Hypermiling-Slow Down part 2

After looking at your life and seeing what you can eliminate to decrease your actual time in the car, let's now discuss why it is important to slow down your driving speed while in the vehicle.

1) Most cars runs the most efficiently at 40-60 mph at constant highway speeds; efficiency decreases exponentially as car speed increases (How Stuff Work website-you can find an actual equation on this website which shows you real numbers.)

2) Use cruise control on highways when there are NOT large hills. It will maintain constant speed and save gas.

3) For each 5 mph you drive over 60 mph you are paying an additional $0.24 per gallon for gas. (US Dept of Energy).

These are some basic facts that may help you decrease your speed when driving. I will share some driving techniques and maintenance techniques that helps increase your gas mileage in later posts.