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Efficiency log for: Nuthin Special - 2008 Chevrolet Malibu Hybrid
  • Lifetime Fuel Economy: 32.4 mpg (US), 7.3 L/100 km, 38.9 mpg (Imp)
  • 90-day Fuel Economy: 32.2 mpg (US), 7.3 L/100 km, 38.7 mpg (Imp)
  • 3-tank Fuel Economy: 34.1 mpg (US), 6.9 L/100 km, 41 mpg (Imp)
  • EPA Combined Rating / % over rating: 27 mpg (US) / 19.2% (based on 90-day fuel economy)
  • Total fills: 40
  • Total fuel used: 414.37 gal (US), 1568.6 L
  • Total distance traveled: 13406.3 mi. / 21575.4 km
  • Average tank distance: 335.2 mi. / 539.4 km
Fill date Distance Fill amount Price Fuel Economy Details
2010-03-05 266.8 mi
429.37 km
8.3 gal (US)
6.91 gal (Imp)
31.42 L
279.71 kWh
32.14 mpg (US)
38.61 mpg (Imp)
7.32 L/100 km
3.11 gal (US)/100 mi
1048.39 Wh/mi
2010-03-01 357.1 mi
574.7 km
10.81 gal (US)
9 gal (Imp)
40.92 L
364.3 kWh
33.03 mpg (US)
39.68 mpg (Imp)
7.12 L/100 km
3.03 gal (US)/100 mi
1020.16 Wh/mi
2010-02-22 363 mi
584.19 km
9.8 gal (US)
8.16 gal (Imp)
37.1 L
330.26 kWh
37.04 mpg (US)
44.49 mpg (Imp)
6.35 L/100 km
2.7 gal (US)/100 mi
909.81 Wh/mi
2010-02-21 414.5 mi
667.07 km
12.7 gal (US)
10.57 gal (Imp)
48.07 L
427.99 kWh
32.64 mpg (US)
39.21 mpg (Imp)
7.21 L/100 km
3.06 gal (US)/100 mi
1032.55 Wh/mi
2010-02-18 420 mi
675.92 km
13.27 gal (US)
11.05 gal (Imp)
50.23 L
447.2 kWh
31.65 mpg (US)
38.01 mpg (Imp)
7.43 L/100 km
3.16 gal (US)/100 mi
1064.76 Wh/mi
2010-02-17 404.6 mi
651.14 km
12.4 gal (US)
10.33 gal (Imp)
46.94 L
417.88 kWh
32.63 mpg (US)
39.17 mpg (Imp)
7.21 L/100 km
3.06 gal (US)/100 mi
1032.82 Wh/mi
2010-02-09 374.7 mi
603.02 km
12.4 gal (US)
10.33 gal (Imp)
46.94 L
417.88 kWh
30.22 mpg (US)
36.27 mpg (Imp)
7.78 L/100 km
3.31 gal (US)/100 mi
1115.24 Wh/mi
2010-02-01 397.6 mi
639.88 km
11.8 gal (US)
9.83 gal (Imp)
44.67 L
397.66 kWh
33.69 mpg (US)
40.45 mpg (Imp)
6.98 L/100 km
2.97 gal (US)/100 mi
1000.15 Wh/mi
2010-01-26 382.5 mi
615.57 km
12.2 gal (US)
10.16 gal (Imp)
46.18 L
411.14 kWh
31.35 mpg (US)
37.65 mpg (Imp)
7.5 L/100 km
3.19 gal (US)/100 mi
1074.88 Wh/mi
2010-01-20 376 mi
605.11 km
11.75 gal (US)
9.78 gal (Imp)
44.48 L
395.98 kWh
32 mpg (US)
38.45 mpg (Imp)
7.35 L/100 km
3.13 gal (US)/100 mi
1053.14 Wh/mi
2010-01-13 254.3 mi
409.26 km
7.9 gal (US)
6.58 gal (Imp)
29.9 L
266.23 kWh
32.19 mpg (US)
38.65 mpg (Imp)
7.31 L/100 km
3.11 gal (US)/100 mi
1046.91 Wh/mi
2010-01-06 273.7 mi
440.48 km
8.68 gal (US)
7.23 gal (Imp)
32.86 L
292.52 kWh
31.53 mpg (US)
37.86 mpg (Imp)
7.46 L/100 km
3.17 gal (US)/100 mi
1068.76 Wh/mi
2009-12-31 328.9 mi
529.31 km
10.7 gal (US)
8.91 gal (Imp)
40.5 L
360.59 kWh
30.74 mpg (US)
36.91 mpg (Imp)
7.65 L/100 km
3.25 gal (US)/100 mi
1096.35 Wh/mi
2009-12-24 385 mi
619.6 km
11.2 gal (US)
9.33 gal (Imp)
42.4 L
377.44 kWh
34.38 mpg (US)
41.26 mpg (Imp)
6.84 L/100 km
2.91 gal (US)/100 mi
980.36 Wh/mi
