Everyday there are companies who are always trying to come up with ways that a car can have more mileage per gallon. There are many people working out there who have brilliant ideas on how we can increase the gas mileage of a car but it is either too expensive of an idea or they give up on the idea. Right now, on average, cars run at about 24-26 MPGs. It keeps increasing as the years go on. There is a better fuel economy for new cars and trucks and with this situation people do not have to focus on getting smaller cars in order to save gas. Smaller cars are making somewhat of a comeback because people do not want to spend a lot of money on gas. There are also the hybrids that people are buying in order to save lots more money by using an electric car. Also cars are getting lighter. The bodies of the cars have become much lighter and therefore can travel farther per gallon. There are also sneaky ways that people can adjust their cars in order to save money, like making sure your tires at their best and cleaning the air filter. Cleaning the air filters are said to increase a vehicle’s gas mileage by 10%, and that is just because you’re keeping it clean.

It is thought that by 2025, gas mileage in cars will be at around 54.5. Doing this means that the cars will still be using gas because gas gives the best results in a car (depending on the car). The Obama Administration has been planning on ways in order to come up with this idea. One idea is the Start-Stop system. The way it works is when a car is on but stationary, lets say like in a traffic jam, the cars are always starting and stopping, so when the car is stationary the engine will cut out and when the driver needs to move again, the cars revs up the engine and lets the driver move with no problem.

There are many ideas out there for increasing the gas mileage of a car. People just need to be as patient as possible will all this new technology is being discovered in order to help our future.

http://arstechnica.com/features/2012/10/the-road-ahead-how-well-get-to-54-5-mpg-by-2025/

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2013/12/13/cars-in-the-u-s-are-more-fuel-efficient-than-ever-heres-how-it-happened/

http://www.forbes.com/2008/04/22/cars-mpg-gas-forbeslife-cx_jm_0422cars.html