Daily Detox: De-junk the trunk
Thursday, July 26, 2007 at 04:49AM It’s summer and time for golf but using your car’s trunk as storage for the irons is a sure fire way to use more gas. The heavier your car, the more fuel it needs to travel so lighten up the load.
Sierra Club’s Ten Ways to Save Money at the Pump says (you might want to sit down for this) ”the President has even gone so far as to recommend that Americans attempt to conserve energy.”
Number 8 on their list of gas conserving tips:
Pack Light. According to the Department of Energy, a loaded roof rack on your car can decrease fuel economy by approximately five percent. Also, every 100 pounds you carry in a car reduces a typical car’s fuel economy by one to two percent. So, when you go on vacation or a long car trip, put everything you can inside your vehicle, and pack light.
Bottom line: less carry, less burden.