Hypermiler

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    One who uses special driving techniques to achieve unusually good fuel economy.

    "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.”"

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"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.”"

Etymology

From hyper- + mile + -er.

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