Hypermiling Manual – Beginner Tips to Fuel Economy and Hypermiling Driving

Are you always in a hurry – rushing here and there? If so you may want to try hypermiling driving. This article will feature some hypermiling manual and fuel economy tips but first let me give you a little background about why I decided to write this article and why I believe slowing down to the speed of life is important.

A good friend of mine commented the other day about making a conscious effort to drive the speed limit, not only to save money and fuel but to save her sanity as well. She found a hypermiling manual online and never looked back.

Just think about how less stressed you’d be if you leisurely drove from point A to point B at the speed limit?

I’ve been trying to slow down myself and while it’s been a challenge to reduce my speed I have felt a lot calmer and more relaxed overall. (I would typically drive just slightly above the speed limit and do anything but roll to a stop.)

We often rush because we’ve failed to allot sufficient time to get the where we’re going. But why not do yourself, your family and others on the road a favor by de-cluttering your life a little? Say no to the unnecessary things that pack more into your day and leave you short on time and with more on your plate than you can comfortably handle.

And while on the road why not heed some hypermiling driving techniques? Hypermiling is a way many motorists have found to rebel against rising gas prices. I personally have decided to look at my gas tank as being half full instead of half empty and have found a greater sense of calm in slowing down.

Not only am I learning how to increase the gas mileage of my car, I am honestly trying to turn over a new leaf and aiming to be more present instead of just speeding through life in overdrive.

For me, soaring gas prices have really focused a lifestyle change – could you be a convert too?

Here are some of the key techniques to hypermiling:

Record your gas mileage. Use your odometer or your trip odometer to calculate. To learn more visit fuel economy and click on ‘Calculate Your MPG’.

Watch your braking. According to www.hypermiling.com drivers apply their brakes between 10 and 25 percent more than they need to.

Why not leave a buffer of two seconds or more between you and the car in front so you can coast before putting on the brakes? Speaking of putting on the brakes, why not coast to that stop sign or the red light ahead instead of keeping your foot on the gas?

Minimize idling time. True hypermiler’s take their foot off their accelerator pedal or hit the cancel button on their cruise control the instant they see a red light or brake lights ahead.

Keep yourself moving in traffic congestion. Try to keep moving even when traffic slows down. The key is to avoid as many stops and starts as possible which equals less acceleration and less braking-induced deceleration. You want to reduce the amount of gas used and not waste the motion caused by acceleration.

Use your cruise control in a new way. Did you know that accelerating a little more slowly will make a huge difference to gas mileage you get per fill-up? One of the best ways to accelerate slowly is to use the ‘accel’ button on your cruise control.

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