There's no question about it that the drastic increase in gas prices has almost every one of us looking for ways to increase our bang for the buck when it comes to driving. Well, I have 2 ways for you to do this. One is by checking for the best gas prices in your area and the other is hypermilling, which doesn't have a set definition, but is known as a way to increase your MPG in the super-fuel efficient crowd.There are numerous ways to do this, and instead of rehashing what has been already written I'll point you over to this list of 105 hypermilling tips at ecomodder.com.
This list contains some known tips such as: Close the sunroof at higher speeds, avoid peak traffic, and combining errands into one trip.
There are also some lesser known tips like: Drafting a vehicle in a crosswind and avoiding idling upon startup.
Then there are some of the crazier tips: Listen to slower music, avoid parallel parking, and driving shoeless.
It's a pretty interesting read, some tips you may use, some you probably won't. Odds are though, you'll learn a bunch of new ways to get better mileage. Tips that might come in very useful once the pumps hit the $5/gal. mark, if not already at the $4/gal. mark.
Check out the 105 hypermilling tips to decrease your fuel consumption!
