This is one of the safest of the advanced hypermiling techniques. It takes advantage of aerodynamic situations created when a hypermiler like us goes at or below posted speed limits and the normal folk go around you to zoom off to their destinations.
Archive for July, 2008
Traffic-side Draft Drift
July 28th, 2008
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Advanced
Hypermiling is illegal and risky?
July 25th, 2008
I was doing my usual reading on Hypermiling when I came across an article on CBN News.
My jaw dropped and so did my heart. I was appalled at how much ignorance showed not only in the comments to it but in the main article itself. Rant follows.
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Controversy
The Forced Auto Stop (FAS)
July 18th, 2008
Yaaay, our first advanced technique!
What is the FAS (Forced Auto Stop)?
It’s the technique were you use the situation to enable your vehicle to move continuously with the engine off. Move with the engine off? Right. You use gravity as in the case of a downhill road, pockets of quasi-vacuum left behind by trailers or big [...]
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Advanced
Too “tire”-d? Don’t be. Tires affect fuel economy too!
July 12th, 2008
Your tires play an active part in fuel economy. There are three factors in tires that affect your cars best mpg:
1. Pressure
2. Cleanliness
3. Maintenance
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Basic Theory
Hypermiling 101: Basics of Fuel Economy
July 11th, 2008
8 basic steps to increasing the fuel economy of your vehicle.
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Basic Theory
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