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Old 05-26-2009, 10:15 PM   #10 (permalink)
Clev
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Originally Posted by Matt Herring View Post
I thought the article was more positive than negative overall. I think when you begin talking about the "more extreme" hypermiling tactics you always open yourself up to criticism because it is so foreign to 99% of people out there.
Yeah, reading the article about Gerdes rolling round and round a parking lot so he doesn't have to use his brakes almost put me off hypermiling before I even started. Going in circles to improve your numbers is no better than jacking up the drive wheels and setting the cruise control at 55.

Glad you kept to the known "safe" tactics. Great article.
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