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Old 09-14-2009, 03:32 PM   #45 (permalink)
cephraim
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Eph's 08 NAH - '08 Nissan Altima Hybrid tech package
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Originally Posted by Electrify View Post
So in conclusion, for those of us in automatics at least, figure out your car's 0-60mph or 0-100km/h speed, and try using 25% of that. Then try adjusting that by various speeds to see which ones yield the highest fuel gains.
This is VERY interesting and something that I plan to try on my 08 Nissan Alitam Hybrid (with a CVT).

But, I'm not sure I understand your math. If my car is rated at 7.6s for 0-60mph, how do I convert that to a 25% value that I can monitor?

EDIT: Are you saying that my max is ~8mph/s (60mph / 7.6s), therefore I should accelerate at 2mph/s? So, 0-40mph in about 20s?


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