Want to Save Money on Gas....Slow Down!

Its a pretty simple principle. Drive slower, use less gas. With gas at $4 a gallon, driving slower can literally put a few extra bucks in your pocket. Earlier I wrote about gas saving myths that save you very little in fuel consumption. This is no myth.

In a test by Edmunds.com, accelerating more slowly can cut fuel consumption as much as 35% driving and Land Rover and 27% in a Mustang.

Let's translate that into some real numbers. If you car gets 22mpg, slowing your acceleration would get you almost 30 mpg. That's about 100 extra miles per fill-up in a 13 gallon tank or about $14 saved per fill up. Not bad.

Don't slam the accelerator when you see a green light and save $14. Pretty simple. Although, maybe this style of driving will be harder than it seems.