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rootdiggernc

Chicago to New York on one tank of gas?

rootdiggernc
15 years ago

This is pretty neat...... watch both videos

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/05/19/earlyshow/main4107075.shtml

'Hypermiling' To Huge Savings

Wayne Gerdes drove from Chicago to New York in a Toyota Prius hybrid car using just nine gallons of gas. How? He used a technique called "hypermiling."

Here is a link that might be useful: Hypermiling

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