{"id":202,"date":"2014-09-20T09:55:46","date_gmt":"2014-09-20T16:55:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gogreentravelgreen.com\/?p=202"},"modified":"2024-03-19T17:20:26","modified_gmt":"2024-03-20T00:20:26","slug":"the-extreme-hypermiling-guide-450-tips-to-increase-your-miles-per-gallon-and-save-gas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gogreentravelgreen.com\/the-extreme-hypermiling-guide-450-tips-to-increase-your-miles-per-gallon-and-save-gas\/","title":{"rendered":"Hypermiling – Extreme Guide Tips to Increase Your Miles Per Gallon"},"content":{"rendered":"

Learn all about hypermiling with this extreme guide.<\/p>\n

We are taking advantage of a long holiday weekend by hitting the road.<\/a><\/p>\n

Our plan is to drive to New York from our home base in Washington, D.C.<\/p>\n

With gas prices still so high, I’m especially eager to do whatever I can to improve my gas mileage for the drive up to New York (we’re driving instead of $1 busing because we’re taking our dog) via Extreme Hypermiling.<\/p>\n

So, I spent (way too much) time perusing my way around the internet, reading every article I could find on the subject of “Extreme Hypermiling”<\/p>\n

For those of you unfamiliar with the term, Wikipedia says:<\/p>\n

“Extreme Hypermiling are drivers who exceed the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) estimated fuel efficiency on their vehicles by modifying their driving habits. The term ‘hypermiler’ originated from hybrid vehicle driving clubs and Wayne Gerdes [who coined the term hypermile] in particular. As people began comparing fuel efficiency, they noticed that by using certain driving techniques, they could greatly improve their mileage. “<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I read hundreds of Extreme Hypermiling tips and tricks and have compiled my favorite articles.<\/p>\n

In total, there are well over 450 tips below about how to improve your car’s gas mileage and fuel efficiency.<\/p>\n

You will see that many of these tips say essentially the same thing and some hypermiling tricks definitely don’t seem safe.<\/p>\n

Ironically, some of the fuel efficiency tips contradict one another.<\/p>\n

I think my favorite tip is about wearing an “ice vest” in order to keep cool to avoid using your AC!<\/p>\n

Since we’re not hardcore enough for ice vests at Go Green Travel Green, here are the fuel efficiency tips that we’ll actually be using when we drive to New York this weekend:<\/p>\n

<\/span>Go Green Travel Green’s Easy (and Safe) Extreme Hypermiling Tips<\/span><\/h2>
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