Hypermiling Couple Gets Two Entries in Guiness World Records Book
by Michael Graham Richard, Ottawa, Canada 
on 05.23.08
Hypermiling to Save Gas and Beat a World Record
Helen and John Taylor drove around the coast of Australia in an un-modified Peugeot 308 HDi 110 (a non-hybrid, diesel car) for 25 days. Over the 9,062 miles (14,584 kilometers) that they and their luggage traveled, they averaged 75.6 miles per US gallon (3.11 liters per 100 kilometers), earning them their first world record. The second one is for traveling 1,192 miles (1,918 kilometers) on a single 60-liter (15.85 gallons US) tank of diesel. What makes this more impressive is that it was achieve in real-world conditions, not on a perfect road for a short distance.
"The Peugeot 308 HDi 110 hatchback now holds the World Record for both the highest average fuel consumption on a journey, a record previously held by a Peugeot 307 hatchback, and the record for the furthest distance travelled on a full tank of fuel." Congrats to the couple! This shows that more fuel-efficient technology is one part of the equation, but driving style is another very important aspect. We should avoid driving as much as possible, but when we do, we should squeeze as much as possible from every drop of fuel. ::ABG, ::Hypermiling Becoming More Popular as Gas Prices Rise
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Too bad you can't buy one in the US...
Too bad they burnt that much gas for fun. Hypermiling is meant for those who commute and haven't found a way to stop driving, not to drive farther for the fun of getting better gas mileage. Lame
And why not, one might ask...
"Too bad they burnt that much gas for fun. Hypermiling is meant for those who commute and haven't found a way to stop driving, not to drive farther for the fun of getting better gas mileage. Lame"
Bringing attention to millions of people high efficiency vehicles and driving techniques is definitely not lame.
I would bet that just the gas saved by those who will read about them and drive a bit more carefully will offset many times the fuel that they used.
This is just advertising. What about stop calling them "modified" cars and start selling them to the public. That would be interesting.
Anon - Agreed.
Andy, it was obviously their holiday, and they found a way to have one that bought attention to an environmental issue.
Don't be that guy.
HI All:
___They aren't even close ...
http://www.cleanmpg.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2783
___Good Luck
___Wayne
Wayne, while what that team did in the Insight hybrid is really cool, there's a big difference between driving a short distance on flat roads and driving around Australia over 25 days with luggage.
Maybe there's a couple out there in Oz that has an Insight and wants to break the record? But until then.. :)
Hi Anonymous:
___The Insight in Oklahoma was on more than a flat course as the elevation map reveals. I know of at least 3 Insight's that have pulled 1,500 + miles on a single tank of fuel driving back and forth to work at 109 mpg +.
http://www.cleanmpg.com/forums/showthread.php?t=593
http://www.cleanmpg.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1898
___The Prius Marathon in Pittsburgh, PA in July of 2005 yielded 1,397 miles at 110 mpg in a stock Prius.
___The Honda Civic Diesel iCDTi review allowed 85 mpgUS over 1172 miles on a single tank driving back and forth to work in Chicago.
http://www.cleanmpg.com/forums/showthread.php?t=6526
___Just last week a Press supplied Prius was driven from Chicago to New York City (50’ to 2,200’ elevation delta’s) on a single tank of fuel at 71 mpg which doesn't have but a 12 gallon tank, is not known for its highway fuel economy prowess and is a mid-sized sedan.
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/05/19/earlyshow/main4107075.shtml?source=search_story
___A std., non-hybrid Honda Accord has reached 1,105 miles at 59 + mpg over a tank driving back and forth to work as well?
___75mpgUS in an A/B-Class sized Euro diesel is not even close to the Insight's 164 mpg over 2,264 miles that the Tonkwa, OK event allowed.
___Good Luck
___Wayne
An absolutely tremendous achievement!
Just this what you yourself can do by implementing a few Hypermiling techniques with your own car?
cheers,
b
Efforts for education and research will definitely require resources, like using gas for hypermilling. For those who think it's all about wasting resources, probably submitting themselves as fuel is a noble deed.
I have been thinking about fuel saving even before I had my license. One minute idling car uses one crank-start worth of fuel. I commute to work and have to bring stuff with me, at several points along the road, i could take my foot of the pedal and get off gear, and roll for about half a mile, and it's a small, less than 1000cc car.
That's my 0.02watt for you..
I am in Canada, own a 97 Saab 900 se, the insurance considers it a sports car. I have now reached the age when I realize that driving like an idiot, as I did in my younger days, is idiotic and that the 30 minutes I could save on a 4 hour trip takes too heavy a toll on my nerves. It has a 5 speed manual gearbox, far better for economy, so when a have to go on a long trip, I prefer to meander on the side roads at 50 m.p.h. in overdrive. The best I have ever done 1041 Km on a tank. This drops to 400 when I go on the highway and put my foot down.
I would bet that just the gas saved by those who will read about them and drive a bit more carefully will offset many times the fuel that they used.
thanks for contribution. very nice and useful article..