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Old 03-03-2012, 11:59 PM   #11 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by JRMichler View Post
Take a hard look at temperature and wind direction. I get anywhere from 30 to 42 MPG on a particular 60 mile highway route depending only on temperature and wind. That's with identical speeds and driving style.

The 42 MPG was on a 75 degree day (no AC) and a direct tailwind about 15 MPH.
I have been able to steadily average 41-42mpg since then with little effect from winds (70% of my driving is wooded area). See http://ecomodder.com/forum/showthrea...mpg-20699.html for more talk about that trip.

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