hypermiler

English

Etymology

hyper- +‎ mile +‎ -er

Noun

hypermiler (plural hypermilers)

1. One who uses special driving techniques to achieve unusually good fuel economy.
   • 2009 February 15, Jerry Garrett, “Pulsing and Gliding to 65 M.P.G.”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     This herky-jerky driving style is, according to Wayne Gerdes, a Chicago-based fuel economy expert, a variation of what hypermilers call the “high-speed pulse and glide.”