We live in the foothills and have a steep road to climb to get home. My goal is two or less round trips a day - doesn't always work, but when it does I know I'm saving gas (and money) plus releasing fewer emissions into our air. I carpool with two other families which saves me three to four trips a week. I try to keep my car in good condition with oil changes and keeping my tire pressure up as well as not letting the gas go to E - these things all help with gas efficiency, too.
Hypermiling is like the frogger game - you have to look ahead to plan: if I see the light turn red I take my foot off the gas and coast to a stop. This drives some of the California drivers behind me crazy but that's okay. I tried the extreme hypermiling of putting my car into neutral to coast until my husband told me that's illegal and not safe because you don't have as much control of the car - so don't try that. My next step is to get a 21-speed bike and start working my legs up that hill. Happy driving!
Just told my oldest daughter that everyone is going to know I'm a nerd and she lovingly replied that everyone already knows - thought I was doing a good job of hiding it - oh well.
ReplyDeleteGood job w/the hypermiling. Newer cars seem to coast far better and faster than older ones and that's helped me squeeze more miles out of our 2013 Sonata. Also, one of the reasons I upgraded from the 2009 that we had was that it was more efficient overall. A six speed transmission along with direct ignition allow for more better performance and efficiency.
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