My wife agreed to set the cruise control at 55 mph (65 zone, 50 RT miles) on her last trip to the doctor and it looks like it paid off in a big way. My fuel economy rebounded nicely :-)
2009-12-18 396.4 mi
637.94 km
12.84 gal (US)
10.69 gal (Imp)
48.6 L
432.71 kWh
30.87 mpg (US)
37.08 mpg (Imp)
7.62 L/100 km
3.24 gal (US)/100 mi
1091.6 Wh/mi
2009-12-13 298.7 mi
480.71 km
9.556 gal (US)
7.96 gal (Imp)
36.17 L
322.04 kWh
31.26 mpg (US)
37.53 mpg (Imp)
7.52 L/100 km
3.2 gal (US)/100 mi
1078.14 Wh/mi
During the colder weather, I've noticed that the car has to warm up most of the way before it will shift into overdrive. That doesn't have a positive effect on fuel economy :-(
2009-12-07 290.7 mi
467.84 km
9.61 gal (US)
8 gal (Imp)
36.38 L
323.86 kWh
30.25 mpg (US)
36.34 mpg (Imp)
7.78 L/100 km
3.31 gal (US)/100 mi
1114.07 Wh/mi
This is such an uphill struggle to get decent fuel economy from this car. My wife and I share it, based on who has a greater distance to travel. But anything less than 32 mpg is such a HUGE disappointment :-(
2009-12-02 319.6 mi
514.35 km
9.8 gal (US)
8.16 gal (Imp)
37.1 L
330.26 kWh
32.61 mpg (US)
39.17 mpg (Imp)
7.21 L/100 km
3.07 gal (US)/100 mi
1033.35 Wh/mi
I do not believe that the K&N air filter has added any benefit to the fuel economy of this car. I had high hopes, but don't see any evidence of an improvement. On the other hand, my wife is driving this car a little more and I think she's trying a little harder to improve her mileage.
2009-11-25 272 mi
437.74 km
8.405 gal (US)
7 gal (Imp)
31.82 L
283.25 kWh
32.36 mpg (US)
38.86 mpg (Imp)
7.27 L/100 km
3.09 gal (US)/100 mi
1041.36 Wh/mi
2009-11-18 464.3 mi
747.22 km
13.62 gal (US)
11.34 gal (Imp)
51.56 L
458.99 kWh
34.09 mpg (US)
40.94 mpg (Imp)
6.9 L/100 km
2.93 gal (US)/100 mi
988.56 Wh/mi
2009-11-11 314.5 mi
506.14 km
8.81 gal (US)
7.34 gal (Imp)
33.35 L
296.9 kWh
35.7 mpg (US)
42.85 mpg (Imp)
6.59 L/100 km
2.8 gal (US)/100 mi
944.04 Wh/mi
2009-11-04 325.4 mi
523.68 km
10.21 gal (US)
8.5 gal (Imp)
38.65 L
344.08 kWh
31.87 mpg (US)
38.28 mpg (Imp)
7.38 L/100 km
3.14 gal (US)/100 mi
1057.41 Wh/mi
Wife drove out shopping again. (Our other vehicle is a Silverado pickup and it stays parked most of the time.) I should note that our mileage didn't suffer as much this time as her last outing. She might be coming around.
Last night I changed the oil to full synthetic 5W30. I'm looking forward to seeing if there's a mileage benefit.
2009-10-29 210.8 mi
339.25 km
5.8 gal (US)
4.83 gal (Imp)
21.96 L
195.46 kWh
36.34 mpg (US)
43.64 mpg (Imp)
6.47 L/100 km
2.75 gal (US)/100 mi
927.23 Wh/mi
2009-10-23 415.2 mi
668.2 km
12 gal (US)
9.99 gal (Imp)
45.42 L
404.4 kWh
34.6 mpg (US)
41.56 mpg (Imp)
6.8 L/100 km
2.89 gal (US)/100 mi
973.99 Wh/mi
2009-10-17 408.4 mi
657.26 km
11.96 gal (US)
9.96 gal (Imp)
45.27 L
403.05 kWh
34.15 mpg (US)
41 mpg (Imp)
6.89 L/100 km
2.93 gal (US)/100 mi
986.9 Wh/mi
About 50 miles into this fill-up. I put my new K&N filter in.
