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We might as well face up to the fact that we live in a car culture, and it won’t change overnight. Fortunately there are a multitude of ways in which you can vastly improve the fuel efficiency of a vehicle so it can drive further on less fuel, emit fewer greenhouse gases and save you some money. Here are a few to get you started.

我們也許會面對這樣一個現(xiàn)實：我們生活在汽車文化里，這樣的生活不會一晚上就改變。幸運的是，你有很多方法可以大大提高車輛燃料效率，這樣車子就能用更少的燃料跑更遠(yuǎn)的路，排放更少的溫室氣體，節(jié)省你的開支。你可以從下列事情做起。

3. Get ready first, then go: How many times have you jumped into the car and realised your laptop or bag is still inside the house, then left the car idling while you fetch it? Plenty of times, it happens to us all. While you’ll never stop this from happening ever again, you can reduce the emissions by making sure you have everything you need before starting the engine.

3.先準(zhǔn)備好，然后出發(fā): 多少次你在上車以后才發(fā)現(xiàn)筆記本電腦或包包還落在家里，然后你去取東西卻讓車子空轉(zhuǎn)著？這肯定在我們所有人中發(fā)生了很多次。即使你無法避免這事再次發(fā)生，在發(fā)動引擎前確保每樣?xùn)|西都帶齊了，你仍然可以減少排放。

4. Put your seatbelt on before starting engine: I read some time ago that on average we waste several hundred pounds / dollars (x2) of fuel by starting the engine and then putting on a seatbelt. Optimise your efficiency and maximise savings by securing your seatbelt first.

4. 綁好安全帶再發(fā)動：不久前我讀到一個數(shù)據(jù)，因為先發(fā)動汽車再系安全帶，我們平均要浪費幾百英鎊/美元（x2）。通過保證先綁好安全帶，你可以達(dá)到最佳的效率和節(jié)約。

5. Improve MPG: Most road users don’t have a clue about how to look after their car never mind improving the Miles Per Gallon it can achieve. That sort of knowledge doesn’t need to remain within the car sub-culture. You can easily improve the MPG on any car by keeping tyres inflated to their manufacturer-specified pressure, employ steady acceleration and drive at a steady speed that requires fewer gear changes.

5.提高M(jìn)PG：大多數(shù)司機(jī)并不知道怎樣保養(yǎng)自己的車和提高每加侖汽油可行駛公里數(shù)沒有關(guān)系。在汽車次文化里，這些知識并不需要掌握。保持廠商指定的輪胎膨脹度，穩(wěn)定加速，少用變速桿，用穩(wěn)定的速度行駛都可以輕松提高 MPG。

6. Don't idle the engine: A modern car is designed to work efficiently as soon as it starts, so you don’t need to start the engine and let it warm up before you drive. Not even on cold winter mornings.

6.別讓引擎空轉(zhuǎn)：現(xiàn)代汽車一旦發(fā)動就可以有效率地運轉(zhuǎn)。所以你不需要在開車前先發(fā)動引擎來熱身，即使在寒冷的冬天早晨也不需要。

7. Smooth gear changes: shift up a gear when you hit 2500rpm for petrol cars and 2000rpm for diesel cars. Research indicates that a car travelling at 37mph in third gear uses 25 per cent more fuel than it would at the same speed in fifth gear.

7.平穩(wěn)變速桿：當(dāng)你的汽油車達(dá)到2500轉(zhuǎn)/分，柴油車達(dá)到2000轉(zhuǎn)/分時，換擋吧。研究表明，一輛時速37公里的車，在3檔的時候要比5檔多用25%的燃料。

8. Turn off air con: A car engine generates enough pollution without having to power an onboard air conditioning unit. It might be hot outside, but if you want to be serious about protecting the environment you’ll just have to keep the air conditioning turned off! Need further impetus? You’ll save money by driving for longer because of improved fuel efficiency.

8.關(guān)上空調(diào)：一輛車就算不開隨車空調(diào)，也已經(jīng)產(chǎn)生足夠的污染了。室外也許很熱，不過要是你真的想保護(hù)環(huán)境，你還是把空調(diào)關(guān)了吧！需要點動力？那就是，因為提高了燃料效率，你能省錢開更遠(yuǎn)的路程啦。

9. Don't charge electricals off car battery: It might be convenient, but charging your iPod / mobile / laptop / whatever off the car battery greatly increases fuel consumption. Of course you’ll still indirectly generate emissions when charging electrical gadgets at home, but it is still more efficient than doing so in a car.

9.別用汽車蓄電池供電：這些許很方便，但是用汽車蓄電池給你的iPod，手機(jī)，筆記本電腦或其他東西充電會大大增加燃料消耗。當(dāng)然在家充電也間接釋放氣體，但是比在車上充要有效率多了。

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