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Hypermiling extraordinaire Wayne Gerdes, along with colleague Chris Bernius (both friends of the site), are heading out on a big journey today. The two will leave from Kia Motors’ manufacturing facility in West Point, GA on a trip through 48 states in a clockwise direction, finishing in South Carolina 16 days from now.
Gerdes and Bernius will jump behind the wheel of a bone-stock 2011 Kia Optima Hybrid, with the aim of setting a record for lowest fuel consumption in a hybrid vehicle while driving an 8,000-mile route through all 48 contiguous states. (To see how the 2012 Chevy Cruze Eco fared on this type of journey, click here).
The 2.4-liter Optima Hybrid returns an EPA estimated 35 miles per gallon in the city and 40 mpg highway. However, given these hypermilers’ previous results, it’s safe to assume that they will beat those numbers by a truly significant margin. If you’d like to track the drivers’ progress, you can receive live updates via Kia’s Twitter feed and though a specially-developed Facebook app on Kia’s Worldwide page. Good luck, guys!
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