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Old 05-07-2005, 12:13 PM
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Default Re: Cruise Control

Here in South Florida I drive the beach road with my FEH where I get the best MPG. Most of my driving is either north or south. The speed limit is between 30 - 45mph. In the 30mph zone, I set the CC at 31mph in the EV mode. When the battery runs out, the engine charges for about the same distance and then I tap the brake to go to EV again and set the CC. I found you can get max (60)mpg doing this which I can average the total on the tank to 40mpg. This is with the A/C off but with the beach air, its fine. With the CC on, I can watch something besides the speedometer. What a ride!
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