Fuel Efficiency and the Yaris

[BailOut]

palsan, you bring up some interesting observations but you and I see the world through totally different views. Most of the negatives you brought up have to do with the current attitudes and behavior of drivers. That is specifically what I am trying and hoping to correct, one person at a time, through leading by example. People will never change if they don't see another way.

As for everything to do with FE mods, the only reason I included things like that (which I was chided for by some folks at CleanMPG) is because this is a community that is heavily into modding. As such I'd rather see solar chargers than Momo steering wheels, block heaters rather than CAIs, higher tire pressure instead of rims, etc.

The hypermiling techniques you think can only be used on a hybrid can actually be used on any vehicle, but it's especially accessible with the Yaris since the car handles a FAS almost as neatly as a hybrid does.

As I mentioned up front the beauty of FE is that you don't have to do anything you don't want to do. I certainly do not expect everyone to become a hypermiler but anyone can gain modest FE improvements with simple changes to their driving style. There were several of my bullets you didn't have anything against so I encourage you to focus on them in your own efforts to achieve higher FE.