• Keep tires properly inflated to the recommended pressure.
• Use the car’s air conditioner selectively.
• Observe the posted speed limits. It’s safer and saves gas.
• Accelerate smoothly and brake gradually. It’s safer, uses less gas and reduces brake wear.
• Properly maintain your vehicle. Replace air and oil filters as recommended.
• Minimize the amount of time your vehicle idles. For example, consider parking the car instead of using the "drive-up" lanes.

Electric cars are something that show up in the news all the time. There are several reasons for the continuing interest in these vehicles:

• Electric cars create less pollution than gasoline-powered cars, so they are an environmentally friendly alternative to gasoline-powered vehicles (especially in cities).
• Any news story about hybrid cars usually talks about electric cars as well.
• Vehicles powered by fuel cells are electric cars, and fuel cells are getting a lot of attention right now in the news.