| Hypermiling - never heard of the term? Don't worry | | | | improve your gas mileage. |
| because you are not alone. Hypermiling is defined as | | | | 2. One of the simplest hypermiling techniques is to |
| a meticulous way to get the most miles per gallon in | | | | have your automobile serviced and the motor tuned. |
| fuel economy for a particular vehicle. The goal is to | | | | Fixing a vehicle that is noticeably out of tune or has |
| match or exceed the mileage of an equivalent size | | | | failed an emissions test can improve its gas mileage |
| hybrid automobile. | | | | by an average of 5 percent. In addition, replacing a |
| No matter what type of vehicle you own, you should | | | | clogged air filter, cleaning the fuel injectors and |
| aim at exceeding the EPA ratings for your | | | | properly inflating your tires can save you a ton of |
| automobile. How do you accomplish this feat? You | | | | cash. |
| must use smart driving tactics. We will discuss these | | | | 3. Avoid driving aggressively such as rapid |
| methods in detail. | | | | acceleration, speeding, road rage, hard braking, etc. |
| Hypermiling is a battle you must win at the pump if | | | | These bad habits can cut your gas mileage by 21 |
| you want to save money in this tight economy. The | | | | percent. Refraining from these practices will not only |
| following are 4 easy steps you need to perform to | | | | conserve your gas in your tank but also save the |
| begin fattening your wallet and preventing the oil | | | | environment. |
| companies from getting any richer. | | | | 4. A little known hypermiling technique that is growing |
| Hypermiling Techniques | | | | in popularity is using the cruise control in town. |
| 1. The first step you must take is to find out your | | | | Keeping a steady speed will keep more dollars in your |
| correct miles per gallon. If you just recently | | | | wallet. Using cruise control on the highway and in the |
| purchased a new car, this information is on your | | | | city helps you maintain a constant speed and will |
| sticker. Newer smart cars will produce a digital display | | | | definitely save massive amounts of gas. When you |
| of mpg. You can also go to fueleconomy.gov if your | | | | are approaching a red-light or stop sign, make sure |
| vehicle was made in the year 2000 or later. | | | | you have enough distance so you can take off the |
| For older vehicles, you can calculate your miles per | | | | cruise control and let the car decelerate to a smooth |
| gallon by driving to your favorite station and pump | | | | finish. |
| some gas in your car. Make sure you write down | | | | Perhaps the most controversial of all hypermiling |
| how many gallons you purchased and also write | | | | techniques is one that is not recommended. It is |
| down your mileage reading. Now reset your | | | | called hypermiling drafting. |
| odometer. The next time you get gas, subtract the | | | | Hypermiling drafting is driving close behind huge |
| difference between the current mileage number and | | | | vehicles such as big 18-wheeler trucks in order to |
| the first mileage reading you recorded. Divide this | | | | reduce the drag on your automobile. This not only |
| result by the number of gallons originally purchased. | | | | saves fuel for the tailgating driver, but also for the |
| The answer is your miles per gallon. | | | | trucker, who is getting a little high pressure push. |
| Now that you have your miles per gallon, it is time to | | | | |