2009-10-11 382.7 mi
615.9 km
11.46 gal (US)
9.54 gal (Imp)
43.38 L
386.2 kWh
33.39 mpg (US)
40.12 mpg (Imp)
7.04 L/100 km
2.99 gal (US)/100 mi
1009.15 Wh/mi
2009-09-29 310.1 mi
499.06 km
9.94 gal (US)
8.28 gal (Imp)
37.63 L
334.98 kWh
31.2 mpg (US)
37.45 mpg (Imp)
7.54 L/100 km
3.21 gal (US)/100 mi
1080.23 Wh/mi
2009-09-23 398.8 mi
641.81 km
12.6 gal (US)
10.49 gal (Imp)
47.7 L
424.62 kWh
31.65 mpg (US)
38.02 mpg (Imp)
7.43 L/100 km
3.16 gal (US)/100 mi
1064.74 Wh/mi
2009-09-16 235.2 mi
378.52 km
7.4 gal (US)
6.16 gal (Imp)
28.01 L
249.38 kWh
31.78 mpg (US)
38.18 mpg (Imp)
7.4 L/100 km
3.15 gal (US)/100 mi
1060.29 Wh/mi
2009-09-09 393.7 mi
633.6 km
12.5 gal (US)
10.41 gal (Imp)
47.32 L
421.25 kWh
31.5 mpg (US)
37.82 mpg (Imp)
7.47 L/100 km
3.18 gal (US)/100 mi
1069.98 Wh/mi
2009-09-02 275.2 mi
442.89 km
8.5 gal (US)
7.08 gal (Imp)
32.18 L
286.45 kWh
32.38 mpg (US)
38.87 mpg (Imp)
7.27 L/100 km
3.09 gal (US)/100 mi
1040.88 Wh/mi
2009-08-26 397.6 mi
639.88 km
12.1 gal (US)
10.07 gal (Imp)
45.8 L
407.77 kWh
32.86 mpg (US)
39.48 mpg (Imp)
7.16 L/100 km
3.04 gal (US)/100 mi
1025.58 Wh/mi
2009-08-19 331.7 mi
533.82 km
9.7 gal (US)
8.08 gal (Imp)
36.72 L
326.89 kWh
34.2 mpg (US)
41.05 mpg (Imp)
6.88 L/100 km
2.92 gal (US)/100 mi
985.5 Wh/mi
2009-08-12 404.5 mi
650.98 km
12.6 gal (US)
10.49 gal (Imp)
47.7 L
424.62 kWh
32.1 mpg (US)
38.56 mpg (Imp)
7.33 L/100 km
3.11 gal (US)/100 mi
1049.74 Wh/mi
2009-08-04 231.3 mi
372.24 km
7.75 gal (US)
6.45 gal (Imp)
29.34 L
261.18 kWh
29.85 mpg (US)
35.86 mpg (Imp)
7.88 L/100 km
3.35 gal (US)/100 mi
1129.18 Wh/mi
Let my wife take it shopping out of town. She also decided to see if it was fast enough. FYI: At 85 miles per hour, the instant economy read 13 MPG (at wide open throttle). My daughter tattled on her ;-)
2009-07-30 281.9 mi
453.67 km
8.5 gal (US)
7.08 gal (Imp)
32.18 L
286.45 kWh
33.16 mpg (US)
39.82 mpg (Imp)
7.09 L/100 km
3.02 gal (US)/100 mi
1016.14 Wh/mi
2009-07-23 186 mi
299.34 km
5.7 gal (US)
4.75 gal (Imp)
21.58 L
192.09 kWh
32.63 mpg (US)
39.16 mpg (Imp)
7.21 L/100 km
3.06 gal (US)/100 mi
1032.74 Wh/mi
Turned on the ECO indicator light. This is my first tank at trying to maximize economy.
2009-07-15 318.5 mi
512.58 km
10.84 gal (US)
9.03 gal (Imp)
41.03 L
365.31 kWh
29.38 mpg (US)
35.27 mpg (Imp)
8 L/100 km
3.4 gal (US)/100 mi
1146.97 Wh/mi
Still driving my old way.
2009-07-09 398.9 mi
641.97 km
13.46 gal (US)
11.21 gal (Imp)
50.95 L
453.6 kWh
29.64 mpg (US)
35.58 mpg (Imp)
7.94 L/100 km
3.37 gal (US)/100 mi
1137.13 Wh/mi
First tank on new car. Driving it like I would any other car before I became interested in maximizing fuel economy.
2002-02-21 145.5 mi
234.16 km
4.8 gal (US)
4 gal (Imp)
18.17 L
161.76 kWh
30.31 mpg (US)
36.38 mpg (Imp)
7.76 L/100 km
3.3 gal (US)/100 mi
1111.75 Wh/mi

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