Archive for the 'Techniques' Category

Hypermiling Techniques: What is ‘forced auto stop’?

You might also see this referred to as ’stop shutdown’, ’stop light shutdown’, or ‘SLSD’.  Most of us have seen a version of this technique… when you are at a railroad crossing and you can see that the train will be passing for several minutes many people will turn their car off.  Hypermilers do this [...]

Pulse and Glide

Every hypermiler probably has a different technique for pulsing and gliding, but each of them shares at least some methods in common.
First, like this post from last year about the pulse and glide hypermiling technique from MetroMPG.com, we begin with a disclaimer,
Upfront, any discussion of pulse & glide (P&G) almost always includes a disclaimer that [...]

Reuters: Hypermiling Saves Fuel

Reuters had a pretty good article on hypermiling and hypermiling techniques a few weeks ago.  The article also mentions the nearly omnipresent (at least in hypermiling articles) Wayne Gerdes.  The authors claim that drafting is a popular method used by hypermilers but I think this would be widely disputed.
Known as ‘hypermiling,’ the method can double [...]

Hypermiling Techniques, Part One

Below are some hypermiling guides from around the net. Keep in mind that hypermiling techniques are debated by different hypermilers and that you should do some research before implementing any techniques. Be especially careful if a technique sounds unsafe. What’s more important, gas mileage or your well being?

The Ultimate Guide to Hypermiling: [...]