[toast]

They are getting 80 miles per gallon but are also driving like my uncle Earl.

Mileage-maximizing techniques that the Ford team used and recommend to consumers include:

- Slowing down and maintaining even throttle pressure;
- Gradually accelerating and smoothly braking;
- Maintaining a safe distance between vehicles and anticipating traffic conditions;
- Coasting up to red lights and stop signs to avoid fuel waste and brake wear;
- Minimize use of heater and air conditioning to reduce the load on the engine;
- Close windows at high speeds to reduce aerodynamic drag;
- Applying the “Pulse and Glide” technique while maintaining the flow of traffic;
- Minimize excessive engine workload by using the vehicle’s kinetic forward motion to climb hills, and use downhill momentum to build speed; and
- Avoiding bumps and potholes that can reduce momentum

[rwfromkansas]

Oh, so they are hypermiling to get this.

While, it isn’t that big of an achievement then.

Neat, but without hypermiling, it would have run out of gas about 300-400 miles ago probably.

[listenhillary]

Uncle Earl?

[Vendome]

Okay, so I would only get 70 mpg. I would still buy it.

[Larry Lucido]

Minimize excessive engine workload by using the vehicle’s kinetic forward motion to climb hills, and use downhill momentum to build speed

Isn't that basically how a roller coaster works?