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Start competing. That's the number one thing that's improved my fuel economy. I'm obsessed with breaking down my commute into critical stretches and figuring out what technique works best in each section by watching my realtime mpg. Some sections, it's pulse and glide, some sections it's DWL, other sections it's cutting 3-4mph off my speed, and others it's shutting my car off at stop lights. It's little things that when everybody asks me how I'm actually improving my economy, I'm at a loss for words. It's everything. I'm doing almost nothing the same as I used to, but it's not techniques I can just say, "do this and you'll gain 3mpg". There's no single silver bullet. There's an arsenal of tools in the 100+ hypermiling tips that you should read every week, try a few, incorporate them where effective, then try a few more the next week.
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