Probably none of those things are going to make a subtantial difference. Drive a small rig when you don't need big one, and don't drive just for the heck of it. If you commute 50-60 miles a day for work, you might need to change your job or rethink where you live.
Some of this reasoning will apply to home heating too - unless you've got your own stands of firewood.
One thing though in regard to something you listed. Contrary to what is intuitive, it has been proven in testing that driving a car with a cycle of accelerating and coasting often yields better fuel mileaage then driving with a steady foot. Along the same line - my father-in-law (Ford engineer) was involved in fuel mileage tests in hilly areas. They found that a car driven hard up a hill and coasted down the other side, got better mileage then one that tried to use its momentum and slowed while climbing a hill.
It's all kind of moot anyway - none makes a huge difference.
I've got two full size diesel trucks just sitting - except for when I need to haul firewood or pull a trailer. Driving little junkboxes most of the time now and love it - in regard to the fuel savings. Not much fun otherwise, though. My wife drives a 95 Geo 4WD Tracker and it averages 29 MPG. She also has a 91 diesel Volkswagon that averages 45 MPG. But, with the dollar extra per gallon for diesel, she's driving the Tracker most of the time. I've got a Chevy Chevette diesel that also averages 45 MPG and a little Isuzu PUP 4WD diesel pickup that gets 30-35MPG.
I just bought a 98 Dodge AWD Grand Caravan in hopes using it for many things I'd usually use a full-size truck for. It's been getting 20 - 24 MPG on the open road - and it uses gasoline. My best diesel truck gets 20 MPG - at $5 per gallon. One thing I don't have a plan for is when we got camping with our slide-on camper onto a full size truck. But, we might start using the van and tents when we travel - we'll see.
I can see now why there are so many big trucks with tiny diesels in them over in Europe - and diesel overseas is still cheaper than gas.
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