by Hypermiler UK | Apr 18, 2011 | Hypermiling News
A study by the University of Aachen and the European Aluminium Association has concluded that using aluminum in some car parts (as above) could safely reduce vehicle body weight by up to 40 percent, resulting in approximately a 10 percent reduction in overall fuel...
by Hypermiler UK | Mar 18, 2011 | Hypermiling News
Like all many people who no longer think the world is flat, I am unable to function without my trusty smart phone. My sleek Apple flavoured device is not permitted to leave my sight unless it’s forcibly crow-barred from my lifeless hands. Without it I am simply...
by Hypermiler UK | Feb 3, 2011 | Hypermiling News
Shell reported it’s annual profits have almost doubled (90%) to $18.6billion (£11.5billion) in 2010, boosted by higher oil prices and growing production levels.This works out at at staggering £21,864 a minute in 2010.News of Shells enormous profit comes as world...
by Hypermiler UK | Jan 6, 2011 | Hypermiling News
To drum up some attention to the forthcoming 2011 Sonata Hybrid, Hyundai took its new hybrid on a cross-country trip, from San Diego to Georgia. They made the 2,269 mile trip on less than two full tanks of gas. This summer, I did my own cross-country excursion with my...
by Hypermiler UK | Jun 23, 2008 | Hypermiling News
The USA’s Nascar star Dale Earnhardt Jr drove (or coasted) to victory at Michigan International Speedway using hypermiling techniques. Junior drove his last 110 miles (55 times around the two-mile track) without refueling. His pit crew estimated that he’d...