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SentraSE-R · 02-27-2011, 05:45 PM

Welcome to our group! You're doing fine for starters. Read the 100+ Hypermiling Tips thread to get started. 80%-90% of your fuel economy improvements will come from changing your driving habits. A manual transmission driver can beat the EPA combined mpg estimates by 70%, and an automatic transmission driver can beat the EPA estimates by 35%, solely from driving changes. Another 10-20% of your potential might come from car modifications. The most extreme hypermilers can top 225% of EPA in the Summer, just from driving behavior changes.

So, adjust the nut behind the wheel first. That's the low-hanging fruit you want to pick first.

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SentraSE-R Pishtaco Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Bay Area, California Posts: 1,485 Mean Green Toaster Machine - '06 Scion xB Team Toyota 90 day: 48.92 mpg (US) Thanks: 56 Thanked 286 Times in 181 Posts	Welcome to our group! You're doing fine for starters. Read the 100+ Hypermiling Tips thread to get started. 80%-90% of your fuel economy improvements will come from changing your driving habits. A manual transmission driver can beat the EPA combined mpg estimates by 70%, and an automatic transmission driver can beat the EPA estimates by 35%, solely from driving changes. Another 10-20% of your potential might come from car modifications. The most extreme hypermilers can top 225% of EPA in the Summer, just from driving behavior changes. So, adjust the nut behind the wheel first. That's the low-hanging fruit you want to pick first. __________________ Darrell Boycotting Exxon since 1989, BP since 2010 Have you ever noticed that anybody driving slower than you is an idiot, and anyone going faster than you is a maniac? George Carlin Mean Green Toaster Machine 49.5 mpg avg over 53,000 miles. 176% of '08 EPA Best flat drive 94.5 mpg for 10.1 mi Longest tank 1033 km (642 mi) on 10.56 gal = 60.8 mpg