Can’t Afford a Hybrid? Try Hypermiling
The September 2008 issue of National Geographic Adventure magazine featured an article on hypermiling, a practice of using deliberate driving techniques in order to maximize a vehicle’s fuel economy. Many of the methods described in the article seemed fairly intuitive, and yet I realized — even in today’s climate of record-high gas prices — that I wasn’t practicing any of them. Like many drivers, I was lamenting the rising cost of gas without even considering how my driving habits were directly affecting my own fuel consumption.



