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Motor Age[Motor Age] Two of the world's most fuel- efficient drivers, John and Helen Taylor, have embarked on the "Taylors' Diesel Inspiration" tour -- an attempt to break the current world record for lowest fuel consumption on a drive across the 48 .

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integrity vwhttp://www.integrityvw.com/2008/09/tdi-on-route-to-break-world-record.html [integrity vw] TDI on route to break world record: The Taylors are an Australian husband and wife team who set a Guinness World Record for driving around the globe on 24 tanks of fuel behind the wheel of a Volkswagen Golf in 2006, and as always, Guinness World Records rules and regulations will be strictly adhered to on this challenge. Approximately 12 official check-in and refueling stops across the country are included throughout the duration of the drive, which is slated to conclude September 26 in W.

Green Daily[Green Daily] Hypermiling couple tries to break US trans-continental record: HERNDON, Va.-Two of the world's most fuel-efficient drivers, John and Helen Taylor, will embark today on the "Taylors' Diesel Inspiration" tour-an attempt to break the current world record for lowest fuel consumption on a drive across the 48 contiguous United States. To help meet this goal, the Taylors will be behind the wheel of an all-new, 50-state-compliant clean diesel Volkswagen Jetta TDI employing simple "FuelStretch" fuel-saving driving tips they developed with Shell.

cleanmpg Forums - In the Newshttp://www.cleanmpg.com/forums/showthread.php?t=15572 [cleanmpg Forums - In the News] Couple goes after lowest fuel consumption around the US: ___I am not sure what the Taylor’s will finish at but having driven a brand new Jetta TDI last week at TDIFest (not setup tire pressures, less than 1,000 miles on the odo and over 1,000 pounds of people in the vehicle), she only allowed 65.2 mpg per the included aFCD. Older TDI’s would show an overage of ~ 4 mpg according to those at TDIFest so the new 09 “may” have been good for just 61 mpg on that little highway jaunt?

Net News Publisherhttp://www.netnewspublisher.com/couple-aims-to-break-world-record-for-lowest-fuel-consumption-across-the-us/ [Net News Publisher] Couple Aims To Break World Record for Lowest Fuel Consumption ...: John and Helen Taylor, will embark today on the “Taylors’ Diesel Inspiration” tour ”” an attempt to break the current world record for lowest fuel consumption on a drive across the 48 contiguous United States. To help meet this goal, .

Automobile Magazine Blogs[Automobile Magazine Blogs] 2009 Volkswagen Jetta TDI selected for Hypermiling Record Attempt: An 8000 mile drive around the United States on twelve tanks of gas may sound incredible, but that is exactly what John and Helen Taylor set out to do. John and Helen are hypermilers: people who use fuel efficient cars and standard fuel .

Guinness World Records 2008 | Limca Book of Records India | Amazing Featshttp://www.worldamazingrecords.com/2008/09/lowest-fuel-consumption-on-trip-around.html [Guinness World Records 2008 | Limca Book of Records India | Amazing Feats] Lowest Fuel Consumption on a Trip around the US World Record: The couple left Virginia today and will stop in Vermont, Ohio, Iowa, South Dakota, Montana, Nevada, California, Colorado, Oklahoma, Illinois, Louisiana and end in West Virginia on September 26.

Washington, DC News RSS Feed - yourstreethttp://www.yourstreet.com/4076372/couple-hits-the-road-to-break-fuel-efficiency-record [Washington, DC News RSS Feed - yourstreet] Couple hits the road to break fuel efficiency record: John and Helen Taylor kicked off their journey Wednesday in Chantilly in an attempt to break the Guiness World Record for lowest fuel consumption on a drive across the...

Marty Padgett's Inside Scoop on Auto News - The Car Connectionhttp://blogs.thecarconnection.com/blogs/marty_blog/2008/world-record-attempt-in-vw-tdi-cleandiesel/ [Marty Padgett's Inside Scoop on Auto News - The Car Connection] Couple Shoots for World Record in VW TDI: Driving economically is a way of life for the Taylors; they've been earning world records for 26 years--36 world fuel economy world records, to be exact, from drives in Australia, Asia, South Africa, Europe, the Middle East, and North America.

Green Fuels Forecast RSS Feed[Green Fuels Forecast RSS Feed] Australian fuel stretchers go for mileage world record in Jetta TDI: 3, 2008) Australian couple John and Helen Taylor have driven way to long distance, low-fuel consumption records. Now, as the Taylors leave Chantilly, VA in a 2009 Volkswagen Jetta TDI they will attempt to set a world record for mileage on a nationwide drive.

Auto Blog Newshttp://autoblognews.com/world-s-best-hypermilers-going-for-another-record/ [Auto Blog News] World’s Best Hypermilers Going For Another Record: Helen Taylor says. “We want to educate the American public that by choosing the right car, using the right fuel and adopting fuel-saving techniques, everyone in the U.S. can save money, fuel and reduce carbon emissions.”

Climate Crisis Coalition - Daily Newshttp://www.climatecrisiscoalition.org/blog/?p=836 [Climate Crisis Coalition - Daily News] Weekend Summary: Along with Obama, he was a cosponsor of”¦ a measure to raise vehicle fuel-efficiency standards by 4% each year and provide tax incentives for automakers to update their factories in order to achieve this goal. In 2007, he sponsored”¦ .

Australian Car Advice | News Bloghttp://www.caradvice.com.au/11096/fuel-efficient-driving-tips-from-the-taylors/ [Australian Car Advice | News Blog] Fuel efficient driving tips from the Taylor’s: You asked for it - and eerily - Chrysler has delivered, publishing the tips and strategies employed by husband and wife team John and Helen Taylor on their fuel economy challenge in the Jeep Patriot and Jeep Compass.

The Catskill Post: The Mountainkeeper News Bloghttp://catskillpost.wordpress.com/2008/05/17/places-to-go-but-dreading-the-fill-up/ [The Catskill Post: The Mountainkeeper News Blog] Places to Go, but Dreading the Fill-Up: “You don’t just get in the car anymore,” said Laura O’Connor, who works in a kitchen goods store in Margaretville, but lives about 20 miles from there in Andes. “If I have errands to run, I try to make a giant loop and do everything in one day,” she said.

CarNewsAmerica.com - The Source For American Car News & Views![CarNewsAmerica.com - The Source For American Car News & Views!] Married couple drive Jeep Compass and Patriot with fuel economy in ...: The Taylors were observed during their marathon drive by an independent scrutineer, PC Stephen Driver, of the West Midlands Police. PC Driver, who travelled as the passenger in the Patriot, ensured that the fuel tanks of both vehicles were sealed at the start of the journey and verified the odometer readings and all fuelling procedures at the start and conclusion of the challenge.

Climate Crisis Coalition - Daily Newshttp://www.climatecrisiscoalition.org/blog/?p=768 [Climate Crisis Coalition - Daily News] Weekend Summary: By William Neuman, NYTimes, June 14, 2008. “When you buy 55 million gallons of diesel fuel a year to power some 5000 buses, even small improvements in fuel efficiency can .

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