Does no one Hypermile anymore?

[OliverGT]

There doesn't seem to be any newish posts in the Hypermiling forum?

Is no one doing it seriously anymore?

I know I haven't taken it seriously for the last few years, but always enjoyed the discussions and learnt quite a few tricks from others on here.

[luv2spd]

The people who were obsessed with hypermiling moved on to electric cars. I'm constantly looking at used Lucid Airs or Teslas. The new Tesla Model 3 Rear Wheel Drive Long Range is a great deal even new. I installed a 240V charger in my house 4 years ago so that switching over to an electric vehicle would be very easy.

The new Model 3 long range gets 600kms with one charge and if you drive it normally, you can get 4.5 miles / kWh (150mpg or 1.5L/100km). I could charge that car in 8 hours with the charger that I have at home. What's not to like?

[OliverGT]

Thanks for your comments.

I'll be honest, I don't really bother hypermiling anymore. If I do, I do it for fun rather than any monetary saving as it really doesn't make any difference in the grand scheme of things unless you are doing huge mileage.

[Jay2TheRescue]

I still do, but right now with the "new" FEH, I'm more concerned with getting it running the way I want before I start trying to hypermile.

[Draigflag]

Yea I made the switch to electric in September, couldn't ignore the deals anymore. 430 bhp, awd, 0-60 in 3.6 seconds, 600 nm of torque, £4 for a full charge, 7 year 80k warranty all for £27k brand new. An ice car at that price has half the warranty and a pathetic 1 litre 3 cylinder engine for comparison.

Range is less important in evs because most people have the option to charge everyday either at home or work, and going beyond a battery range is pretty rare. Happy with my choice, stupidly quick car, and stupidly cheap to run too.

[luv2spd]

Draigflag and I are singing the same song. I still think that electric cars are a bit pricier still, but the benefits are great if you can charge at home and can afford one.

If you want to see a show where people hypermile electric cars going from Seattle to Boston, this is a highly recommended video that I watched a few times even though it's very long. 3,000 miles + 10 cars (one ICE car) + can go 10mph above speed limit and the car crossing the finish line first wins. 3 drivers in each car.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FFHuPCjSo_g

[OliverGT]

Thanks for the updates guys, good to hear.

I'm probably going EV or at least Hybrid in the next couple of years.

I struggle to justify the cost to change though as we currently have a couple of oldish cars, so the cost to change is quite substantial, I know the fuel savings would be quite good, but still struggle to justify the cost.

We can charge at home, but I know the missus can't deal with anything that might be hassle (finding a charger away from home for example). We are based in Ireland and the infrastructure isn't quite there yet for EV.

I'll take a look at that video later, thanks for the link.

[ezshift5]

Our 2013 VW JSW TDI 6M has gone - VW's emissions driven response to the US court system enabled me -via buyback- to recover my 2013 new car cost(s) - I gained 24 grand (but lost the California sales tax...................)

But I got an unbelievable deal on a brand new 2017 VW Jetta............and while i really don't hypermile much these days in west coast traffic - Fuelly dot com shows me at 40.5 mpg for circa 65,000 miles in 65% City use (with 0 issues...........)

This may be my last VW (I've had 8) as time (and Crown Royal) have deteriorated my driving skills.


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