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Hypermiling

WATCH: Mad Max of Hypermilers Hacks 2-Ton Truck, Halves Fuel Consumption

Kirsten Dirksen | Posted 05.15.2012 | Technology
Read More: Pulse and Glide, California, Bakari Kafele, Green News, Technology News, Hypermiling, Fuel Economy, 55 Speed Limit, Fuel Efficiency, Fuel Consumption, Biodiesel Hauling, Urban Ore, Berkeley, Oakland, Auto-Stop, Hypermiler, BioFuel Oasis, Video, Technology News
Kirsten Dirksen

He added a charger and now plugs in at night to charge his electric components or when parked long enough, the 15-watt solar panel on his dashboard fully charges his accessories.

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It's Not What You Drive, But Where You Drive

Posted 12.21.2011 | Green
Read More: Autos, US Auto Emissions, Video, Green Routing, Vehicle Emissions, Green-Living, Hypermiling, Cars, Green Routing Driving, Traffic Emissions, Rerouting Traffic, Green News

From EarthTechling's Kristy Hessman: Looking for an easy way to burn less gas and cut down on carbon emissions while driving -- without shelling ou...

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WATCH: 10 Commandments Of Hypermiling (Or, How To Cut Fuel Costs)

Posted 11.23.2011 | Green
Read More: Autos, Fuel Consumption, Fuel Economy, Video, Mpg, Mpgs, Automotive Tips, Car Tips, Green-Living, Cars, Hypermiling, Hypermilers, Green News

Do you know how to hypermile? Translogic's Bradley Hasemeyer explains in the video below that hypermilers are a group of drivers who "do everything th...

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EPA Rates Volt and Leaf: What's Your Choice?

Steve Parker | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
Read More: Environmental Protection Agency, Ford Focus EV, Mitsubishi I MiEV, Chevrolet Volt, USA Today, Los Angeles Auto Show, Motor Trend Car of the Year, Toyota Prius, Hydrogen Fuel Cell, Honda, Exxon Mobil, Epa, Hypermiling, Nissan Leaf, Plug-in Hybrids, Range Anxiety, Pure EV, Extended Range Hybrid, Business News
Steve Parker

No more guessing. We now officially know enough about these cars of the future to say we love or hate them. What cars? What else. Those small, uncomfortable, high-mileage vehicles.

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Exclusive First Drive! Nissan's 2011 Leaf EV

Steve Parker | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
Read More: Lithium-Ion Battery, Chevrolet Volt, Nissan Leaf, Hybrid Cars, Toyota Prius, Jenny Craig, Electric Cars, Alternative Fuels, Hypermiling, Valerie Bertinelli, Jason Alexander, Nec, Las Vegas, Business News
Steve Parker

While Toyota's Prius gas/electric hybrid has been the Official State Car of Santa Monica for some years now, Leaf is definitely worthy of taking a shot at the title.

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Hypermiling: What Does Oxford's Word Of The Year Mean?

Oxford University Press Blog | Posted 05.25.2011 | Style
Read More: Hypermiling, Hypermiler, Style News

It is my absolute favorite time of the year on the OUPBlog. Word of the Year time (or WOTY as we call it in the office). Every year the New Oxford Ame...

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Clean-diesels hit the market; VW's 2009 Jetta TDI already hard to find

Steve Parker | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
Read More: Volkswagen, 24 Hours of LeMans, Power Stroke, 12 Hours of Sebring, Central Park, Peugeot, Cars, Planet Green, Vw, Guinness Book of World Records, Canada, Clean Diesel, Nissan, Santa Monica Daily Press, General Motors, Bailout, Kia, Manhattan, California, Gm, Tavern on the Green, Mouse-Motor, Jetta TDI Cup, Hypermiling, KCRW Left Right & Center, Living With Ed, Ford Motor Co, 24 Hours of Daytona, Ed Begley Jr, Dodge, Golden State, Geo Metro, Audi, Cummins, Green News
Steve Parker

This post was written originally for the Santa Monica Daily Press newspaper (www.smdp.com) so please excuse the few Southern California references ......

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Daily Show's Oil Crisis Analysis: Live In Wild Or Tailgate (VIDEO)

The Daily Show | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
Read More: Rob Riggle, Gas Prices, Oil Crisis, Drafting, John Olver, Daily Show, Tailgating, Oil Prices, Cars, Hypermiling, Green Living, Red State Blue State, John Oliver, Green News

The Daily Show's Rob Riggle and John Oliver discuss the nation's oil crisis and offer solutions tailor-made by (and for) both blue states and red stat...

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Hypermiling: Getting "Regular" Cars Up To 70+ MPG

TreeHugger.com | Michael Graham Richard | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
Read More: Drafting, Hypermiling, Sustainability, Green Living, Hybrid Cars, 100 Mpg, Green News

It's really no surprise that the combination of various gas-saving techniques known collectively as 'hypermiling' are getting more attention thes...

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