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Old 11-16-2016, 12:22 AM   #4 (permalink)
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I have tried a bit of hypermiling at bit in the mail truck. It may or may not have been because I was 10 miles up the canyon and realized I was sputtering running out of gas. My problem was how bad the brakes are when supplied with full vacuum is not near as bad as how bad then get with EOC. Bonus side, coasting distances are much better without the brakes so I made the gas station.
I also sometimes in the summer turn the motor off and roll stop to stop downhill, but that is because I can no longer take the heater constantly baking my aluminum can on those 95+ degree days. I would imagine Taxi drivers keep it running for just the opposite, to keep the A/C going. Cops I know also have to because all their gear will kill a battery in no time.
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