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Friday, June 24, 2011

Hypermiling 101

Hypermiling: Getting Started part 1
(The following is part one of a two part guide to hypermiling)



With today's gas prices approaching 4 or 5 dollars a gallon, most people assume there really isn’t much they can do, so they waste their money by selling their old car and buying a new, more efficient one. Trouble is, we are still in a recession and most people don’t have that kind of liquidity at the moment. The solution is very easy: Hypermile.


The idea behind hypermiling is simple: Go as far as possible on a single tank of gas while getting to your destinations in roughly the same time frame as before. Many folks think you have to have some new-age hybrid to successfully hypermile, but they’re wrong. Anyone can do it with any vehicle out there. The key is to not waste energy. read more

part 2

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