hypermiling Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Wed, 09 Aug 2017 06:32:37 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 Italy: Hypermiling Record of 1,078 Kilometers in a Tesla Model S 100D https://www.greenoptimistic.com/tesla-italy-record-hypermiling-20170809/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/tesla-italy-record-hypermiling-20170809/#comments Wed, 09 Aug 2017 06:32:37 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=63988 When Elon Musk said a while ago that a 100kWh Model S can go over 1,000 kilometers on a charge, few believed. Now, a team of pizza/pasta/macaroni-eating hypermilers from Italy (of course), went as far as 1,078km, or 670 miles. The EPA in the US had previously estimated a 335-mile range for the same Model […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/tesla-italy-record-hypermiling-20170809/feed/ 4 63988 Nissan Leaf Long-Term Ownership, Still Going Strong https://www.greenoptimistic.com/nissan-leaf-long-term-ownership-still-going-strong-20130605/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/nissan-leaf-long-term-ownership-still-going-strong-20130605/#respond Wed, 05 Jun 2013 17:11:54 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=38090 While the average driver in the US covers about 30 miles per day, Nissan Leaf owner Steve Marsh is pushing the limits of what the vehicle was designed for. Marsh has a 130mi round-trip commute, or about 65mi each way. This is just shy of the Nissan Leaf’s 73mi range. Where a typical commuter might […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/nissan-leaf-long-term-ownership-still-going-strong-20130605/feed/ 0 38090 Austrian Hypermiler Does Amazing 1242 Miles and 127.9 MPG In a Classic Diesel, Around Europe https://www.greenoptimistic.com/gerhard-plattner-skoda-fabia-20110518/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/gerhard-plattner-skoda-fabia-20110518/#respond Wed, 18 May 2011 16:02:16 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=18687 It's not the Prius, it's not the Volt, it's not any hybrid car, but a turbocharged diesel one: a 1.2-liter Skoda Fabia. Austrian hypermiler Gerhard Plattner has just proved that an ordinary diesel car can go 2,000 kilometers (1,242.7 miles) with just one 45-liter fuel tank, reaching an astonishing 127.9 miles per gallon.

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/gerhard-plattner-skoda-fabia-20110518/feed/ 0 18687 Nissan's ECO Pedal Exerts Force On Your Foot And Saves Gas https://www.greenoptimistic.com/nissan-eco-pedal-20101125/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/nissan-eco-pedal-20101125/#comments Thu, 25 Nov 2010 10:30:43 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=11994 Making people push harder on brakes to get the desired effect sometimes results in fewer brakes and more accidents, as it becomes a habit. Do the same, but purposefully, on the acceleration pedal and you suddenly have gas savings, as Nissan remarked recently, and released the ECO Pedal.

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