Mitsubishi Motors‘ concept car iMIEV or Mitsubishi Innovative Electric Vehicle is a miniscule hatchback that is fuel-efficient and runs on electricity. Another fuel-efficient concept car is Toyota’s A-BAT, which is a truck-car hybrid concept vehicle that has a 4-cylinder gas engine but works on both electricity and gas. Japan has always been on the top in terms of technological innovations. Korea’s Kia Motors also made a remarkable achievement in presenting its Kia Sportage SUV demonstrator to the market, which is a fuel cell electric vehicle that runs on electricity produced from hydrogen. Car companies never cease to find ways to make owning an automobile a significant lifestyle yet operating it in a more economical way so people will have it and love it more.

The quickest way, among others, to improve fuel take is by removing excess and unnecessary weight when driving. The heavier the load, the harder the engine has to work and so the more fuel it consumes. While this greatly helps cut down on fuel take, a motorist’s behavior in driving (i.e. a hard, sudden step on the accelerator when starting the engine, or high-speeding and suddenly stepping on the brake at a stoplight, etc.) also matters. It’s unnecessary to do that since it will cost motorists twice as much fuel than just a slow and gentle press on the accelerator and reducing speed while approaching a traffic light. Road and weather conditions also affect the car’s fuel-efficiency. You can temper the use of your air-conditioning unit as your car can consume 20-30% more oil especially when stuck in a traffic jam. Tweaking the aircon settings to a comfortable level certainly makes the difference than using your impulsive habit of jacking the settings up to the maximum level. Making these simple mistakes can easily jack up your fuel costs as well.