A zero-cost way to knock 10-20% off your fuel bill
June 11, 2013
Take an egg for a drive
Here’s a simple, zero cost way to improve your gas mileage by 10-20%: the next time you go for a drive, take an egg and tape it under the toe of your right foot. Then try to get where you’re going without breaking the egg. It’s a simple trick that will produce significant savings, guaranteed.
Here’s why. Much fuel is consumed when we speed up aggressively, and we waste our hard-won momentum when we jump on the brakes aggressively. It’s well documented that gentle starts and gentle stops can save the average driver 10-20%. That’s like driving over a month for free every year.
So strap on an egg. And if you happen not to have one with you the next time you get behind the wheel, good news: it works with imaginary eggs too!
