Learn how to save gas from the pros
Perhaps golf has a new competitor for slow sports, if driving slowly can be considered a sport.Hypermilers are funny green men that move the pistons of your car for you. No, really, hypermilers people who drive their vehicles in such a way that maximizes gas mileage.
Hypermilers say you don't need to own a hybrid to get 40 miles out of one gallon of gasoline. Instead, maximize your resources. One hypermiler described in a Minnesota Public Radio story parked on a slight slope so he could back out of the space with his engine off. He drove a hybrid, which makes that possible without losing power steering.
Other tips:
- Coast to intersections, stop lights and stop signs.
- Drive behind semis to limit your wind resistance
- Accelerate slowly. Don't be in the way, but hypermilers say if there is a way for speedier drivers to maneuver around you let them use it.
- Inflate your tires to the recommended PSI
- Use roads with the least amount of traffic to avoid stoping and starting and idling.
[via MPR]
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