Hypermiling is getting more popular!
Of course we all saw the writing on the wall. Gas Prices go up, so does the desire for hypermiling. (duh, winning). ha.
Anyways, I was reading a magazine at a local indie coffeehouse, and found an interesting article on "how to drive like a hypermiler"
I'm kicking my self SOO hard for not remembering the magazine title.
Anyways, I hadn't heard this before, but you CAN drive like a trucker.
The main idea is, Truckers are THE BEST at driving. They drive for life!
And no, I'm not talking about catching a draft from driving behind truckers.
Just drive like a trucker (to get better gas mileage)
Truckers tend to get better gas mileage. I'm new to this, but there can be some generalizations:
-slowly accelerate
-don't put on the brakes if you have to
-( I thought this was funny) don't let other cars push you around
(easier said than done, but if you're a hypermiler with something like a Toyota Landcruiser, you can do this to some extent).
And this brings me to something else: Be the hypermiler, and others will follow
-this means two things: All hypermilers may feel a sense of guilt, when people are passing you, it's occasionally a nuisance.
But you are advertising for hypermiling.
Trust me, when gas goes to $4, $5, or $6, they will thank you for showing them how to hypermile.
2. When you really "own" hypermiling, you naturally tell others about it.
It works because it works! You pay less at the gas pump, and you gas up less. You save money! (at least $50 a year, and it's very easy to double that. see my other posts on how to save $100, maybe $200 a year by hypermiling).
thanks, keep read'n'.
http://www.travian.com/?uc=com2_257589
Tuesday, February 5, 2013
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