Well over 200 million passenger cars and light trucks currently travel American roads. Using fuel to power these vehicles has enormous impact on the nation’s environment and national security, as well as family budgets. Indeed, the typical American household will spend $2,500 or more for gasoline this year.

Power$mart Tips : Put the Power in Your Hands

• If you are in the market for a new car, think high gas mileage to save hundreds of dollars in fuel bills over the life of the car and reduce pollution and greenhouse gas emissions. www.fueleconomy.gov
• Purchase the most fuel-efficient vehicle in a particular class and save up to $300-$700 in fuel costs per year. And by purchasing a vehicle that gets five more miles per gallon than your current vehicle, you can avoid emitting about 17 tons of greenhouse gases over the lifetime of the vehicle.
• Keep your car properly tuned up to improve gas mileage by about 4 percent.
• Replace a faulty oxygen sensor to improve mileage by as much as 40 percent. Keep air filters clean to improve mileage by as much as 10 percent.
• Keep tires properly inflated to improve gas mileage by as much as 3 percent.
• Obey the speed limit because speeding cuts fuel economy 7 to 23 percent, as gas mileage decreases rapidly above 60 mph.

Purchase the most fuel-efficient vehicle in a particular class and save up to $300-$700 in fuel costs per year. And by purchasing a vehicle that gets five more miles per gallon than your current vehicle, you can avoid emitting about 17 tons of greenhouse gases over the lifetime of the vehicle.