Often you have wondered how your colleague at work gets 30 miles to a gallon for his car, while you can barely get 20 miles per gallon. A 10 mile per gallon difference can translate to a savings of 500 dollars per year or more.

A few easy tricks to increase your gas mileage can go a long way in getting that substantial increase in gas mileage. Here we list a few of these tips related to driving habits:

1. Drive with a light foot: Drive with a light foot as much as possible. As much as you would like to pass every other guy on the road that you are on, remember that a light foot can increase your gas mileage by as much as 10 percent.

2. Use Cruise Control: When on the highway, if there is not much traffic present, use Cruise Control as much as possible. This will help you to keep steady speeds for extended periods of time, and considerable gas savings can be achieved.

3. Drive at 55 MPH: While on the highway, keeping a constant speed of 55 MPH can increase gas mileage by as much as 20% compared to a speed of 75 MPH.

4. Keep Trunk Empty: Keep the trunk of your car as empty as possible. A loaded trunk adds to the weight of the car, and makes the engine work harder in pulling the car forward. This adversely affects your car gas mileage.

Before you start applying the above mentioned tips to your regular driving, you should make it a point to calculate your car gas mileage. A simple calculator that lets you track your car mileage regularly is available at the Gas Mileage Calculator website.

Ani is an expert auto-preneur, and you can calculate gas mileage in a simple way on his site mentioned above.

Source: www.articletrader.com