hypermiling
UK/ˈhaɪpəmaɪlɪŋ/US/ˈhaɪpɚmaɪlɪŋ/
hypermiling noun: driving a motor vehicle slowly so as to maximize fuel efficiency.
Noun
hypermiling (uncountable)
- Driving a motor vehicle slowly so as to maximize fuel efficiency.
- Hypermiling, the art of driving your car so it delivers better fuel economy than the manufacturer's official figures, began in the US as a wacky journey taken by obsessives such as Wayne Gerdes, who coined the phrase and has averaged more than 180mpg in a hybrid Honda Insight.2008 July 3, Patrick Barkham, The Guardian, G2, p. 3
- Yahya Fahimuddin got tired of spending $60 to fill his Jeep, so he bought an old Honda Insight hybrid and took up hypermiling2008 June 10, Chuck Squatriglia, “Hypermilers Push the Limits of Fuel Efficiency”, in Wired News
- Synonyms:
- ecodriving
Synonyms of hypermiling
Origin of hypermiling
From hyper- + mile + -ing.
Questions about hypermiling
- What does hypermiling mean?
- Hypermiling means driving a motor vehicle slowly so as to maximize fuel efficiency.
- What part of speech is hypermiling?
- Hypermiling is a noun.
- How do you pronounce hypermiling?
- Hypermiling is pronounced /ˈhaɪpəmaɪlɪŋ/ (UK).
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