CONSERVING PETROL
Low Speed Gives Increased Mileage
The value of low speed as a means of conserving petrol was recently demonstrated by a test carried out by an Auckland motorist. Using an ordinary standard model small car, he set out from his home town with the intention of travelling as far as possible on two gallons (one coupon). He proceeded first to Hamilton, then to Cambridge and finished up at llinuera. The distance covered was 114 miles, an average of 57 miles a gallon. Commenting on the journey, he strid he considered three factors responsible for the low petrol consumption—the use of a light oil, correctly-inflated tyres, and the steady speed of 30 m.p.h., which was maintained whenever possible. "Slow and steady driving,” he added, “is not only safer and more economical but lends to n much better appreciation of scenery.”
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Dominion, Volume 33, Issue 281, 22 August 1940, Page 7
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141CONSERVING PETROL Dominion, Volume 33, Issue 281, 22 August 1940, Page 7
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