hypermiler

1 9.2

A person who drives using special ways to use as little fuel as possible

noun
/ˈhaɪpərˌmaɪlər/

Jargon

: conductor eficiente

Many hypermilers use techniques like drafting and smooth acceleration to improve their vehicle's miles per gallon.

Examples

Thaller is a dedicated hypermiler, carefully adjusting his speed and route to maximize fuel efficiency during his daily commute.
I forgot where I read it, but one hypermiler's tip was to not even worry about getting max mpg when you first own the vehicle.

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The duo call themselves hypermilers and are experts in techniques that maximize a car's fuel efficiency, such as the pulse and glide.
No, I'm not quite ready to condemn the "responsible usage" people to the absolute lowest level of Car Guy Hell, although I will continue to apply random throttle on the freeway to frustrate the ambitions of any would-be hypermilers in my vicinity.

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As a hypermiler, she tracks her fuel consumption to identify the best driving habits for saving gas.

How Fuel-Efficient

hypermiler

Jargon

1 9.2

driver

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

hypermiler singular

hypermilers plural

Morphology

hypermiler = hypermile (semi-transparent) = hyper + mile + er

The noun is formed regularly from the verb 'hypermile' with the agentive suffix '-er'.

Etymology

Hypermiler joins the parts hyper- ('very' or 'over'), mile ('distance'), and -er ('person'). So a hypermiler is someone who uses careful driving tricks to get as many miles as possible from their fuel.