The simple checkpoints to have before going out What should we do to become SMART DRIVER? At first it is important to reconsider the use of a car. It is one of a point that shopping of a neighborhood does not use a car, and put all the business of the day in order by one time of drive if possible. Let's check it whether a load without need is not loaded with before a drive. When there is a heavy load, consumptions of fuel increase. Usually we do not mind air pressure of a tire very much, but please confirm it diligently. Only by adjustment of the tire that air pressure decreased, dozens of liters a year gasoline can save it. Check traffic information on the radio before going for a drive,and choose a route with a few traffic jams by car navigation... It is the energy-saving points. If you pick up a trunk on a car, then the mileage increases as a substitute for a storeroom.   It is saved about 2.5 liters a year gasoline when we withdraw a load of 10kg from a car.

A key of SMART DRIVE is the slight attention of driving

While you run, by the slight attention of driving, you can easily do energy saving. At first there becomes a little fuel consumption at the time of departure by stepping with an accelerator pedal slowly. In addition, it becomes fuel-efficient when you always run with a high gear. If you get into an automatic car when you step slowly,you can improve a shift early after speedup is in the way, and returning an accelerator once . When you accelerate, your car needs big energy. It is basic technique of SMART DRIVE to avoid unnecessary picking up speed and slowing down. When you stops "immediate speedup"&" immediate departure" 10times/1 day, you can save about 120cc gasoline...therefore you profit for 4,000 yen. In addition, slow down with engine braking if possible in a downhill slope and this side of a red light. By the way, it is said to be the most fuel-efficient with 80km per an hour in a general road on 40km per an hour, a highway economic speed to be considered to be it. When you stop at wait for a long time, let's cut an engine. Idling is waste of fuel. In addition, please shorten heating time even a cold day, because current cars is high efficiency, so it is needless for warmth airplane driving of long time. When these carry out a simple SMART DRIVE, for example, when you ran 10,000km a year by car of 2,000cc, you can save of about 167 gasoline, by CO2 conversion reduction of 393kg/CO2, about 18,000 yen become advantageous for the family budget, too! This is right drive technique to be kind to both earth environment and the family budget. Please try to carry it out please from today.

It is the driving that it is good to choose the route where the mileage is short as possible.

Energy-saving center pamphlet "Let's SMART DRIVE 2003"
http://www.eccj.or.jp/drive/03/