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bobmutch · 11-05-2010, 02:52 AM

I have a 1998 Volvo s70 that I have been hypermiling.

Here are some of the techniques I am using or am working on using.

Pulse & powered down glide, power down glide to stops, min braking, drive lower speed without impeading traffic, park to min reverse, avoid full stops (20% less gas when starting from 5mph), speed up for hills, glide down hills, ridge riding in rain, avoid bottom hill stops, drive when warmest, turn lights off during day, keep seat warmer/air heat/radio/high beams/left night light off.

So most of the road I am driving on are back roads and 80km (50mph). I pulse to 90km (55mph) put my autotransmission into neutral power off with key and glide to 65km (45mph) then restart the engine.

My surge takes me 0.4km and my glide is usually from 0.6km to 0.8km.

So today my completely discharged my battery. So I now I have my heat fan, radio, and heated seat turned off. Stopped using my high beams. Dimmed my dash lights. And I even removed my right head light power.

In the day time I plan on removing the power to both head lights.

I have a higher end battery that is only 2 years old.

Is it restarting my engine that is draining my battery and if this is the case what am I to do?

11-05-2010, 02:52 AM	#1 (permalink)
bobmutch EcoModding Lurker Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: aylmer, ontario, canada Posts: 30 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Completely discharged battery hypermiling? Air seat radio off. Left headlight out. I have a 1998 Volvo s70 that I have been hypermiling. Here are some of the techniques I am using or am working on using. Pulse & powered down glide, power down glide to stops, min braking, drive lower speed without impeading traffic, park to min reverse, avoid full stops (20% less gas when starting from 5mph), speed up for hills, glide down hills, ridge riding in rain, avoid bottom hill stops, drive when warmest, turn lights off during day, keep seat warmer/air heat/radio/high beams/left night light off. So most of the road I am driving on are back roads and 80km (50mph). I pulse to 90km (55mph) put my autotransmission into neutral power off with key and glide to 65km (45mph) then restart the engine. My surge takes me 0.4km and my glide is usually from 0.6km to 0.8km. So today my completely discharged my battery. So I now I have my heat fan, radio, and heated seat turned off. Stopped using my high beams. Dimmed my dash lights. And I even removed my right head light power. In the day time I plan on removing the power to both head lights. I have a higher end battery that is only 2 years old. Is it restarting my engine that is draining my battery and if this is the case what am I to do?