How to save money, nerves and electricity.
1. Tip – Car pool
Carpooling is not only good for the environment, but also pays off financially: For a five-kilometre commute, you can save around 120 euros per year. For a commute of five kilometres each way, you can avoid up to 255 kg of CO2 by carpooling.
2. Tip – Unload luggage
Fuel consumption due to unnecessary weight or air resistance quickly increases by several litres. If you reduce the load on your car by 50 kilos, you can save 50 litres of fuel for 15,000 km a year ‒ and avoid 120 kg of CO2!
3. Tip – Cycle to work
Three reasons:
- No long search for a parking space.
- Climate-friendly transport.
- Free fitness programme.
For a journey of 5 km, you avoid 425 kg CO2 per year.
4. Tip – Optimum tyre pressure
If the tyre pressure is 0.5 bar too low, for example, fuel consumption already increases by around five percent. In a year, this adds up to emissions of up to 140 kg CO2. This excessive tyre wear and unnecessary fuel consumption causes additional costs of about 90 euros per year.
5. Tip – Use car sharing
If you only need a car now and then, then car sharing is just right for you! Mostly, car sharing also uses very new cars, which usually consume less fuel. This means less money for petrol and at the same time less CO2 emissions.
6. Tip – Ride the train
With a carbon footprint of 2,300 kg CO2, you can barely get from Rome to New York by plane ‒ by train, you could travel around the world. Thanks to offers, BahnCard and early bird discounts, rail travel can be unbeatably cheap.
