Driving in Wrong Gears
This frequently applies to manual cars since automatic transmissions shift up more rapidly and easily if you ease back slightly on the accelerator once the car gets momentum. Certain speeds are made-up to be driven in certain gears. If you are driving at 70 km/h in third gear, then you will need more energy from the engine to shift the vehicle contrast to driving at same speed in fourth gear, hence consuming more fuel.
Driving in a gear lower than you need wastes fuel, and leasing the engine labor in higher gears on hills and corners is also wasteful. In a manual vehicle, it’s always a good idea to change up gears as soon as the car is at ease with the higher gear but without accelerating harder than compulsory.
Bad/ Worn-out Clutch Plate
A worn-out or constantly slipping clutch plate can considerably have an effect on the mileage. Slipping means inadequate contact between a clutch and pressure plate. Slipping of the clutch converts some of the engine power to be lost as friction. As power is not fully converted therefore the vehicle uses more energy to move which amounts to using more fuel.
Air Conditioning
Driving with the AC on usually adds additional load to the engine hence it drinks more fuel when working. Nevertheless, if driving at speed of over 80 km/h, use of air-conditioning is enhanced for fuel consumption evaluated to an open window as the later creates aerodynamic drag which is bad for fuel economy.
Bad Driving style
Your driving style also affects the fuel consumption. If you drive uncompromisingly and do not appropriate shift gears to the lightest one, this will keep your engine revolutions high thus consuming a lot of fuel. Constantly try to drive at a fine distance from the car in front so you, so you can look forward to and move with the flow of traffic. This helps keep away from unnecessary acceleration and recurring braking that ends up wasting fuel.
