How I Save Money on Gas with Hypermiling (Wealth, Money & Life Network group project)
I recently wrote How I Save Money on Buying Gas and I mentioned Hypermiling , which caused a reader to ask me what that was. Hypermiling is simply a method of using various techniques to get the best gas mileage you possibly can.
According to Hypermiling.com there are six basic steps that you can use to achieve hypermiling but I do not use all of them, which is why I said I practice a mild form of hypermiling.
One step I do not use is the Cruise Control method…because my car does not have cruise control!!!!!
How I Save Money on Buying Gas
This month, the members of the Wealth, Money & Life Network have chosen Transportation as our group writing project. This is very close to our hearts right now with gas prices being what they are and just being on the rise still.
I recently wrote about my gas budget and how I make it through the month on just about $70 a month for gas . Of course I do have a fuel efficient car (go Mitsubishi Lancer!!!) and I practice a mild form of hypermiling (which I will write about later).
Yes that was ME in front of you today….
…driving ssssslllloooowwwllllyyy up to the red light. I will never understand why people rev up their engines when they can clearly see a red light up ahead. If I see a red light I take my foot off the gas and coast up to the light. In fact I do this sometimes when I see the orange light ahead.
I figure that by the time I get to the light it will be red and I do not want to have to brake to stop at the light. I have gotten this method down to where I can coast to most lights I am familiar with and come to a stop without needing to use the brakes at all.
