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Old 09-28-2005, 06:59 AM
tcampb01 tcampb01 is offline
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Default Re: Do You Get Better Fuel Economy on the Freeway?

It really does depend on temperature and speed. In a 70mph zone I do a lot worse. I often drive 65 just to help the fuel economy a little. In a 55 zone I do great and I think this beats my city driving.

I think the city driving still slightly beats my freeway economy -- esp. if we compare apples to apples and only compare the city trips where the car is really warmed up (most of my city trips are short 10-15 minute runs in town and the car hardly has a chance to warm up and use the hybrid system) then the city driving definitely gets better fuel economy.

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