Go Hypermiling Podcast

Type: Audio
Hosts: Wayne Gerdes, Kacey Green and Manuel Santos
Recorded: May 24, 2010
Music: This Is Fiction. This song is “The REMIX Scene” and we will close today with “The Reality Scene” 
Runtime: 49 min : 11 sec
Moderating: Kacey Green
Main Topics: The 10 Least Expensive Cars to Own, According to GE, Honda ’Lacks Confidence’ in Electric-Car Demand and Carmakers agree to make electric cars noisier.
Sponsors: CleanMPG, Hybrid Canada, & Midlands Hybrid | Enginer PHEV kits, Midlands Honda, & CleanMPG Scangauges

Our Technique: Hypermiling Clinic Improvements

Can a Student go from a frustratingly low 38 mpg to 81 mpg in one clinic?

With an Experienced Hypermiler she can ;-)

 Cheap Dates: The 10 Least Expensive Cars to Own 

When it’s time to buy a new car and desperation comes calling, all other priorities peel away, leaving price alone to govern the decision. But simply buying the cheapest car isn’t necessarily the cheapest route. Cars—even the affordable ones—are expensive to own and operate…

Honda ’Lacks Confidence’ in Electric-Car Demand

Honda remains skeptical about demand for electric cars 10 years after it stopped selling its EV Plus battery-powered model — “We lack confidence” in the electric-vehicle business, Tomohiko Kawanabe, president of Honda’s research and development unit, said in an interview in Wako City, northwest of Tokyo…

Carmakers agree to make electric cars noisier

Automakers and advocates for the blind have agreed on a plan to address an unintended problem caused by electric and hybrid cars: They endanger sight-impaired and distracted pedestrians because they make no noise when running on electric power.

The groups joined together to present Congress with a proposal for minimum noise levels that future electric cars would have to make.