Hypermiling is something you might never have heard of before but with all the talk of gas prices going skyward, people are keen to find out more and more about fuel efficiency. About time too. In the UK, America has been seen as the “gas guzzling” epicenter of the world so it’s pretty heartening to find out that people are wanting to change their ways.

Basically hypermiling is a fany word that basically means that when you drive your car, you drive in a style that is going conserve as much fuel as possible. I aways try to do this anyway but here are some tips if you haven’t heard of the concept of hypermiling before:-

When you are about to drive up a hill, you should actually put your foot on the gas to get the car’s speed up. This gives your car momemntum, or kinetic energy, to get up the hill easier. It’s the same concept that allows scateboarders and BMX bikers to go down one side of the ramp and up the other.

Avoid going over 65mph as this is when your car suddenly starts to use up more gas.

If you see the traffic lights up ahead are red then simply take your foot off the gas and allow the car to naturally slow down. Unfortunately when I do this, I also see plenty of cars zooming past me only to slam on their brakes. This is really bad for fuel economy and it will also wear out your brakes quicker!

Don’t carry anything more in your car than you have to. It’s amazing how much more fuel you will use up if you carry around loads of stuff like golf clubs and bicylces.

If you are sitting in your car wilst it’s parked, please don’t keep the engine running so you can have a nice blast of cold air from the air con. You might feel more comfortable but you are using up a lot of fuel. Plus in many areas this behaviour is illegal so you could end up with a fine if you are caught.

I watched a TV show some weeks ago on this very topic and they had a number of people try out different techniques. One man who changed he driving technique, saved 30% on his fuel consumption. Now you can’t really argue with those savings!

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