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Beating the EPA - The Why’s and How to Hypermile

invalid@example.com (xcel) — Sun, 20 Mar 2022 19:39:11 +0000

Beating the EPA - The Why’s and How to Hypermile

It’s easy, fun and will place $' back in your pocket.

Wayne Gerdes - CleanMPG - July 24, 2006

2009 Toyota Corolla XRS – EPA rated 25 mpg – Review Fuel Economy, 62.7_mpg over 554 miles while Hypermiling

Are you...

Beating the EPA - The Why’s and How to Hypermile

Motorcycle emissions limits and fuel economy estimates

invalid@example.com (xcel) — Tue, 16 May 2017 12:58:43 +0000

Insight into a bikes emissions and fuel economy estimates.

[xfloat=left]http://www.cleanmpg.com/photos/data/501/2008_Yamaha_XT250_-_73_mpg_-_Second_most_fuel_efficient_bike_in_lineup.jpg[/xfloat]Wayne Gerdes - CleanMPG - August 3, 2008

Yamaha’s XT250 provided to CleanMPG as an introduction to the motorcycle.

Thanks to details provided by Mike Schmitt, EPA Emission compliance officer for the Yamaha motor cycle corporation, there are some interesting aspects to bike emissions and fuel...

Motorcycle emissions limits and fuel economy estimates

Ford’s 47 mpg City/Highway/Combined Hybrid Ratings Ring Hollow

invalid@example.com (xcel) — Thu, 20 Apr 2017 16:19:38 +0000

In a head to head shootout, something does not add up to triple 47_mpg as a 2012 Prius v hands the 2013 Ford C-MAX its hat.

Wayne Gerdes - CleanMPG - Feb. 25, 2013

2013 Ford C-MAX - $25,995 to start including destination and handling and a 41/37/39 (forget the EPA figures) mpgUS city/highway/combined rating.

San Diego, CA -- The...

Ford’s 47 mpg City/Highway/Combined Hybrid Ratings Ring Hollow

Adapting Basic Hypermiling Techniques to the HCH-II

invalid@example.com (tarabell) — Thu, 16 Feb 2017 21:18:05 +0000

Tarabell - CleanMPG.com - June 30, 2006

Section I - Setup, Driving Routine, and FE Testing

2006 Honda Civic Hybrid

The HCH-II - Honda’s most fuel efficient 4-door sedan

This article describes my personal experience in adapting basic hypermiling techniques to the HCH-II. More advanced techniques such as FAS and P&G are not covered here but hopefully there will be a future article on these as well. Owners of earlier HCH models might also find some...

Adapting Basic Hypermiling Techniques to the HCH-II

What if you cannot afford a “new” fuel efficient automobile?

invalid@example.com (xcel) — Sat, 21 Feb 2015 11:45:30 +0000

Fuel efficient used car values may be your solution.

[xfloat=left]http://www.cleanmpg.com/photos/data/501/2004_Toyota_Echo.jpg[/xfloat]Wayne Gerdes - CleanMPG - April 30, 2006

2004 Toyota Echo with a 35/43 EPA rating (85 – 07 EPA specs) – Just one of many inexpensive newer used cars with excellent FE.

Here are a few alternatives ranked by year that may fit your criteria for > 35 - 40 MPG per the 85 – 07 EPA specifications as reported by Fuel Economy.gov...

What if you cannot afford a “new” fuel efficient automobile?

Driving Under Pressure (full article)

invalid@example.com (lamebums) — Sun, 09 Nov 2014 22:36:13 +0000

Proper tire pressure could save your life!

[xfloat=left]http://www.cleanmpg.com/photos/data/500/1133915712312_Bobby-Ore-Pic.jpg[/xfloat]Sgt. Dave Storton - Officer.com - December 21, 2005

Proudly debunking the PSI = POP myth. Posted because of its frequent citing by CleanMPG members. -- Ed.

How many officers check the tire pressure on their patrol car on a regular basis? We all seem to be great at checking that the lights and siren work, because the time to find out they don’t work is not when you get a Code 3 call....

Driving Under Pressure (full article)

3 Audis TDIs Set to Cross the North American Continent in < 48 Hours at > EPA Highway

invalid@example.com (xcel) — Sun, 09 Feb 2014 21:40:48 +0000

Audi provides the A6, A7 and Q5 TDI Clean Diesels built upon “Truth in Engineering” and we supply the drivers for the “Truth in 48”.

[fimg=left]http://www.cleanmpg.com/photos/data/501/Audi_TDI_Party.jpg[/fimg]Wayne Gerdes - CleanMPG - September 6, 2013

2014 Audi TDI Clean Diesel lineup in our nation’s capital just a few short weeks ago.

The 2014 Audi Q5, A6 and A7 TDI quattros are about to set off on a record setting adventure. And CleanMPG...

