U.S. Gasoline and Diesel Fuel Prices, 01/18/10
Gasoline (Dollars per Gallon)				Diesel Fuel (Dollars per Gallon)
01/18/10		Change from		01/18/10		Change from
	Price	Week Ago	Year Ago		Price	Week Ago	Year Ago
U.S.	2.739	-0.012	0.892	U.S.	2.870	-0.009	0.574
East Coast	2.751	0.006	0.941	East Coast	2.923	0.001	0.546
New England	2.775	0.006	0.974	New England	3.065	-0.003	0.452
Central Atlantic	2.774	-0.001	0.960	Central Atlantic	3.023	-0.003	0.509
Lower Atlantic	2.726	0.010	0.916	Lower Atlantic	2.867	0.003	0.570
Midwest	2.681	-0.045	0.807	Midwest	2.834	-0.010	0.570
Gulf Coast	2.617	0.001	0.888	Gulf Coast	2.831	-0.015	0.604
Rocky Mountain	2.617	0.039	1.010	Rocky Mountain	2.827	0.013	0.578
West Coast	2.953	-0.013	0.924	West Coast	2.947	-0.024	0.609
California	3.026	-0.020	0.962	California	3.008	-0.024	0.689

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration

Research shows, Only about Fifteen percent of the energy from the fuel you put in your Car tank gets used to move your car down the road or run useful accessories, such as air conditioning. The rest of the energy is lost to engine and drive-line inefficiently and idling position. Hence the potential to improve fuel efficiency with advanced technologies is immense rooted into fuel economic to save energy and environmental concerns.

The above diagram shows typical energy uses and losses in a vehicle.

Fuel efficiency in cars is now a major concern for both car manufacturers and for motorists. With fairly recent hikes in the cost of fuel sports car and muscle car enthusiasts are not alone in the race at meeting continuing rises in costs to keep their cars on the road. However, with this continuing rise it gives car manufacturer to invent new technology to design a new breed of car. Nowadays, fuel efficiency that improve the mileage attracts many car buyers. Priorities have changed and saving fuel has become everybody’s concern. How can you save fuel while still maximizing the full potentiality of your vehicle? What should be done to improve functionality and to be able save more money on gasoline? Here are some helpful tips to follow:

Actually the engine should need less fuel to propel the car, Overinflating tyres will also improve fuel economy. When loading gas, make sure to full it up to the brim and make sure you are familiar with your car and try out its fuel consumption capacity and determine how perform better consuming less fuel following the industry standards. Try out to find whether your car is fuel efficient or not, this will help you to know how you can do something to improve fuel economy. These days there are a number of Fuel oil additive available in market which can provide complete combustion, improved heat transfer, reduced sludge, soot, smoke and enhance your cars efficiency. To find the additive that is best for your car however, you can have a look at some of the online auto forums to know what products is best from other users Or you can test a few fuel addictive yourself and see what is best this way.

You can also consider changing the air filters, the air filters are inexpensive and it can be easily changed. You should change your car’s air filter every 15,000 miles.. However it is often important for your air filters to match with your car model. Replacing the spark plugs, as well as the wires that connect with the battery can also increase the fuel efficiency of your car, it will keep your car running smoothly, cleanly and efficiently. Spark plugs wear out every 10000 miles and replace the spark-plug cables on the same plugs they originally came from.

Also, read the owner’s manual for proper directions in changing your motor oil and supplying it with a fresh one and consider replacing the stock oil filters as well. Make sure you have a clean drain pan that will accommodate all the oil in your vehicle before removing the drain plug on your engine’s oil pan. A clean and fresh oil filter will make sure that your engine runs at its highest level by controlling the oil temperature fluctuations.

Lastly, check the condition of your tires and the treads while checking the tire air pressure or washing your car. Always take the time to check your car tires and make sure that they all have constant pressure inside them. Check tire pressure referring the manual when the tires are cold because the tire pressure increases with temperature. Check for any bubbles, cracks, deep cuts or under inflation.. Making sure that your car tires have the correct pressure is important because making sure your air pressure is correct will get you a safer, smoother ride, longer-lasting treads, moreover, making certain that your car tires are of constant pressure will prevent any accidents. Remember, Good driving habits and common sense will give you the most benefit of driving….