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Originally Posted by townboy
i'm pretty sure it will getting better with out CC on Hybrid if u have a chance go the same road and do it again... CC on our Hybrid just suxk cause they can't control the gas like u do unless 100% flate road or down hill. i know i have tried few time on the same road when i'm off work which atleast 3 or 4MPG better than CC
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Well I just did this same trip again last night (picking my gf up at the airoport) and I had the car on 62 miles per hour cc the whole way to LAX, then driving manually around the airoport (almost entirely in EV), and back home to Lake Forest again with 62mph cruise. Readout: 39.5mpg !
I know that I too can get around 2 mpg higher without cc, but it takes an incredible effort to do that, and with a close to 40 average with cruise control, I really am not going to say anything bad about the computer's ability to drive efficiently :-)
The whole trip was like ~127 miles btw.
But to get back on the topic, the idea of using cc was that a driver that does not drive efficiently will certainly see an improvement in MPG if using cc. On the other hand someone that has really learned how to squeeze the most out of the car will only be hurt from using cc.