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Cruise control saves fuel on a flat, clear motorway. On a hilly A-road, in moving traffic, or into a headwind, the same system can quietly use more fuel than driving manually.
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Some fuel-saving tips you have probably heard before are real. A few are not. The ones that tend to be ignored, such as speed, anticipation, and what is strapped to your roof, are...
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The short answer is yes: driving at 60 mph on a motorway uses less fuel than driving at 70 mph. The physics behind this is settled and unambiguous.
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The single biggest change you can make to your fuel spend has nothing to do with how you accelerate, brake or cruise. It is where you fill up. The price gap between the cheapest an...
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