150 mile daytrip 40MPG..yay!!!
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04-28-2009, 07:24 AM
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150 mile daytrip 40MPG..yay!!!
Saturday was the perfect day to hit the Jersey Shore and the perfect day to hit a new record FE number (for us).
150 mile round trip, roughly 65%/35% highway/city driving.
150 mile round trip, roughly 65%/35% highway/city driving.
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04-29-2009, 03:54 PM
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Re: 150 mile daytrip 40MPG..yay!!!
Congrats! It will probably get even better with time!
Slightly related ( only in that it is a Ford )...
I rented a Ford Focus from an airport this week.
Probably has lower psi in the tires ( looks like it ) and I'm getting 43.5 MPG on the highway ( 65 MPH ) with the A/C on low setting in Indiana.
That's 43.5 in a cheap, but comfortable non-hybrid Ford.
Color me impressed.
-John
Slightly related ( only in that it is a Ford )...
I rented a Ford Focus from an airport this week.
Probably has lower psi in the tires ( looks like it ) and I'm getting 43.5 MPG on the highway ( 65 MPH ) with the A/C on low setting in Indiana.
That's 43.5 in a cheap, but comfortable non-hybrid Ford.
Color me impressed.
-John
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04-29-2009, 05:52 PM
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: New Jersey. Land of high auto insurance and pollution.
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Re: 150 mile daytrip 40MPG..yay!!!
Kept to the speed limits (except when we had to do 75 in a 65 to keep a truck off our butt.)
Drove 38/39MPH in 40MPH zones to maximize EV.
Slowly increased speed when approaching hills and neutral glides down the other side.
I think the 85+ deg sunny day helped us alot too.
Drove 38/39MPH in 40MPH zones to maximize EV.
Slowly increased speed when approaching hills and neutral glides down the other side.
I think the 85+ deg sunny day helped us alot too.
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