Has anyone measured the impact of wind on FE? - Page 3 - GreenHybrid

bear15 · #21 (**permalink**) 03-15-2007, 10:07 PM

This is not a good feeling. We ended up having head winds in both directions and practiced a few tricks that did seem to help but not like the tail winds we were hoping for-- maybe next trip.

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Originally Posted by tanstaafl14

Last winter I drove home from work into a 30-mph headwind. Had to watch helplessly as the MPG meter spiraled downward (at least 5 MPG over the 60-mile trip).

bear15 · #22 (**permalink**) 03-23-2007, 08:36 PM

We just beat our 89.7 with our new best record of 94.0 MPG .

We believe the wind was a major factor in this major accomplishment.

On this tank, we traveled 282 miles on mostly flat roads in the midwest. We had primarily a tail wind of approx 8 to 12 miles per hour. The wind switched in our favor for the return trip as well. The average temp was 60 degrees, with an average speed of 50 mph :}

We are getting closer to our goal of 100 MPG .

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TheBundo · #23 (**permalink**) 03-25-2007, 10:50 PM

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Originally Posted by bear15

We just beat our 89.7 with our new best record of 94.0 MPG .

We believe the wind was a major factor in this major accomplishment.

On this tank, we traveled 282 miles on mostly flat roads in the midwest. We had primarily a tail wind of approx 8 to 12 miles per hour. The wind switched in our favor for the return trip as well. The average temp was 60 degrees, with an average speed of 50 mph :}

We are getting closer to our goal of 100 MPG .

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Are these figures calculated, or simply read off the trip meter

bear15 · #24 (**permalink**) 03-27-2007, 09:09 PM

Calculated!!!!

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Originally Posted by TheBundo

Are these figures calculated, or simply read off the trip meter