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Originally Posted by HighMPG
feathering the throttle is not a rookie mistake but part of saving gas. I can just use a light throttle all day and brake as I wish and will still be saving gas compared to my normal driving which includes putting the pedal to the metal! lol
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This may come as a shock to you, but the throttle actually has positions in between! And one of those positions is the optimum.
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am not doing anything right now except giving it light throttle and yes, it causes me to use the brakes less and catch the lights here in Oakland, CA.
I am taking the same trips, 70% city 30% highway and just using less throttle and brakes. Maybe I didn't mention that but you should know that goes hand in hand typically.
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What causes you to have to use the brakes, is not pushing the throttle too far down, but not having the sense to let off in time.
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2016: 128.75L for 1875.00km => 6.87L/100km (34.3MPG US)
2017: 209.14L for 4244.00km => 4.93L/100km (47.7MPG US)