http://hypermilingfaq.com/techniques/pulse-and-glide Hypermiling: Frequently Asked Questions Fri, 21 Nov 2008 05:00:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 http://hypermilingfaq.com/techniques/pulse-and-glide#comment-27 harborpirate Fri, 11 Jul 2008 23:24:14 +0000 http://hypermilingfaq.com/?p=18#comment-27 I think you're doing the environment a disservice with hypermiling. I say that because the cars following a hypermiler are going to be mostly conventional vehicles and not hybrids. Whether we like it or not, hybrids are still a very small percentage of all vehicles on the road. This means that the increase in fuel burned by cars following you will VASTLY outweigh the benefit you are getting from hypermiling. In effect, you are causing not only a traffic issue and possible road rage but a massive inefficiency in the cars trailing you. Hypermiling should only be used when there are no cars behind you! In any other case you are doing the world harm just for your own selfish gain. I think you’re doing the environment a disservice with hypermiling. I say that because the cars following a hypermiler are going to be mostly conventional vehicles and not hybrids. Whether we like it or not, hybrids are still a very small percentage of all vehicles on the road. This means that the increase in fuel burned by cars following you will VASTLY outweigh the benefit you are getting from hypermiling. In effect, you are causing not only a traffic issue and possible road rage but a massive inefficiency in the cars trailing you. Hypermiling should only be used when there are no cars behind you! In any other case you are doing the world harm just for your own selfish gain.

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