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Old 05-21-2009, 11:55 AM   #49 (permalink)
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Using a dash-mounted cumulative sum calculator, I kept a running total of coasting miles on a 2000 mile highway trip. Although I did not pulse and glide, I coasted every downhill from 60 down to 45 or so, depending on traffic, and was amazed to find my coasting miles totalled nearly 400 - or 20%. A better way to record this would be to link odometer output to the neutral light, then pulse and glide would be recorded and the driver would not be distracted.
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