Some of the ways the automobile industry is using to increase gas mileage are encouraging buyers to choose a more efficient vehicle, take good care of your car, carpool, and drive more efficiently. Using good engine oil and keeping an eye on your speed can make a difference.
One of the latest things to do, is get a hybrid car. A hybrid car uses both gasoline and electric power. A gasoline-powered car injects the engine from a fuel tank, which in turn, turns a transmission and turns the wheels. An electric car uses a set of batteries that give the engine power to turn a transmission, thus turning the wheels. What a hybrid does is combine the two powers for optimum efficiency. The engine is smaller than that in an average gas-powered car and can even turn off and switch over to the electric power at, let’s say, a stoplight in order to save energy. Hybrids also use lighter material, making the car weigh less.
Sources:
- http://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/drive.shtml
- http://www.mpgplus.com/
- http://www.howstuffworks.com/hybrid-car.htm
