Olde Hornet
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http://www.cnn.com/2016/07/21/world/wayne-gerdes-hypermiling/index.html
Wayne Gerdes with his stock Honda Accord, which he gets as much as 60 mpg out of.
"I defined it is simply as beating the EPA in whatever you own and drive," he says.
Gerdes hold several other records. He once pushed a Honda Insight hybrid to four times its rating, achieving 220 miles per gallon on a 15-mile drive.
In 2008 he drove a stock Toyota Prius on an all-highway, 805-mile route from New York to Chicago on a single tank of fuel (he arrived with a gallon to spare).
Similarly, last year, he drove a RAM 1500 truck from Los Angeles to Denver on a single tank, while climbing over the Rocky Mountains in mid-winter.
But when asked which of his achievements he is most proud of, he says: "Actually those of others hypermilers behind the wheel, thanks to my tutelage or simply inspiration."
Wayne Gerdes with his stock Honda Accord, which he gets as much as 60 mpg out of.
"I defined it is simply as beating the EPA in whatever you own and drive," he says.
Gerdes hold several other records. He once pushed a Honda Insight hybrid to four times its rating, achieving 220 miles per gallon on a 15-mile drive.
In 2008 he drove a stock Toyota Prius on an all-highway, 805-mile route from New York to Chicago on a single tank of fuel (he arrived with a gallon to spare).
Similarly, last year, he drove a RAM 1500 truck from Los Angeles to Denver on a single tank, while climbing over the Rocky Mountains in mid-winter.
But when asked which of his achievements he is most proud of, he says: "Actually those of others hypermilers behind the wheel, thanks to my tutelage or simply inspiration."