04-09-2007, 05:58 PM
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Re: Highlander Hybrid vs Ford Escape
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Originally Posted by tomdavie
how to you manage to get 31mpg off your highlander? thats great
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It's a combination of things: - I'm solely going by the calculated MPG value that the HH gives me. It appears that the actual calculation of {miles/gallons used} is slightly lower, but I don't have enough tanks to verify if the ratio of calculated vs actual is consistent or if they will slowly merge to the same value. It's possible, as I've posted previously, that the difference is due to my perception that the odometer is recording 1 mile as .9 actual (giving me an extra .1 boost in the calculation).
- I do minimal highway driving on any given tank.
- I try to be aware of hills and whatnot, allowing for the battery to kick in whenever possible. In each direction of my commute, I have some long hilly sections that I can regularly hit 35-60 MPG with coasting/minimal acceleration for a mile or two or three.
- Yes, I've started to drive like an old person -- no sudden starts, long braking/coasting to a stop whenever possible, driving the speed limit, etc. Everyone says that driving the HH to maximize MPG takes some learning vs driving a regular vehicle. I'm 100% behind that statement.
- Assuming normal traffic patterns, I can add an average of 0.5 to 1.0 MPG to my work commute each way (that is, if I begin the day at 29.5, it is likely that I'll pull into the driveway in the evening around 30.5 or better.
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