Hypermiling truly is a skill to develop: one can't say "I'm going to hypermile my trip home today"(or something like that), dive right in and get great results.

It's a driving style one becomes accustomed to, vs just going "as everybody else drives". Anybody can just simply go slow, but knowing how to handle the infinite changing situations without causing trouble on the road takes time and experience.

Myself for example pre-hybrid I used to work a radar detector + monitor trucks on the CB to feed my +85MPH habit. I tried CC for a whole week of driving but found it INCREDIBLY boring so I gave it up.

When I began my hyperminling training I found it hard to get over:
a. Just adding gas when I felt like it.(Not load related)
b. Back and leg strain for stress. I had to learn to relax.
c. Mini-panic attack (Heart race etc) if anyone got behind at any distance.
(to name a few)

Small improvements came right away, but only after a year or so had significant increase. I did my personal record only after 3 years of training. (see my signiture below)

-Steve

Efficient drivers do it better.
1003 miles a tank personal record. 74MPG calculated. HCH1 CVT