Avoid carrying unnecessary heavy loads inside the car, is a very convenient choice: weighs only 20 kg also causes an additional consumption of fuel by 0.5% to EUR 10 per year. *
Avoid carrying heavy loads and unnecessary in the car, as well as for the back, is a convenient choice for the environment and your wallet more than the car is heavier, consumes. So, make sure your luggage does not contain redundant loads that weigh down the car, such as snow chains during the summer.
How to calculate the additional consumption?
Calculate the extra consumption is relatively simple: a 1% extra weight, such as an additional weight of 15 kg of medium-class car that weighs about 1,500 kg, causes an overshoot fuel of 0.35%.
Other initiatives
In general, it is worth reflecting on the fact that, when using the car to move yourself (50-100 kg) moving an object (the car itself) that weighs at least 1,500 kg! When you can, share the car with other passengers or, better, go on foot or by bicycle. 30% of journeys made by car in Europe cover distances of less than 3 km.
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