Wayne Gerdes and the Origin of the Term “Hypermiling”

You know hypermiling helps you save gas and money with its techniques, but did you know who invented this now-popular term?

It seems that common consensus gives credit to Wayne Gerdes, also known as “Wayne 100 MPG”. This name refers to the average of more than 100 MPG he got from a Ford pickup truck for three months.

He’s what could be seen as a “hypermiling pioneer”, obsessed with these techniques and trying always to break his own records. And well, let’s hope he keeps him that way, as he can teach us a lot about new hypermiling techniques.

People like you and I can greatly benefit by just applying few of the techniques he found out. Here are a couple of them:

Inflate your tires to max pressure. This will help you accelerate consuming less gas and coast farther, it also adds more time to your tire’s life.

Change the air filter once a year, your car needs more effort (gas) to pull air from a dirty air filter.

There is a great slideshow over at forbesautos.com where you can check out other tips from the man himself. Check it out here.