Return from AMEC IV. During portions where I slowed down enough to stay in lean burn (68 on level ground, faster down hills, no lean burn up hills), I got 65mpg. That's a tiring way to drive, so mostly I just floored it and targeted 74mph. I will have to improve my aero and IAT to enable lean burn at 74mph.
2009-11-02
107.5 mi.
1.215 US gal
88.48 US
AMEC IV. It was a mostly flat course, not conducive to hypermiling. I spent most of the course in gear at 40mph (~1400RPM, in lean burn), or idling in neutral on longer downhills. I used my IMA inhibit switch well, but I didn't have an engine kill switch.
My CdA was higher than original, because I'm missing some underbody panels. I'll fabricate something before my next road trip (Thanksgiving).
2009-10-28
2.1 mi.
0.0363 US gal
57.85 US
My first on-the-road test, stop-and-go on residential streets. MPG data is from the onboard instrumentation. Still waiting on parts to fix my coolant leak, otherwise I'd have gone much farther and faster.
