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hypermiler

hypermiler noun: one who uses special driving techniques to achieve unusually good fuel economy.

Noun

hypermiler (plural hypermilers)

  1. One who uses special driving techniques to achieve unusually good fuel economy.
    • This herky-jerky driving style is, according to Wayne Gerdes, a Chicago-based fuel economy expert, a variation of what hypermilers call the “high-speed pulse and glide.”2009 February 15, Jerry Garrett, “Pulsing and Gliding to 65 M.P.G.”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 26 Nov 2022
    • But when asked which of his achievements he is most proud of, he says: “Actually those of others hypermilers behind the wheel, thanks to my tutelage or simply inspiration.” […] “I’m a huge fan of autonomous cars: they will allow everyone to become a hypermiler.2016 July 21, Jacopo Prisco, “How ‘hypermiling’ can save you a lot of fuel (and the planet)”, in CNN

Forms of hypermiler

pluralhypermilers

Origin of hypermiler

From hyper- + mile + -er.

Questions about hypermiler

What does hypermiler mean?
Hypermiler means one who uses special driving techniques to achieve unusually good fuel economy.
What part of speech is hypermiler?
Hypermiler is a noun.
What is the plural of hypermiler?
The plural of hypermiler is hypermilers.

Words near hypermiler in the dictionary

  1. hypermetropics
  2. hypermetropization
  3. hypermetropy
  4. hypermigration
  5. hypermigratory
  6. hypermiler
  7. hypermilers
  8. hypermiling
  9. hypermilitant
  10. hypermilitarization
  11. hypermilitarize

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