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8307c4 · 02-20-2008, 03:58 AM

Ok, but just to get one thing straight here:

This guy is BURNING fuel in order to set an efficiency record.
Does anyone see the contradiction in terms?

That's what kills me about the hypermiling, not so much what this pilot is doing but the whole competition aspect... What good is it to get however great fuel economy when you have to go out of your way to show it?

Is that really what hypermiling is, doesn't matter so long you got the best economy, that you had to fly around the world to get it? It's all the same in a car, do we take a detour to get better mpg even if doing so actually burns MORE fuel than having took the shortest route?

That is, I can drive my bmw on $10 a week and get 17-20mpg, or I can force it to 25-30mpg and spend like $40 on fuel in that same week, which one's it going to be?

I mean it just don't make no sense, if this is what hypermiling is all about then it completely destroys the purpose of fuel conservation.

02-20-2008, 03:58 AM	#7 (permalink)
8307c4 EcoModding Lurker Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Virginia, USA Posts: 80 beamer - '91 bmw 318is 90 day: 32 mpg (US) Thanks: 0 Thanked 4 Times in 3 Posts	Ok, but just to get one thing straight here: This guy is BURNING fuel in order to set an efficiency record. Does anyone see the contradiction in terms? That's what kills me about the hypermiling, not so much what this pilot is doing but the whole competition aspect... What good is it to get however great fuel economy when you have to go out of your way to show it? Is that really what hypermiling is, doesn't matter so long you got the best economy, that you had to fly around the world to get it? It's all the same in a car, do we take a detour to get better mpg even if doing so actually burns MORE fuel than having took the shortest route? That is, I can drive my bmw on $10 a week and get 17-20mpg, or I can force it to 25-30mpg and spend like $40 on fuel in that same week, which one's it going to be? I mean it just don't make no sense, if this is what hypermiling is all about then it completely destroys the purpose of fuel conservation. Last edited by 8307c4; 02-20-2008 at 04:03 AM..