Comments on: Hypermiling: Why it probably Doesn’t Make Sense

By: werwer

werwer — Wed, 27 Jun 2007 05:05:00 +0000

An expert hypermiler can double the epa mileage for any car, it just takes patience, practice, and a stick shift. It makes a whole hell of a lot of sense for americans to consider ways to cut their fuel use IN HALF.

By: Save and Conserve

Save and Conserve — Wed, 13 Jun 2007 16:55:00 +0000

not only will hypermiling save you money at the pump, but imo, it's just kind of fun to do

By: Lazy Man and Money

Lazy Man and Money — Mon, 11 Jun 2007 22:07:00 +0000

I think that 30mph is not the average in the US. My fiancee and my cars top out at 24mpg highway. A better average might be 20mpg, leading the cost to be $1500 a year. We live the highest gas prices (San Francisco), but let’s ignore that and go with the $3 average. In general that’s probably close. I think I could get to 30mpg without doing a lot of extra work or effort, just thinking about driving more efficiently. That’s a big saving for me I think. At least it is when you consider no additional effort is necessary. I simply drive less aggressively.

Not that I’d recommend it because it’s dangerous, but Mythbusters’ experiments showed that drafting a big rig can save you up to 40% in gas. That’s significant right there. So I wouldn’t say that hypermiling is not worth it financially, but it’s probably not a good idea for other reasons.

By: Judebert

Judebert — Mon, 04 Jun 2007 20:35:00 +0000

On the other hand, my car went from 36 to 53 MPG with hypermiling techniques. And it's looking like I'll get 60 on this tank.

Of course, that's still not much from a financial point of view. But if you include the cleanup cost that I don't have to pay -- yet -- from 20 pounds of carbon dioxide with each gallon (not to mention other pollutants), it still makes good sense.