Do You Want To See How Much You Can Save On Gas?

Jun 25th, 2009 | By FuelFrugal | Category: Featured Articles, Gas Saving Tips

As gas prices keep going up and up, consumers far and wide are anxious about their gas consumption. This has resulted in a slew of websites popping up on the internet offering an assortment of services to help such as tracking how much gas you use, locating the cheapest gas in your area. Some sites even let you share your fuel consumption information with others so you can see how you stack up against other drivers.

FuelFrog, http://www.fuelfrog.com/, gives you a free account where you can input the cost of your last fill-up and the number of miles you traveled on that tank of gas. After a while, you’ll be able to determine how gas prices fluctuate in your area as well as changes in your car’s gas mileage. Additionally, FuelFrog is integrated with Twitter. You can check the FuelFrog feed on Twitter to find out what’s happening in the world of gas.

Drive Smarter Challenge, http://drivesmarterchallenge.org/, created by The Alliance To Save Energy, is a slick Flash site designed to help you calculate just how much money you can save by adopting a range of energy-saving techniques. By entering your car’s year, make and model, the site will calculate, in dollars and cents, the amount you can expect to save by adopting fuel-efficient strategies such as going the speed limit or reducing the load you carry in your vehicle.

GasBuddy, http://www.gasbuddy.com/, is a site where you can find the lowest gas prices in your area. No more filling your tank only to drive a few blocks down the road to find a station selling gas for 20 cents per gallon less. With gas prices going up or down daily, it’s definitely worth checking this website before filling up your tank.

Federal Trade Commission, http://www.ftc.gov/ftc/oilgas/, if you’re looking for tons of information, take a look at this consumer-friendly area of the Federal Trade Commission’s website where you’ll find:

A gasoline column containing a series of reports intended to answer motorist’s concerns about the staggering increases in gas prices.

A consumer information section has links to a wide range of consumer-oriented government publications detailing methods to improve fuel efficiency and potentially improve gas mileage. It also contains information about “gas-saving” gadgets which potentially cost more money than they save.

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