The Perfect Day For Hypermiling!

Driving home from work this afternoon, I decided this was a perfect day for hypermiling.  I drive 16 miles one way to and from work, thru 10 traffic lights.  At times, my commute can be tedious due to all of the traffic.  You might ask why I don’t take a different route to work, one without traffic lights.  The answer is because the beltway around Washington, DC is often backed up and you can end up wasting more gas sitting in traffic.  This afternoon on my way home from work, I was able to hit every traffic light green, because there was not as much traffic and I have learned how to watch the lights and anticipate when they are going to turn red by watching the side streets.  Normally I can hit 7 out of 10 lights green, but today I managed to sail through all 10 lights.  Since I started Hypermiling about 2 months ago, I really have increased my miles per gallon by about 20%.  The best part of hypermiling is that I enjoy driving this way; it is fun to do.

My perfect afternoon put a smile on my face when I drove into my driveway and my gas tank still read a half a tank after driving 32 miles round trip.  Here is proof that Hypermiling can be done in stop and go traffic too!

I noticed on my drive home from work, that gas prices are actually dropping a bit.  4 of the gas stations that I pass actually had gas priced below $4 a gallon.  If gas prices ever get back to normal, I doubt that I will stop hypermiling because it is just the smart thing to do; and I like the extra money in my pocket.

So my question for you is when are you going to start Hypermiling?  It’s not hard to learn, and there is plenty of information on the internet.