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Travel smart

If you have to drive

When you have to drive, these simple tips can help reduce air pollution and save fuel:

  • drive smoothly - rapid acceleration causes more air pollution and uses more fuel
  • change gears early but don't labour the engine
  • if you drive an automatic car, choose 'economy' gear switching
  • keeping your speed constant uses less fuel than accelerating and braking all the time
  • avoid peak hour and stop-start traffic. Listen to traffic reports so you can avoid congestion and road works. You can view real time traffic reports on the Transit New Zealand website
  • don't speed. By travelling at 100km/h instead of 110km/h you can cut around 13% off your fuel bill.

If you have a business, consider joining Greenfleet. Greenfleet helps you to be transport efficient, support alternative fuels and vehicles and offset the impacts of your vehicle.