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Super mileage competition nets 7,148 MPG
Every year Shell sponsors something they call the “Eco-Marathon,” which invites teams to build the most fuel efficient car possible in order to compete in a race where the goal is to use the least...
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EcoDriving 101 – Reducing Speed
This post is part of a series on basic ecodriving techniques, intended to expound upon a more basic description in order to make them more accessible as well as put them in the context of safety and...
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An Ecomodder’s Trip to Visit the GM EV1
This week, one of EcoModder’s very own got the chance to check out an EV1 live and in person. Sure, there are tons of images of the EV1 floating around on the internet, so at face value, this doesn’t...
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Aftermarket Picks up on Ecomodding
Every so often, we at EcoModder get asked if we’re ever going to get into the business of making production, bolt on ecomods. Even though it makes sense, we’re much more interested in sharing...
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What Does a Cool, Aero Car Design Look Like?
Remind you of anything familiar? If you guessed VW’s classic Karmann Ghia, you were correct. This isn’t a real car, but rather a nicely done aerodynamic concept made with photoshop in EcoModder’s...
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New Mercedes E-Class Has Industry’s Lowest Coefficient of Drag
You may have been impressed back in 1999 by the Honda Insight’s low .25 CD. You may again have been impressed by the new Toyota Prius’s matching CD when the new model came out this year. If that’s the...
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A Short Video of Some Well-Made Aeromods
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W1dwPQ37FlA Thanks to holypaulie on our fuel economy forums for posting this video of his own aeromods!
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Kammback Creator to be Inducted into Automotive Hall of Fame
Every year, the Automotive Hall of Fame in Dearborn, Michigan adds a few influential people to their archives. The Automotive Hall of Fame has the task of preserving the most important ideas and...
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Ford Transit EcoNetic to get 32.6 MPG U.S.
When was the last time you heard of a full-size work van getting better fuel economy than your average sedan? If you don’t remember, that’s okay, neither do I. Like their other ecoNetic cars, Ford has...
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Opel Insignia ecoFLEX has 0.26 Cd and Gets 45.2 MPG
Seems like the European automakers are going all out on fuel economy these days. Opel has created an ecoFLEX version of their popular Insignia sedan, which due to some clever ecomodding has a low drag...
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Removing Side Mirrors for Fuel Economy
httpvhd://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XNSon0kKsmY There used to be a time when economy cars didn’t always have a passenger side mirror. For example, depending on the market, the CRX HF, which had a...
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HyperRocket: 125 mpg, 100+ mph 3-wheel motorcycle
What does a Ford Motor Company fuel economy technical expert do for fun at the end of the day? He heads home to his own shop and custom builds an aerodynamically efficient, two-passenger, 3-wheel...
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Mercedes to Sell Super-Aerodynamic Cars in 5 Years
After Mercedes released it’s E Class sedan with an industry leading drag coefficient of .24 (above) it was no big secret that the luxury car maker was going to push the envelope of aerodynamic...
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One EcoModder’s Gift to Ford
EcoModder member bondo is well known for his aerodynamic pickup bed cap, which he designed, builds, and sells himself. Recently he hit us over the head with another great aero design, this time a...
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214 mpg with DIY aerodynamic fairings on a Honda 125cc motorbike
Dutch efficiency enthusiast Allert Jacobs has converted his new Honda motorbike into a streamliner capable of getting over 200 mpg (US) cruising at 55 mph. The Honda ANF125i Innova was pretty...
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Dave Cloud’s Super Aerodynamic Electric Car, the Dolphin
[singlepic id=130 w=560] Infrequently do we find a homebuilt car that is well-designed, aesthetically appealing, environmentally friendly, and inexpensive. In Dave Cloud’s Dolphin — originally...
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The Makings of a Pickup Aerocap: T Vago’s Dakota
For the last several months, Ecomodder forum member t vago has been working on a custom aeroshell for his 2000 Dakota Quad Cab pickup truck. While many fuel conscious people will look down on pickup...
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116 mpg from a modified Kawasaki Ninja 250: Alan Smith – Accomplished...
Originally posted by low & slow on the EcoModder forum. There has been quite a bit of interest in Alan Smith, an accomplished motorcycle hypermiler and Vetter Challenge competitor, so I drafted...
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CigaR007′s Grill Block Evolution
EcoModder forum user CigaR007 has been working on grill blocks for his Toyota Echo for a while now. He started with some simple pipe insulation stuffed between the grill slats as shown above. This...
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Aerocaps for pick-up trucks
When people think about fuel economy, they usually think about small cars, perhaps a mid-size hybrid. If they think about trucks, its usually to contrast them with a more efficient vehicle (and...
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