hypermiler
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Etymology edit
Noun edit
hypermiler (plural hypermilers)
- One who uses special driving techniques to achieve unusually good fuel economy.
- 2009 February 15, Jerry Garrett, “Pulsing and Gliding to 65 M.P.G.”, in New York Times[1]:
- This herky-jerky driving style is, according to Wayne Gerdes, a Chicago-based fuel economy expert, a variation of what hypermilers call the “high-speed pulse and glide.”