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08-06-2022, 01:59 PM
Derrick A Paulo
Charmaine Tan
08 Jun 2022 06:15AM
(Updated: 08 Jun 2022 10:16AM)
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Just last week, prices reached the highest they have ever been. The popular 95-octane petrol reached S$3.33 a litre, up by a third from a year ago. The premium 98-octane grade reached S$4.04 (Shell V-Power), up by over a quarter.
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Erfanah was spending S$150 a week on petrol a month ago, up from S$120 previously. The difference worked out at around S$120 a month.
For private-hire car driver Lee Xuan Feng, who drives a 1,800cc Toyota Prius Hybrid, his spending increased “pretty significantly”, from around S$1,000 per month to around S$1,380.
“In a year, that (increase) would be around S$4,500,” he noted. “I could go for a nice holiday (otherwise).”
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1. CHECK TYRE PRESSURE
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pumping an ideal amount of air into their tyres, which is around 240 to 260 kilopascal units
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“The tyre is your only contact with the ground,” he said. “An improperly inflated tyre will create more drag, and you’ll need more power to move the same distance.”
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2. OPTIMISE WEIGHT AND AERODYNAMICS
Another thing is that the heavier the load in your car, including the boot, the more fuel you burn, because more energy is needed to get the car moving.
Similarly, when a car’s aerodynamics are compromised, it puts a higher drag on the car. “Even the roof rack … affects the aerodynamics of the car and creates more air resistance when you're driving,” cited Seah.
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3. KEEP THE CAR IN GOOD ORDER
Increased fuel consumption can also result from poor maintenance.
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“When your car starts to feel more sluggish than normal … or even when you start pumping more petrol than you used to … something might not be so right,” said Seah.
If a car has issues, the fuel wastage could be as high as 80 per cent, he added.
4. IS A HIGHER-GRADE FUEL MORE EFFICIENT?
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But the premium version could cost a fifth more than 95-octane petrol. And it may make no difference to mileage
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“The engine … is already tuned for the certain spec of petrol that it’s supposed to use,” he said. “Anything that’s (higher-grade) gives you the same effect.”
If a car is tuned to take 95-octane petrol, then that saves its owner the expense of a premium petrol.
5. COMPARE PRICES
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Steven Chia ...... uses a local website that compares petrol prices across retailers.
It is called Fuel Kaki
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6. DON’T DRIVE BADLY OR LEAVE THE CAR IDLING
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Rapid acceleration and sudden braking, for instance, will burn more petrol than accelerating and braking gradually
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Leaving the engine idling is another “big mistake”
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Doing so for 15 minutes wastes 473 millilitres of petrol, compared to 31 ml of petrol if a car idles for a minute.
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/cna-insi...mp-2731751
Charmaine Tan
08 Jun 2022 06:15AM
(Updated: 08 Jun 2022 10:16AM)
......
Just last week, prices reached the highest they have ever been. The popular 95-octane petrol reached S$3.33 a litre, up by a third from a year ago. The premium 98-octane grade reached S$4.04 (Shell V-Power), up by over a quarter.
......
Erfanah was spending S$150 a week on petrol a month ago, up from S$120 previously. The difference worked out at around S$120 a month.
For private-hire car driver Lee Xuan Feng, who drives a 1,800cc Toyota Prius Hybrid, his spending increased “pretty significantly”, from around S$1,000 per month to around S$1,380.
“In a year, that (increase) would be around S$4,500,” he noted. “I could go for a nice holiday (otherwise).”
......
1. CHECK TYRE PRESSURE
......
pumping an ideal amount of air into their tyres, which is around 240 to 260 kilopascal units
......
“The tyre is your only contact with the ground,” he said. “An improperly inflated tyre will create more drag, and you’ll need more power to move the same distance.”
......
2. OPTIMISE WEIGHT AND AERODYNAMICS
Another thing is that the heavier the load in your car, including the boot, the more fuel you burn, because more energy is needed to get the car moving.
Similarly, when a car’s aerodynamics are compromised, it puts a higher drag on the car. “Even the roof rack … affects the aerodynamics of the car and creates more air resistance when you're driving,” cited Seah.
......
3. KEEP THE CAR IN GOOD ORDER
Increased fuel consumption can also result from poor maintenance.
......
“When your car starts to feel more sluggish than normal … or even when you start pumping more petrol than you used to … something might not be so right,” said Seah.
If a car has issues, the fuel wastage could be as high as 80 per cent, he added.
4. IS A HIGHER-GRADE FUEL MORE EFFICIENT?
......
But the premium version could cost a fifth more than 95-octane petrol. And it may make no difference to mileage
......
“The engine … is already tuned for the certain spec of petrol that it’s supposed to use,” he said. “Anything that’s (higher-grade) gives you the same effect.”
If a car is tuned to take 95-octane petrol, then that saves its owner the expense of a premium petrol.
5. COMPARE PRICES
......
Steven Chia ...... uses a local website that compares petrol prices across retailers.
It is called Fuel Kaki
......
6. DON’T DRIVE BADLY OR LEAVE THE CAR IDLING
......
Rapid acceleration and sudden braking, for instance, will burn more petrol than accelerating and braking gradually
......
Leaving the engine idling is another “big mistake”
......
Doing so for 15 minutes wastes 473 millilitres of petrol, compared to 31 ml of petrol if a car idles for a minute.
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/cna-insi...mp-2731751
