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"hypermilling" comes from hybrid car enthusiasts who try to max out mileage from their hybrid cars, most commonly Prius. Now it is used for all sorts of cars.
by yumraj 16y ago
"hypermilling" comes from hybrid car enthusiasts who try to max out mileage from their hybrid cars, most commonly Prius.
Now it is used for all sorts of cars. Look at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypermiling http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypermiling for more info.
In fact per the above Wiki article, "In 2008, the word hypermiling was selected as the best new word of the year by New Oxford American Dictionary."
- coin 16y agoLooking at the Word of the Year finalists (http://money.cnn.com/2008/11/11/news/economy/wordof_year/index.htm http://money.cnn.com/2008/11/11/news/economy/wordof_year/ind...), they are sort of lame - Frugalista, Moofer, Topless meeting. Definitely questions the credibility of New Oxford American Dictionary.