[graydonengineering]

Sounds like you know a lot more about the right way to drive than I did when I was 15. You want to get into a high gear and let off the gas to get good mileage. If you accelerate very very slow, often times you will need to slow down and turn before you ever get up to speed. That will bring down your average. Obviously, testing out your shortest 0 to 60 time will not do your average any good eather. You want a happy medium. Personally, I accelerate about the same speed as the average driver.

The advice I got from here that has helped my MPG more than anything is that getting good MPG is about how you stop rather than how you start. You are not going to get great mileage under acceleration no matter how you do it. You need to make good on the gas investment you made by not wasting the energy by using the breaks. Look ahead and plan ahead to you can controll your speed by letting OFF the gas rather than putting ON the brakes. That often means long following distances in town which is a safe way to drive anyway.