A Hypermilers lament (Rambling)
Please keep in mind that this a driver who's previous "Normal" was 85-90MPH and aggressively tailgating.
I've read in many places that we hyper milers are "Not normal".
Myself, even in casual conversation about my MPG will mention that I'm not driving "Normally".
Truly many of us are doing extra ordinary and rather odd things.
1. I think to some degree a persons actions when done for a long time become strangely "normal" to them and the table turns. In my case I see the 85-90MPH Left lane drivers and now consider them as "abnormal". “Dangerous”.
2. I noticed in my commute many more vehicles are driving for what they believe to be a more efficient manner. More drivers are using cruise control, driving slower etc. While this is no doubt a good trend, I wonder if this is becoming more "normal"? Despite the fact that price/gal in the Atlanta area has dropped about 6 cents lately, I still notice more are driving conservatively. (Sometimes ticks me off because they do the wrong things)
3. If these drivers took the time to look further than tips like provided by the EPA (To more informative web sites like greenhybrid) would they be driving more like a hyper miler? xcel, lakedue and other non-hybrid achievements come to mind.
4. Does that mean that we who are striving for better things and challenges are becoming more "normal"?
5. Am I delusional?
Efficient drivers do it better.
 1003 miles a tank personal record. 74MPG calculated. HCH1 CVT
Last edited by Hot_Georgia_2004; 07-26-2005 at 04:01 PM.
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