Cut Your Fuel Costs in Half - Become a Hypermiler In Your Own Car!
So many people think you have to own some kind of high gas mileage hybrid to take advantage of the newest rage among drivers: The Hypermiler lifestyle. Reality couldn't be any further from the truth. Being a hypermiler isn't about buying an expensive hybrid (see left) or living on the cutting edge of automotive technology. You can cut your fuel costs in half or more by simply adjusting your driving habits with a few hypermiling tricks of the trade and with the vehicle you already are driving. The hypermiling life is even a ball of fun, free to try, saves more and more money as fuel prices increase, and once you try it, you won't want to turn back - or turn up at your local gas station all that often either.
So, are you interested in learning more?
Oh yeah, I thought so! Let's have some fun and journey down the simple road of saving real money at the gas pump and getting the most gas mileage out of your present vehicle.
So, are you interested in learning more?
Oh yeah, I thought so! Let's have some fun and journey down the simple road of saving real money at the gas pump and getting the most gas mileage out of your present vehicle.
Step 1: Assess the capabilities of your current vehicle.
Every vehicle has two numbers that the government suggests are your city and highway gas mileage numbers (and a third number that is your suggest mixed driving gas mileage number). If you don't already know what your vehicle's government gas mileage numbers are, it couldn't be simpler to find out. The US Government maintains a website at fueleconomy.gov where you can enter in your vehicle's make, model, year and engine size (4 cylinder, 6 cylinder, etc) and find out immediately what your suggested fuel economy numbers should be. Take a moment to find out this information and with this data in hand, come back to this site and we'll learn how to start excelling past those numbers as you become the next great hypermiler.
With fuel economy numbers in hand for your vehicle, please proceed to step two by clicking here.
Every vehicle has two numbers that the government suggests are your city and highway gas mileage numbers (and a third number that is your suggest mixed driving gas mileage number). If you don't already know what your vehicle's government gas mileage numbers are, it couldn't be simpler to find out. The US Government maintains a website at fueleconomy.gov where you can enter in your vehicle's make, model, year and engine size (4 cylinder, 6 cylinder, etc) and find out immediately what your suggested fuel economy numbers should be. Take a moment to find out this information and with this data in hand, come back to this site and we'll learn how to start excelling past those numbers as you become the next great hypermiler.
With fuel economy numbers in hand for your vehicle, please proceed to step two by clicking here.
