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Old 10-04-2009, 09:39 PM   #109 (permalink)
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Again, this is a Cobalt LS Coupe XFE with a driver that has spent much time driving in EOC whenever possible. If I was to hod rod this car and take it 100MPH and do jack-rabit stops and gos I might get crappy 25mpg too. One has to use common sense when driving and look far ahead and anticipate as much as one can while using the hypermilling skills from this site.
I don't know if it is in the tips, but there was a book in the 1950's on high MPG driving, and one of it's principles was "Drive the Road Ahead". Regardless of the book, I think this is a universal driving rule. It applies to safety as well, i.e. looking for ways to escape accidents.

Does the Cobalt "figure out" you are in EOC when you drive and increase your MPG AVG display accordingly? That would be an accidental bonus if true.

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