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Originally Posted by Delta Flyer
I'll conceed that the general public is not going to hypermile. Sadly, much of the general public drives agressively and distracted. This might be a tangent, but if the general public cut down on the aggressive/distracted driving, a considerable amount of fuel would be saved.
For every hypermiler that acts as if he is on the last tank of gas he will ever get, is at least ten drivers that pays ZERO attention to their driving habits.
For what my opinion is worth, a long commute with light traffic probably would make some hypermiling an activity to avoid boredom. Even if you need to cruise at 70mph, a little listening to your hybrid can save some gas.
I definitely did not hypermile as much five years ago as I do now - some situations I go faster if it's needed.
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I see where you're coming from here, but really after a day of work I just want to get home. I can tolerate some wise driving up hills and coasting downhill and such, but if I drive to maximize FE, which means going 60, then it takes me an extra 20 minutes to get home - that's an extra 40 minutes in the car each day. I'm not into that.
I can get 50-60 mpg in my HCH for long stretches if I go 60
mph or so, but I'm not willing to do that on an 80 mile commute, plus I would be rear-ended every other day. If I drive 70-75 I can get about 42 with cruise and 45 without. The difference here is often not worth the extra effort - it saves me less than a gallon of gas per tank, which adds up to maybe $4 a week, which I'm happy to pay for the extra comfort. I still drive without the cruise maybe half time but the other times I just want to veg out and get home so I use the cruise. Trust me, when you drive that far every day, every little comfort adds up.
So, if 50-60 mpg is possible with the insight on autopilot then that might save enough to get excited about.