3 Audis TDIs Set to Cross the North American Continent in < 48 Hours at > EPA Highway

A Hybrid Owner’s winter survival guide

invalid@example.com (msantos) — Thu, 07 Nov 2013 16:47:18 +0000

A Hybrid Owner’s winter survival guide

[xfloat=left]http://www.cleanmpg.com/photos/data/506/HCH_and_Prius.jpg[/xfloat]
Manuel Santos - CleanMPG - November 19, 2008

Preparing your Civic Hybrid and Toyota Prius for winter driving

As with most things in life, a bit of upfront diligence and preparation can do wonders later on. And on this note, nothing is more true than preparing your hybrid vehicle for the challenges of winter. For those of us who have extended periods of...

A Hybrid Owner’s winter survival guide

2010 Prius-III P&G, SHM and WS FE techniques rehashed, defined and refined

invalid@example.com (xcel) — Thu, 26 Sep 2013 14:55:24 +0000

Is it as efficient as the second generation?

[fimg=right]http://www.cleanmpg.com/photos/data/501/2010_Prius-III.jpg[/fimg]Wayne Gerdes - CleanMPG - Oct. 5, 2009

2010 Prius-III - $22,400 to start and 50 mpgUS combined.

Just like the second generation Prius-II, the all-new Prius-III takes some time to understand its idiosyncrasies. In the Prius-II’s case, its maximum city/suburban fuel economy came almost instantly as I was fortunate...

2010 Prius-III P&G, SHM and WS FE techniques rehashed, defined and refined

2012 May Be the End of Mankind But 2013 Will Be the Year of the Diesel

invalid@example.com (xcel) — Tue, 17 Sep 2013 11:53:49 +0000

Diesel provides real savings at the pump and a lower total cost of ownership due to higher residuals.

[fimg=left]http://www.cleanmpg.com/photos/data/501/2012_VW_Passat4.jpg[/fimg]Wayne Gerdes - CleanMPG - Oct. 18, 2011

The 2012 VW Passat TDI – $25,900 to start and a 31/43 EPA city/highway rating is yet another great turbo diesel addition for the open road.

Oakbrook Terrace, IL -- At the October Midwest Automobile...

2012 May Be the End of Mankind But 2013 Will Be the Year of the Diesel

An Introduction to Diesels

invalid@example.com (seftonm) — Mon, 12 Aug 2013 16:57:53 +0000

A diesel’s strengths, weaknesses and misconceptions.

[xfloat=left]http://www.cleanmpg.com/photos/data/500/jolf.jpg[/xfloat]Mike Sefton – CleanMPG – Aug 13, 2008

My 2001 Volkswagen Golf TDI.

Diesel Background

A short introduction to diesel engined automobiles. I drive a 2001 Volkswagen Golf TDI (Turbocharged Direct Injection diesel) and frequently find myself explaining to people what it means for an engine to run on diesel. We will cover some of the most common points that I discuss with...

An Introduction to Diesels

A few more details about Ford Truck’s upcoming 6.7L PowerStroke Diesel

invalid@example.com (xcel) — Tue, 06 Aug 2013 16:20:26 +0000

A few more details about Ford Truck’s upcoming 6.7L Power Stroke Diesel

Reduced emissions at the forefront with improved_FE having the very highest priority. We were all but promised it will place a smile on our faces

[fimg=left]http://www.cleanmpg.com/photos/data/501/2010_Ford_F550_SuperDuty_-_XLT_CrewCabs.jpg[/fimg]Wayne Gerdes, Nathan Pauli and Mike Sefton - CleanMPG - Sept. 16, 2009

2010 F-550 Super Duty’s at work.

With the...

A few more details about Ford Truck’s upcoming 6.7L PowerStroke Diesel

Saving Gas By Hypermiling

invalid@example.com (xcel) — Mon, 24 Jun 2013 18:06:28 +0000

CleanMPG Hypermilers Jeff Townsley (Psyshack) and Randall Burkhalter (Highwater) were featured on Tulsa’s Channel 6 News at 10:00.

[xfloat=right]http://www.cleanmpg.com/photos/data/501/Randall_and_a_105_mpg_segment.jpg[/xfloat]Scott Thompson - KOTV - May 10, 2006

One hypermiler regularly goes 100 miles on one gallon of gas, and has even gone more than 1,500 miles on one tank of gas.

As seen last night on KOTV - Channel 6 - Tulsa. Oklahoma Drivers Take Fuel Efficiency To The...

