Sarah Marshall
Hypermiling Is Done To Save Gas
You can shut off your engine while coasting downhill, drive slightly below the speed limit, duck behind a semi to draft, or coast to and from stop lights… but is hypermiling to save gas really safe? Some auto experts — like University of Hawaii professor Leon James — would say that hypermiling “can become a form of aggressive driving.” In some cases, he argues, drivers will go under the speed limit while driving in the left-hand “fast lane,” forcing others to swerve around them, or they may coast through stop signs to avoid braking. “If you were behind someone who’s practicing certain features of hypermiling, you’d get very annoyed,” James said. “Hypermiling can be a selfish thing to do.” Even so, carefully using hypermiling driving techniques has proven to improve the fuel efficiency of vehicles and cut down on the number of speeders, which is another bad habit on the roads.
Ed Kriston of AAA says their travel/auto group discourages aggressive forms of hypermiling to save gas, but encourages gentle driving. “Some of the things they do are very dangerous,” he said, remarking that aggressive hypermilers drive under the speed limit on the highways or closely tailgating semi trucks in a practice called “drafting.” AAA spokespeople say that other poor practices include such things as putting the car into neutral to coast on roadways, rolling through stop signs and driving erratically. On the other hand, “smooth and easy acceleration and braking, maintaining a stead speed, using cruise control and looking ahead to anticipate changing traffic conditions are both safe and reasonably effective,” explained Marshall L. Doney, AAA Automotive Vice President.
There are many reasons and techniques employed when hypermiling to save gasoline. Commuter Clark Semmes said he gets 55 MPG on the highway, even though his Toyota Prius is only supposed to get 45 MPG. “I don’t go so slow that it would be annoying,” Semmes clarified. He added that he does shift into neutral when going downhill and sneaks behind big trucks to break the draft. He is motivated to hypermile to save the environment and “because it’s cool.” Goucher College Anthropologist George Baca maintained his speed of 60 MPG (instead of speeding up to 75) on a trip to Philadelphia and used just half a tank of gas, instead of a full tank. His rationale for slowing down was to minimize his pollution. Fifty-six-year-old motorist Jim Schaffer saved an eighth of a tank in his Dodge Dakota pickup just by driving 60 mph instead of 65. “I’m noticing a difference,” Schaffer said, adding that he does it because of the higher gas prices.
Jake Fisher of Consumer Reports predicts that more and more drivers will end up seeing the error of their ways and will amend their habits as gas prices continue to rise. Their publication recently conducted a series of tests on hypermiling to save gas techniques and found that driving at a moderate speed (like 55 instead of 65 or 75) seemed to have the biggest impact on fuel consumption. For instance, when a Toyota Camry increased its speed from 55 to 65, the fuel economy dropped from 40 MPG down to 35. They also recommended keeping tires inflated, avoiding bursts of acceleration or sudden braking, using premium fuel and not driving with a cold engine.
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