Hypermiling: Extreme Fuel Conservation by Unorthodox Driving

We’d all like to get better gas mileage from our cars. Well, me especially. My Ford Expedition isn’t exactly the cheapest car to put on the road. But so-called “hypermilers” take this to the extreme by adopting a number of techniques to reduce fuel consumption: such as drafting trucks with the engine off, or taking slow curves at high speed to retain momentum. I’m simultaneously horrified and amazed. Check out the cool article on Mother Jones.

This Guy Can Get 59 MPG in a Plain Old Accord. Beat That, Punk

One thought on “Hypermiling: Extreme Fuel Conservation by Unorthodox Driving

  1. Hypermiler

    Hypermiling can result in some serious savings in gas expenses but if used with common sense. Obviously there are always a group of people that will do things over the top and give something a bad name. That is unfortunate because hypermiling if done right could be a good thing for all of us, in the first place because for it to work you need to slow down which cuts down on accidents – but not so much that get in the way of other drivers – causing accidents. There has to be a balance to everything…

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