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abell75 · 02-03-2011, 11:51 AM

I have a 28 mile commute. The first leg of the drive is getting to the freeway. There are two plausible ways to do this:

Hilly but short
4.1 miles, 9 minutes (based on Google). I have five spots on this route where I need to either stop or slow down at the bottom of hills. GRRR! The biggest hill is over 200' of elevation change in half a mile. I climb it in the morning and engine brake down it in the afternoon (2nd gear). Stop sign at the bottom.

Longer, but flat
7.2 miles, 15 minutes, three stop signs, quite flat.

My goal is lowest fuel consumption, not necessarily best mpg (the second route would obviously be better for that). What do you all think?

02-03-2011, 11:51 AM	#1 (permalink)
abell75 EcoModding Lurker Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: St. Louis Posts: 38 Grand Prix - '02 Pontiac Grand Prix GP 90 day: 24.01 mpg (US) Thanks: 3 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Two Possible Commute Routes - Which one to use? I have a 28 mile commute. The first leg of the drive is getting to the freeway. There are two plausible ways to do this: Hilly but short 4.1 miles, 9 minutes (based on Google). I have five spots on this route where I need to either stop or slow down at the bottom of hills. GRRR! The biggest hill is over 200' of elevation change in half a mile. I climb it in the morning and engine brake down it in the afternoon (2nd gear). Stop sign at the bottom. Longer, but flat 7.2 miles, 15 minutes, three stop signs, quite flat. My goal is lowest fuel consumption, not necessarily best mpg (the second route would obviously be better for that). What do you all think?