{"id":15472,"date":"2013-03-18T10:17:39","date_gmt":"2013-03-18T16:17:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress-367309-1145705.cloudwaysapps.com\/?p=15472"},"modified":"2013-03-18T10:17:39","modified_gmt":"2013-03-18T16:17:39","slug":"aint-fuelin-fuel-efficient-car","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sustainablog.org\/articles\/aint-fuelin-fuel-efficient-car\/","title":{"rendered":"Ain't Fuelin': Finding the Inner Fuel Efficient Car in Your Clunker"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Want to get better gas mileage? At current gas prices, who doesn’t?! While things like hypermiling techniques<\/a> may get you so far, a newer model car is likely your best bet for increasing your fuel economy. But gas isn’t the only thing that’s gone up in price – cars ain’t cheap (even cheap cars), and if you’re looking at hybrids<\/a> or EVs, you’re definitely looking at higher prices. Those of us squeezing every last mile we can out of our current vehicles – mine’s an ’02 – likely can’t afford something new, or even a fairly late-model used car.<\/p>\n

No doubt, some places offer better options for public transit, bike lanes, and walking, but most of us still have to rely on a car at some level. If that’s you, and you’re not ready to lay down the big bucks on a new fuel-efficient vehicle, you’ll want to check out MPGOMatic’s planned video series Ain’t Fuelin’<\/em><\/a>, in which they’ll explore options for making older cars more fuel efficient (and even fun to drive). I’ll let head gearhead Daniel Gray explain the concept:<\/p>\n