gas mileage

How Wisebread helped me get 45mpg out of my 28mpg car.

Posted 6 weeks 4 days ago by Paul Michael

Frugal Living, Life Hacks, General Tips, Cars and Transportation

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There have been several great articles written by my fellow Wisebread writers on gas efficient driving , slowing down and hypermiling . I think the sign of a good blog is that we take our own advice, and in the case of gasoline, I’ll take all the help I can get. But even I was shocked at the amazing results I got.

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The Toyota I-Unit; would you drive it?

Posted 1 year ago by Paul Michael

Filed Under: Personal Finance

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We've been talking a lot about gas prices recently. That's no surprise considering we're paying almost three times more for gas than we were six years ago. The problems of oil refinery shortages, devaluation of the dollar and higher costs of extracting oil will not go away. So, what do we do?

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Can acetone dramatically increase your gas mileage?

Posted 1 year ago by Will Chen

Filed Under: Life Hacks, Cars and Transportation

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Can acetone dramatically increase your gas mileage? Wise Bread reader Kip Kay told us that by adding pure acetone into his gas tank, his car now gets 10 extra miles per gallon.

Take a look at Kip's proof for yourself (jump to 67 seconds):

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Gas Efficient Driving

Posted 1 year 27 weeks ago by Lynn Truong

Green Living, Cars and Transportation

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Your gas mileage depends more on the way you drive than on what car you are driving. I can get 47 MPG on my 2001 Honda Civic (EPA’s fuel economy rating for it is 32 MPG for combined city and highway). That’s higher than what most people can get out of a hybrid Toyota Prius.

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