You don't need an expensive hybrid vehicle or car computer to get the most miles per gallon out of your car. Hypermiling is a set of techniques that maximize your MPG. Some common techniques are: Don't drive aggressively Don't go over the speed limit Avoid traffic Avoid coming to a complete stop Try to accelerate as slowly as possible Using neutral when going down hills Some uncommon techniques are" Drafting behind trucks Using centripetal force to go around turns fast Over-inflating your tires to reduce friction We took a look at how what kind of MPG we got out of our Toyota Matrix when doing basic hypermiling around town. We averaged 61 MPG when hypermiling and 27 MPG when driving normal. At some points on the trip going down hill in neutral we got up to 247 MPG. If you have any of your own techniques or stories of your own hypermiling let's hear it.
Updated 09-17-2009 at 03:08 PM by optikalefx
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