Easy Eco Driving Tips without Going Slow

I drove a 40 mile route twice and compared the difference in fuel consumption between driving with a heavy foot and driving economically. On both drives I used the air conditioning and did the speed limit when possible. The route included city, rural and high speed roads. My eco driving tips should save your fuel, brakes and may even help you arrive more relaxed.

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00:00 The test
01:08 Heavy foot urban driving
06:07 Heavy foot rural driving
10:32 Heavy foot motorway
13:35 Heavy foot results
17:01 Eco run urban driving
22:43 Eco run rural driving
33:15 Eco run motorway
35:53 Eco run traffic
38:15 Eco run results
41:34 Outro

[martinweizenacker]

I do the eco driving for the most part and it feels rewarding to drive with this high level of anticipation – but every now and then I have some aggressive driver behind me, usually in a large car, who does not realize that hitting the accelerator hard only makes them wait longer at the next traffic lights. And then I get overtaken in an irritating way or honked at. I really try not to exaggerate the eco driving thing and do it reasonable, but some drivers just want to drive like brainless bots in a computer game.

[Oliver]

Gentle acceleration going through the gears quickly, less use of the brake as in planning your deceleration from a distance if possible and keep your speed steady, that's all I know

[whizzer]

Got pulled over by police asked why I was speeding, explained my tank was low and I wanted to get home before I ran out of petrol .

[loutube]

Not too sure if you'll see this, but just wanted to say a big thank you to yourself for providing all the videos you have done, I watched many of them and it really helped, just passed my driving test 1st time 0 minors, faultless. Cheers dude and for the people that are learning or have got a test coming up, trust yourselves and stay consist, consistency is key. 👍

[martonk]

Actually there is one situation when breaking hard is more fuel-efficient. It is when you anticipate that the red light in front of you will turn green soon, or when it is already green, but the cars are just starting. In this case if you break harder, your minimum speed will be higher, therefore you will save some momentum and have to accelerate less. If you break lightly, you may even have to stop (since you arrive there sooner) just in order to accelerate again in a few sec...

[snerJ]

Thank you for including metric system measurements in this

[sachinsharmass]

I watched lot of videos from this channel and passed my test first time, whoiut having any lessions from instructors, thanks to the instructor, you are doing really a ni e job !

[alexsquared]

The Eco run is the style of driving I have and I can vouch that it really does save you fuel. I also have friends that accelerate unnecessary hard while there is an obvious obstruction not too far ahead and they'd have to slow down anyway. Many people drive like that and that's very annoying to me.
Good job!

[TheBlaert]

I've got a 2005 B5.5 Passat 1.9 TDi (130bhp). 5 speed box and 140k miles. Everyday normal driving it's returning a solid average 51mpg. On a long run that pushes to high 50's. Keep your car well serviced, and remember to check tyre pressures regularly. 56-60mph is the ideal cruising speed for economy. Little things can make a drastic change to economy. For example if a brake is slightly dragging, an underfloor guard isn't on, or tyre pressures aren't right

[sunilayya]

I watch the fuel economy indicator bar in my car and once i learned to modulate the accelerator to maximize economy by watching the bar, my economy has improved markedly. Clean air filters, fresh spark plugs, correct tyre pressure also are vital. Pulse and glide technique is great as well.

[philnolan]

Thank you for taking the time to do this video and provide a lot of very useful information and comments comparing the two runs. Economical driving does require a bit of knowledge and patience, but is worthwhile. I live in New Zealand and I am surprised by the number of people who seemingly don't care about the price of fuel and are progressively driving faster than is sign-posted.

[kid]

These results make me genuinely sad, it feels like my car is robbing me, I have a 1996 Opel astra mk3 with a 1.6 litre N/A engine and even when i'm really careful with the gas pedal it gets around 10l/100km, crazy how engine efficiency improved over the years

Great video btw, you never disappoint!

[MikkoRantalainen]

16:10 Seat (and every other VAG car) also has a small button in the re-fueling channel and if you press it with the tip of the gun, it will open an air valve which allows filling the tank fully. However, you're only supposed to press that button if you're going to burn at least a couple of liters of fuel because otherwise it might turn out that the fuel from the station was cold and when your car sits in the sun, the thermal expansion of fuel causes it to overflow!

That said, the exact amount of air behind that button changes how much fuel you can fill in.

[Sir-Prizse]

I always take corners really sportiv. My motto is to avoid losing too much momentum as long as the road is dry.

[NoisyMudZy]

Really enjoyed this video, especially post-passing my driving test.

I'd love to see some more post-test videos covering some of the things you may encounter alone. For example, I recently filled my car up by myself for the first time and it did not go well...as I didn't know how to fill my car up 😂 The basics...

[TheJunky]

I appreciate that you provided conversions for fuel economy

[BWB_Cubing]

4:08 it shows the indicator on the middle monitor doesnt it?

[hares]

I finally passed my driving test first time after doing 26 lessons, and it was all thanks to you. All your videos helped me, specifically the one on roundabouts. So thank you very much for the help you have given! I will carry on watching to learn more :)

[sparkylfc]

i 100% agree about the braking, i see tonnes of people accelerating fast up to a red light and then braking heavily, just always sat there thinking, why 🤷‍♂️😅

[FAB]

I wanted to do an experiment with my diesel Tucson (2016), and drove as economically as I could, still within the speed limits and with AC on. Managed to get 25km/L average over 40km. Usually I drive with a fuel economy of 15km/L on average, so I'm pretty happy. It's also a fun challenge!

Also, thank you for the website, I kept everything into an excel spreadsheet but that is much more convenient, lol. Sweet!