How To Drive Green - Preparation

How To Drive Green - Preparation: By preparing your journey, from what you carry in the trunk, to what route you are specifically taking, you can drive greener and save a lot of energy. Decide if you even need to drive at all, and learn to live a greener life with your car.

Step 1:
KNOW BEFORE YOU GO!
Driving green starts with preparation. Before you even open that door, make sure you know where you are going.
Having a plan will not only save you from having to ask for directions (beat) but you'll also save time, wasted miles and wasted gas.
Think this won't help? Guess again Magellan! Every gallon of gas releases 20 pounds of CO2 - the leading cause of global warming – into that air you are breathing.
Step 2:
PUT YOUR BEST FOOT FORWARD
For those nearby errands, leave the keys on the table, put one foot in front of the other and repeat on the way home.
Listen, you'll save gas! And, do this “walking thing” enough, and you'll end up reducing the “junk in your trunk” to boot! And speaking of that…
Step 3:
TOO MUCH JUNK IN THE TRUNK
You need to take a look at your “other trunk” too. Unless you really need to carry the bulk of your worldly possessions with you at all times, lighten the load. Extra weight. Extra work for the engine. Extra gas.
And since the average car in the US already emits over 10,000 pounds of CO2 a year – we DON'T need any extra fumes!
If you do these 3 simple things, you'll save gas, save money and, while you are at it, you'll be doing your part to save the planet.