Saving Gas By Hypermiling

CleanMPG Plays Its Hand in Las Vegas with a Pair of (MPG) Kings

invalid@example.com (xcel) — Mon, 18 Feb 2013 02:53:37 +0000

The 40mpg Gamble - Can Two Family-Size Compacts Meet or Beat Their EPA Highway MPG_Estimates?

Chris Bernius and Wayne Gerdes - CleanMPG - April 12, 2012

At right, a goofy vid of the 40 mpg Gamble on a Vegas or Bust adventure.

A Pair of MPG Kings - The 2012 Chevrolet Cruze ECO (EPA 39 mpgUS highway) and the 2012 Hyundai Elantra GLS (EPA 40 mpgUS highway), both...

CleanMPG Plays Its Hand in Las Vegas with a Pair of (MPG) Kings

CleanMPG members reenact the Centennial of the 1908 NY to San Francisco Race

invalid@example.com (xcel) — Sun, 17 Feb 2013 02:41:21 +0000

Two Honda Civic Hybrids take on the continent in an around the clock hypermiling-adventure with members in tow.

[xfloat=left]http://www.cleanmpg.com/photos/data/569/Thomas_Flyer_in_Reno.jpg[/xfloat]Wayne Gerdes - CleanMPG - February 12, 2008

The Thomas Flyer - 1908 Automobile Race Champion driven by Montague Roberts and George Schuster.

An ever changing world brings with it new modes of transport. Starting with mastery of bipedal motion and ranging to beyond the time man walked on the...

CleanMPG members reenact the Centennial of the 1908 NY to San Francisco Race

When round and black becomes lean and green

invalid@example.com (xcel) — Fri, 01 Jun 2012 22:22:26 +0000

The best_FE and Traction tire data ever created is now in your hands.

[fimg=left]http://www.cleanmpg.com/photos/data/501/2008_Toyota_Prius2.jpg[/fimg]John Rastetter - Tire Rack - Sept. 11, 2009

Multiple 2009 Toyota Prius-II’s put to the test to give you a choice.

It takes energy to drive a vehicle down the road and part of that energy is converted into power to overcome the vehicle's aerodynamic drag, driveline friction and the tires'...

When round and black becomes lean and green

What does Peak Oil look like?

invalid@example.com (xcel) — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 16:44:41 +0000

It is not a question of "if" but "when".

[fimg=left]http://www.cleanmpg.com/photos/data/501/Oil_Rigs_in_the_Gulf.jpg[/fimg]Wayne Gerdes - CleanMPG.com - February 20, 2006

The sun setting on oil rigs in the Gulf of Mexico.

I was surfing the EIA website this morning and created a spreadsheet showing an example of what peak oil looks like from a US perspective as well as our ever increasing imports to make up for the shortfall. Once on a roll, why not...

What does Peak Oil look like?

The Thousand Dollar Challenge

invalid@example.com (brick) — Sun, 19 Feb 2012 21:29:08 +0000

[Opinion]The Thousand Dollar Challenge

This is about taking a step back from what we think we know to find real answers.

Tesla Roadster - Current king of the EVs

[xfloat=right]http://www.cleanmpg.com/photos/data/501/2008_Tesla.jpg[/xfloat]Tim Smith - CleanMPG.com - February 27th, 2009

I know things are tough here in the US. It started with a cascading cycle of foreclosures and property values declining, first ruining the homeowners and then the banks. Ruined banks quit lending, which ruined even more banks, which also quit lending and dragged other...

The Thousand Dollar Challenge

Mercury MetaOne: The most important, domestically designed HEV "NEVER" produced?

invalid@example.com (xcel) — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 01:23:23 +0000

Wayne Gerdes - CleanMPG.com - June 18, 2006

Mercury MetaOne

Overview

Mercury’s MetaOne was an advanced research concept from the Ford Motor Company with emerging safety features, personal electronics, and most importantly, the world's first PZEV-capable diesel hybrid drivetrain.

Mercury MetaOne Design

The Mercury MetaOne concept provided a very personal experience for its occupants with interior themes that...

Mercury MetaOne: The most important, domestically designed HEV "NEVER" produced?

The Sonata On Trial

invalid@example.com (MaxxMPG) — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 01:22:15 +0000

The Indictment - A 2011 Hyundai Sonata is unable to deliver anywhere near the EPA city estimated 22mpg in suburban driving.

Chris Bernius - CleanMPG - Feb 26, 2011

On The Docket Today

The 2011 Hyundai Sonata with six speed automatic is EPA estimated to deliver 22mpg city and 35mpg highway. One sample of this family sedan is accused of...

The Sonata On Trial