omarrana
omarrana
I hooked up my accelerator to my brake lights. I hit the gas, people behind me stop, and I'm gone.
View My AgentPage

Print this Page | Digg It | del.icio.us

Top 10 Fuel-Saving Tips from a Hypermiler who gets 180mpg in a Honda Insight
Wayne Gerdes knows how to wring a gas tank dry. He can squeeze 84 miles per gallon from your standard-issue Ford Ranger pick-up. He once averaged more than 100 mpg during the course of an entire summer. And while behind the wheel of a hybrid electric Honda Insight, he coaxed the vehicle into yielding an astonishing 180.1 mpg. Gerdes can do these seemingly impossible things with a car because he is one of a rare breed of drivers known as hypermilers.

Some drivers go to the extreme to achieve extraordinary fuel economy. What can you do to boost your mpg? Here are 10 tips to get more mileage out of your car.

Click through for the Top 10 Fuel-Saving Tips from Gerdes himself... Read Article
Top 10 Fuel-Saving Tips from a Hypermiler who gets 180mpg in a Honda Insight



Comments:

Images hosted in your AgentSpace can now be posted in the comments section using the following syntax (case matters):
[img]IMAGE URL[/img]
Example: [img]http://agent004.myautospies.com/users/150/Sample-Gallery/sample1.JPG[/img]
cericceric - 9/12/2007 5:02:20 PM
+4 BoostDrop the Boost Up the Boost
One thing for sure, I don't want to drive behind him.


reply to this comment
truckmentruckmen - 9/13/2007 4:52:26 AM
+1 BoostDrop the Boost Up the Boost
Does this guy rate vehicle mpg for the EPA?

reply to this comment
rg12345rg12345 - 9/13/2007 10:26:32 AM
+1 BoostDrop the Boost Up the Boost
Not completely off, but definitely the best way to see the real consumption is by odometer per fill up.

reply to this comment
rockerrocker - 9/13/2007 10:25:56 AM
+1 BoostDrop the Boost Up the Boost
Any car gets good MPG if you drive 30 mph. Saving gas ain't no fun.

reply to this comment
rg12345rg12345 - 9/13/2007 10:29:54 AM
+2 BoostDrop the Boost Up the Boost
Crazy guy...
Park in the highest part of the parking lot .. stupid.
Or drive with no AC, who the hell want to arrive all stinky and sticky at destination?

reply to this comment
GeorgemiaGeorgemia - 9/13/2007 8:48:39 PM
+1 BoostDrop the Boost Up the Boost
Keeping your tires full and taking it easy on the brakes and gas are enough. Plus, some manouevers may make the obsessed driver save gas, but make the poor folks stuck behind him burn MORE, while they get stuck at a stop light.

If you want to save money, reduce the nation's oil addiction, etc, you have to think also of how your driving affects other people's driving!

reply to this comment
truckmentruckmen - 9/19/2007 5:33:01 AM
+1 BoostDrop the Boost Up the Boost
Ok, everyone check out the air car! These air cars can drive from New York to LA on a single tank of gas (gas to power the compressor).These Hyper millers could probable go back too!

reply to this comment
To post a comment for this story, you must first Login.

If you do not have an account, you will need to Register (It's Free!).

Most Recent Stories
Industry Sales Likely To Be Down 28% In November GM May Fare WorseLotus Evora order list includes 007 and Top Gear hostsEveryone Is On A Budget, But Are These 5 Your Choice To Keep Living Large?Could The Detroit Recovery Plan Really As Simple As Merging In To One?Fiat Abarth 500 receives Top Gear’s “Best Hot Hatch” awardDetroit Tells UAW They Can No Longer Pay For Idled Workers To Play Checkers2010 Porsche Panamera auto show debut delayedSwedish Government Confirms Discussions With Volvo and SAABBMW not putting MINI E into mass-productionTop Gear Car of the Year 2008 award goes to VW SciroccoNew Mitsubishi Lancer EVO X FQ-400: Limited Edition with 405HP2009 Nissan 370Z Driven in Japan2010 Jaguar XF-R spotted nearly finishedUAW wants limits on carmakers' executive payDoes It Hurt The BMW Brand Image When They Are Being Sold At Costco?2008 Essen Motor Show: Vw unveils Touareg North Sails EditionCarlsson releases limited edition automatic watchVideo: 2009 Mini Cooper Cabrio in actionPorsche Museum to open its gates on 31 January 2009Vw Eos White Night Edition unveiled at EssenUPDATE 1-German carmakers make fresh move to cut outputAudi R8 GT3 LMS Hits the Track (Video)GM UK takes two Top Gear awardsBMW Konfigurator Using Microsoft Surface for Product NavigatorHow About A Piece Of Kim Kardashian's Booty For The Holidays?Cars They Wish You'd Forget About - "Hey, they can't all be winners!"Acura V8 won't Arrive Until 2015: ReportBrabham M3 revealed at the Essen Show2008 Essen Motor Show: Dodge Challenger SRT8 by EibachNissan 370 Z Japanese Promotional VideElite Carbon Maserati Gran TurismoMarangoni M430 based on Alfa Romeo Mi.To2008 VW Scirocco Collectors’ Edition debuts at EssenFord at the top of the list for safety in accidentsBamford releases custom Rolex Daytona Ferrari red watchRolls-Royce RR4 to reveice Bmw’s iDrive technology2009 Vw Golf VI by ABT shows up at EssenConfessions of A Test Drive Junkie: Funny Experiences & Observations Behind The Wheel of Other People's Cars!Nissan changes its mind regarding the 2009 Chicago Auto ShowNew details of the next-generation of Audi A2 revealedTop 10 Most Popular Sport Utility PicksFar From Perfect? Mercedes-Benz ML320 BlueTec Diesel SUVQuestion Of the Day: Just How Long Will Gas Stay This Cheap?A New Maserati Quattroporte With A $35K Black Friday Discount? And The Spies Say DON'T Buy It?Confirmed: Audi To Replace R10 With R15 TDi In 2009GM Asks FAA To Keep Jet Movements ConfidentialBMW And German Brands Worry Openly About the Biggest Crisis Since WWIIShould Detroit Rebuild Itself Around the Slovakian Manufacturing Model?Reflections on the Acura NSXFirst Photos And Full Rundown on the new MINI Convertible