An estimated 93.5 percent of motorists in the EU are driving on under-inflated tyres and causing an additional 18 million tons of carbon dioxide to be released into the environment. These 18 million tons are the equivalent of 56 million tyres being wasted. To collect this data, Bridgestone conducted free check-ups at various shopping centers and public car parks throughout Europe. Based on 2006 data, Bridgestone also estimates 40 percent of vehicles absorb an additional 2.8 percent in fuel, (...)

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For the first time in more than 20 years, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is changing the way it calculates fuel economy estimates — the city and highway miles-per-gallon calculations that are posted on the window stickers of new cars and trucks. The new mileage calculation standards are especially important to Ford Motor Company because Ford will be among the first automakers to roll out its 2008 models, including the Ford Focus, Five Hundred, Escape and Escape Hybrid. The (...)

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A vehicle is tipically the largest or second-largest purchase made during a lifetime. So it's important to make informed decisions about car care, including what you buy at the pump. All gasoline brands contain the minimum level of detergents required by government standard, but that level is not enough to prevent the build-up of power-robbing carbon deposits in some engines. Using a high-quality gasoline that means this Top Tier Detergent Gasoline strandard can help prevent deposit (...)

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The summer is close, so is your vacation. Are you ready for it? Is your car ready for the amount of driving? And most off all, do you have enough money to by gas? Engine warm-up 1. Avoid prolonged warming up of engine, even on cold mornings - 30 to 45 seconds is plenty of time. 2. Be sure the automatic choke is disengaged after engine warm up... chokes often get stuck, resulting in bad gas/air mixture. 3. Don't start and stop engine needlessly. Idling your engine for one minute (...)

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Memorial Day Weekend brings the start of summer driving season, a time when Americans traditionally increase the number of miles they drive with visits to the beach, long weekends and road trips. This year, with the average price of regular gasoline at $2.928 in the United States and climbing, many families are reconsidering travel plans. While it seems that fuel prices will continue to remain at a record high, there are many simple and inexpensive ways to maximize miles per gallon and (...)

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