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Originally Posted by slipstreampilot
I believe to establish/maintain the integrity of this site, the moderators should scrub the list and qualify any entries claiming efficiencies in access of 20% over EPA ratings.
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I lolled at this one. I take it you're new here? Welcome aboard.
You can get 20% over EPA while keeping up with traffic and being quite civil about it. Just leave ample space in front of you so you don't have to hit the brakes, coast to stops in Neutral (coast down to 20mph, then hit the brakes), and use DWL instead of cruise control. Bonus points for time spent with the engine off.
Check out the bottom (i.e. oldest) five entries of my fuel log here:
1996 Subaru Legacy Brighton Gas Mileage (Soldbaru) - EcoModder.com
My MPG kept rising even as it got colder and colder, and all I did was add instrumentation and watch my technique. I slowed down a little, from PSL +14 to PSL +9 on the interstate. I used to run PSL +9, but after a little run-in with the law, I like to keep it to PSL +8 now. Still beating the EPA by a healthy margin, thanks in part to some mods.
The leaderboard is a bit of a competition, but hypermiling isn't against the rules. This means I'm not very competitive vs. the other active Insight drivers on this site. Oh well, I'm okay with that.