hypermiler

plural hypermilers

1. One who uses special driving techniques to achieve unusually good fuel economy.

   This herky-jerky driving style is, according to Wayne Gerdes, a Chicago-based fuel economy expert, a variation of what hypermilers call the “high-speed pulse and glide.”

   2009 February 15, Jerry Garrett, “Pulsing and Gliding to 65 M.P.G.”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 26 Nov 2022

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   But when asked which of his achievements he is most proud of, he says: “Actually those of others hypermilers behind the wheel, thanks to my tutelage or simply inspiration.” […] “I’m a huge fan of autonomous cars: they will allow everyone to become a hypermiler.

   2016 July 21, Jacopo Prisco, “How ‘hypermiling’ can save you a lot of fuel (and the planet)”, in CNN