Beat gas prices by hypermiling
With gas prices at historic highs, it seems like everyone’s looking for ways to save money by conserving fuel. Well, there’s a new breed drivers out there taking fuel conservation to uncharted territories. Known as hypermilers, these folks adjust their driving behavior and even their car maintenance routines in order to get better gas mileage. Here are just a few of the techniques they use to save gas:
Coasting - In the world of hypermiling, coasting is key, because it uses much less fuel than a typical acceleration and braking pattern. Rather than using their brakes, hypermilers save gas by coasting around corners and as they are coming in for stops.
Eliminating Idling - Hypermilers avoid idling whenever possible, as it uses fuel without covering any ground. Remember, this tip: when idling you are getting 0 miles per gallon.
Stoplight Strategy - When approaching a red light, hypermilers save fuel by reducing their speed or coasting in hopes of avoiding a complete stop.
Avoiding rapid acceleration - Another hypermiling fuel saving technique is to avoid rapid acceleration, which uses much more fuel than gingerly pressing the gas pedal to get up to speed.
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by Traci Latoz
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These are all good ideas and I actually practice some of them. I had no idea it was called hypermiling though.
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