Why does braking gradually and accelerating slowly give a car better gas mileage?

Question

Does this advice apply to all cars?

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Answer 1

When you press the gas pedal, the car drinks fuel, if you press it further. It drinks even more fuel, so to minimize the fuel consumption you should press the gas pedal as less as posible, and for accomplish that, it’s a good idea not to press the breaks pedal neither.