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		<title>Micro-hypermiling</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Aug 2008 16:38:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Lang</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Over on TreeHugger, Sami Grover has suggested a new term: micro-hypermiling. Micro-hypermiling is hypermiling on a pre-defined route with which the drive is intimately familiar. Sami writes: So I’ve started memorizing the cycle at the two stop lights between my house and town, figuring out how long it takes for a red to turn green – that way I’m able to judge better when to lift the foot off the pedal when I see a red up ahead, and when to keep motoring in the anticipation that it’ll soon be green again. I’ve also learned just how far from the turn off for my house I can lift my foot off the gas, to decelerate to an appropriate speed to take the corner without using the brakes (I only do this when nobody is behind me!). On hot days I’ve started turning the AC off a few miles from home, so the remains of my journey are still cool, but I don’t crank out the cold air till the last minute. I&#8217;ve been doing this same kind of thing on my commute. Fortunately, on my 33 km commute, I only have two traffic lights, and 5 stop signs. There is [...]]]></description>
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