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Don’t put your pedal
to the metal

• When you drive smoothly and slowly, you eliminate most of the need for sharp acceleration and
deceleration, which reduces the amount of fuel you use.

• Remove any roof racks on your car when not in use. This reduces drag and minimises fuel usage.

Get your car serviced
regularly

• Doing this and also driving smoothly and safely can save as much as 0.3 tonnes of carbon emissions a year
(not to mention saving you money on petrol).
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• Keeping tyres pumped up (this is easy to do if you get your car serviced at least once a year) also reduces
your use of petrol.

Tier 2: : Middle o’ The Road (Intermediate level)

Buy an electric vehicle

• If you need to buy a new car, buy an electric vehicle!

• Check out the Green Vehicle Guide for info and advice on the best ones to buy that are in your price
range.

Or, buy a fuel-efficient car

• If buying an electric car is too expensive The National Transport
for you, you could instead buy a hybrid car, Commission found that if
or a fuel-efficient petrol car. Australian consumers purchased
the most fuel-efficient and low-
emissions petrol vehicles, national
• Check out the Green Vehicle Guide for info average CO2 emissions for new
and advice on the best ones to buy that are cars would be cut in half.
in your price range

Cycle to work a couple of
days a week

• The night before you ride to work, lay out your cycling clothes before you go to bed and pack your work
clothes into your bag. This makes it way easier for your befuddled early morning brain to choose the
cycling option.

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