atlaw4u
05-08-2008, 12:07 PM
Wayne Gerdes (xcel), said he gets 40-70 mpg out of his Ford Ranger pickup truck. (http://www.myfoxnewisconsin.com/myfox/pages/News/Detail?contentId=6446120&version=5&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=TSTY&pageId=3.3.1)
http://www.cleanmpg.com/photos/data/506/gas_prices.jpgFox 11 - May 2, 2008
The average price for a gallon of a gas in the U.S. has reached $3.60 and continues to rise. Forced to pay outrageous prices at the pump, some motorists are turning to radical driving techniques to increase the mileage they get out of each tank of gas.
Called "hypermiling," the method can double a vehicle’s gas mileage and will work on even the biggest gas-guzzlers out there.
Some of the tips to improve your gas mileage are well known, such as pumping up your tires to its maximum rating on their sidewalls, changing your air filter at least once a year and not driving above the speed limit. However, others are more radical and controversial, including the practice of drafting behind other vehicles on the highway to reduce aerodynamic drag.
WHO'S SAYING WHAT?
There's no topic too obscure for a blog. Sure enough, we found some commentary on this revolutionary practice:
tonyK says: "I am a very lonely hypermiler on the road. For some reason there is a global imperative to race to stoplights and stop signs. I can't count the number of times I've been coasting to a red light a couple hundred meters away, when the SUV behind me puts on the gas and makes an aggressive move past me, only to have to slam on brakes to keep from hitting a car at the stop light. What is wrong with this person?"
Sitwon says: "I just bought a new car and already I'm getting better mileage than what was on the sticker because I don't drive like a maniac. I think if other people realized the cost saving of hypermiling and stopped racing to to stop lights we'd have far fewer accidents on the roads and much less traffic congestion."
lndwllmn says: "I have just learned about this hypermiling, and wanted say that this is something I plan to inplement immediately, as like everyone else, I cannot afford today's gas prices."
Wayne Gerdes, a former nuclear plant operator from Wadsworth, Ill., and the originator of hypermiling, said he gets 40-70 mpg out of his Ford Ranger pickup truck, about doubling its official fuel consumption of 25 mpg....http://www.myfoxnewisconsin.com/myfox/pages/News/Detail?contentId=6446120&version=5&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=TSTY&pageId=3.3.1
http://www.cleanmpg.com/photos/data/506/gas_prices.jpgFox 11 - May 2, 2008
The average price for a gallon of a gas in the U.S. has reached $3.60 and continues to rise. Forced to pay outrageous prices at the pump, some motorists are turning to radical driving techniques to increase the mileage they get out of each tank of gas.
Called "hypermiling," the method can double a vehicle’s gas mileage and will work on even the biggest gas-guzzlers out there.
Some of the tips to improve your gas mileage are well known, such as pumping up your tires to its maximum rating on their sidewalls, changing your air filter at least once a year and not driving above the speed limit. However, others are more radical and controversial, including the practice of drafting behind other vehicles on the highway to reduce aerodynamic drag.
WHO'S SAYING WHAT?
There's no topic too obscure for a blog. Sure enough, we found some commentary on this revolutionary practice:
tonyK says: "I am a very lonely hypermiler on the road. For some reason there is a global imperative to race to stoplights and stop signs. I can't count the number of times I've been coasting to a red light a couple hundred meters away, when the SUV behind me puts on the gas and makes an aggressive move past me, only to have to slam on brakes to keep from hitting a car at the stop light. What is wrong with this person?"
Sitwon says: "I just bought a new car and already I'm getting better mileage than what was on the sticker because I don't drive like a maniac. I think if other people realized the cost saving of hypermiling and stopped racing to to stop lights we'd have far fewer accidents on the roads and much less traffic congestion."
lndwllmn says: "I have just learned about this hypermiling, and wanted say that this is something I plan to inplement immediately, as like everyone else, I cannot afford today's gas prices."
Wayne Gerdes, a former nuclear plant operator from Wadsworth, Ill., and the originator of hypermiling, said he gets 40-70 mpg out of his Ford Ranger pickup truck, about doubling its official fuel consumption of 25 mpg....http://www.myfoxnewisconsin.com/myfox/pages/News/Detail?contentId=6446120&version=5&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=TSTY&pageId=3.3.1