With gas prices sky high, this trend is gaining speed. Hypermiling is being talked about in car and driver forums all across the Internet. But is all this chatter about Hypermiling really wrapped around new ideas, or is it just a new retread put over ancient saving gas tips we’ve been hearing since WWII?

During the Second World War getting good gas mileage was a major preoccupation for many motorists. And the techniques established during and just after the gas rationing turned into standards that have stood the test of time.

You probably already know most of them…

• Inflate tires to the manufacturer’s suggested psi (pounds per square inch.) Under inflated tires can reduce your car’s fuel economy, wears out tires and poses a safety hazard.
  
• Dump excess weight from your car can increase miles per gallon. The U.S. Department of Energy says that motorists can expect to save anywhere from 5 to 8 cents a gallon (assuming a per gallon price of $4.00) just by removing 100 pounds.
  
• Drive the speed limit. If your car came equipped with cruise control, use it. Using it on long trips can especially help you get better gas mileage. A 2005 study by the automotive that using cruise control at highway speeds offered a fuel economy savings of 7%.
  
• Drive like a civilized person. Rapid starting and stopping wastes fuel and turns mpg statistics on their head. Smooth breaking and acceleration, coupled with driving at the recommended speed can go a long way toward taking the pinch off your pocketbook.
  

Other ideas just seem like common sense:

• Don’t let your car idle excessively. If you going to be stopped longer than one minute shut it off.
  
• Don’t waste gas by accelerating up to red lights and stop signs, just so you can come to a screeching halt.
• Keep your vehicle well maintained.
  
• Don’t run your A/C if you don’t need to, but don’t drive with your windows down either. The wind drag chews up more horsepower than you’re a/c.
  

These are all ideas the hypermilers embrace, but a close look shows there’s more to hypermiling than just rehashing old news.

The true hypermiler is obsessed with squeezing every last drop of power out of each drop of fuel.

They relentlessly track down techniques and tactics using technology to find what works and what doesn’t.

Hypermilers have discovered numerous techniques for improvement on gas mileage. Many hypermilers now consider it mundane to get 30 to 50 miles to a gallon of gas. This is usually done through minimizing acceleration and breaking. ----------

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