AAA Agrees; Master Hypermiler Clarifies Suggested Techniques, Tells Motorists To Steer Clear Of Dangerous Maneuvers Here's the article...Wayne Gerdes was interviewed for the piece, thankfully, and he clarified some things. Cops: "Hypermiling" Often Risky, Illegal, AAA Agrees; Master Hypermiler Clarifies Suggested Techniques, Tells Motorists To Steer Clear Of Dangerous Maneuvers - CBS News Also, if you are watching the CBS Early Show this morning, July 3, they are going to run a segment on the Tesla Roadster. Check it out!
What's so funny, of course, is that the Prius is actually *designed* for safe hypermiling, what with the ability to coast without having to turn off the engine, sit at a light without idling or turning off the engine, and that's without even talking about regenerative braking, etc. We Prius drivers were hypermiling before there was hypermiling hype.