Do you often spend time in your car when you’re not driving? Or do you enjoy accelerating your car very quickly or driving at fast speeds? Believe it or not, these habits increase your gas consumption and your impact on the environment. Idling in your car gives you zero miles per gallon, and you could otherwise use that gas for driving and get 45 miles per gallon with today’s technology. Accelerating hard increases the work your car has to do against wind resistance, which requires more gas than necessary. Also, when driving at extreme speeds, your car eventually reaches a point where the MPG starts to go down very fast due to increased wind resistance. By avoiding spending time in your car when you aren’t driving, accelerating a tad bit slower and driving at normal speeds, you will save money at the gas station and reduce your frequency of gas station trips, gas usage, and air pollution resulting from gas usage. This is an easy way to reduce your carbon footprint and help protect the Earth for future generations, which is the goal of sustainability.
