If you can look past all the branding, you’ll see who many people are calling the “World’s Best Hypermilers.” Of course, there’s no real “World Championships of Fuel Economy,” so no one can officially take that title, but the Taylors would definitely be on everyone’s short list if you asked who could take home that prize.

They’ve already set records for driving around the world and driving across Australia, but now they’re after the record for driving across the US. The current record is set at 51.8 mpg, which I think they will shatter. Given that they cross Australia at 75 mpg and I have personally crossed most of the US on two tanks at 63 mpg, I think the number is so low just because there hasn’t been enough interest in such a long competition.

Of course, I’m not trying to sound mean, I just expect the Taylors to set a high bar that will encourage some more people to try and get out and compete. Might this be the new Cannonball Run? Perhaps with a little less law-breaking this time around?

I guess we’ll see. Follow along at FuelAcademy.org.

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