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Originally Posted by gonavy
HM techniques not required. Driving sanely and at the posted speeds while avoiding 'binary driving' (foot always on one of the pedals) will do the trick for a large portion of the population. I beat highway EPA every day even in the winter with no drafting, no FAS, no overkill air in the tires, no super-thin oil, etc. Just cruise control at 60-65 and take my foot off the gas early when I know there's a stop or slowdown ahead. Lots of drivers can attest to the same.
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I find that in mostly flat areas, this is definitely true in my Civic. However, with my commute (lots of hills... the one I live on alone costs me 10% of my potential mileage), it's just not possible to exceed EPA without using every imaginiable hypermiling techique. A great many peopel live in such places where it's just not reasonable to expect getting EPA mileage, even with a laid back driving style.