the engine to work harder, putting a strain on it. Hence, you experience a poor fuel economy. 

How to Optimize Your Car’s Fuel 

• Combine trips whenever possible to avoid extra fuel consumption
• Avoid idling your vehicle 
• Avoid excessive use of the vehicle’s air conditioning and heating systems
• Shut off or unplug interior electrical accessories when they’re not in use

Book a Maintenance Service at S&B Keswick Motors

Another perfect way to get the maximum fuel efficiency of your vehicle is to bring it to the state-of-the-art service centre of S&B Keswick for routine maintenance. Our experienced technicians can help you detect potential engine issues and other problems and get them fixed, ensuring your vehicle is running at its most efficient. Please visit our site or call us at 844-510-1513 to schedule a service appointment.