Gas Mileage

Hypermiling and Legal concerns

I read the Cleanmpg.com forum now and again, and one of the recent posts caught my eye.  It’s one discussing the legal ramifications of hypermiling.  For those of you who don’t know. hypermiling is the art of getting the best possible gas mileage.  Some basic measures are taken, such as not dropping the hammer at [...]

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Why Hybrid buyers should get tax credits

Currently, the US government offers a tax credit on many hybrid models. As a general rule, the more fuel efficient the model is, the bigger the tax break. So you see tax credits as low as $650 for vehicles like the full-size GM pickup mild hybrids, all the way up to $2100 for a Honda [...]

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Hyper-milers are crazy

Wayne Gerdes is a hypermiler from Madison, Wisconson. He’s the guy all the regular drivers in the world hate with a passion. Yup, that’s him crawling away from the stoplight at a painfully slow pace. Yup, that’s him going 50 mpg on the highway when the speed limit is 65, and traffic is flowing at [...]

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EPA Gas Mileage ratings going down for 2008

Finally, the EPA will revise their 20 year old testing methods, so that the window stickers on cars will have some sort of value. The current EPA ratings are only useful as a loose comparison between one model and another – they generally have no bearing in reality with regards to what sort of mileage [...]

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