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Denver Saving Money by Driving Smarter

Wednesday, February 4th, 2009 at 1:06 pm

Driver’s all across the Denver Metro Area are saving gas (and money) by observing simple rules that can change the way vehicles burn fuel, the New York Times reported today. Early results from studies being done on participating cars suggest savings of up to %10 are possible simply by “Lightly tapping the brakes, reducing rapid accelerations and not letting the car idle.”

What’s more, the owners of the 160 Denver City vehicles and the 240 private vehicles taking part in the study can view their progress online. “From May through November,” the article rears, this feature helped decrease idling by “more than 35 percent among participating vehicles.”

Read the article Here.

For more information on how YOU can start driving smarter and saving money in the process, visit this site