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Hypermiling will make your fuel last longer – here’s how to do it safely – Devon Live

Jun 14th, 2017

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We all want to make our petrol last longer and there's a way to do it.

It's called hypermiling and it's about finding ways to do as many miles per litre as possible.

An online community has grown up around the idea but some of the techniques to save fuel are controversial.

Some techniques are perfectly fine but some could be considered dangerous.

Here we look at hypermiling and explain why some people want to put the brakes on.

It's about increasing the car's miles per litre and then boasting about it.

Hypermiling is the art of driving economically and exceeding the vehicle manufacturer's stated efficiency by modifying driving habits and techniques.

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Nothing wrong with that - so why the fuss?

It's how you do it that's causing concern.

Most hypermiling techniques are perfectly fine but some could be considered dangerous.

The two most controversial are drafting and engine-off coasting.

A driver at the wheel (Photo: Jonathan Brady/PA Wire)

Drafting is one of those techniques considered dangerous.

It means driving close to the vehicle in front and travelling in its slipstream.

Drafting is meant to reduce wind resistance and is already used widely in bicycle racing, car racing, and speed skating.

But some people drive too close, almost touching the bumper, and that had lead to criticism of dangerous driving.

Engine-off coasting involves switching the engine off while the car is still moving and rolling for as long as possible only using the car's momentum.

This is also a dangerous practice and should not be done.

There are, however, other forms of coasting which the hypermiling community encourage such as in-gear coasting and neutral coasting.

There are many including anticipating the road ahead, no aggressive braking, driving slower, and concentrating on your driving to the point where you do not take part in conversations and the radio is off.

Switching the engine off in traffic queues and at railway crossings is also helpful.

And here's what the website hypermiler.co.uk has to say about intelligent use of the right route.

"The shortest and quickest way might not always be the best when you are trying to Hypermile, " it says.

"Hypermiling is all about driving smoothly and when you are stuck in traffic or having to stop start about town you are NOT driving smoothly.

"Taking a less uninterrupted route, it might take slightly longer but you wont have the start / stopping effecting your MPG."

The AA say that extreme hypermiling is wrong.

A spokesman said: "I would think the opportunities to do that on a UK road are limited given the amount of traffic and the way the flow speed differs along a route.

There are specific Highway Code rules that warn against hypermiling techniques."

These are Rule 126 which is about leaving a two-second gap between you and the driver in front and Rule 122 about how coasting can reduce the driver's control of a car.

The spokesman said: "Leaving a sensible gap between you and the car in front means less use of the brakes followed by the need to speed up again. Smooth driving consumes significantly less fuel.

"Finally, sitting on the tail of a vehicle may irritate or unnerve the driver in front. That may lead to an unexpected reaction."

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