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Old 03-12-2012, 09:49 AM   #40 (permalink)
Fat Charlie
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The equation is simple: terrain dictates. What works best at one spot today might not be the best in the same spot tomorrow. I find that EOC from 70 to 20 works wonders for me... when there's a tollbooth in my future. Except that one of them is best hit from 60. Usually. Only one of my four tollbooth glides has a clearly defined start point, and even that doesn't have a clearly defined starting speed.

A good rule is to never go faster than you have to, and experiment to find out if starting a particular glide from a higher speed pays off by getting you farther enough to matter. Ain't hypermiling fun?
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Transmission type Efficiency
Manual neutral engine off.100% @MPG <----- Fun Fact.
Manual 1:1 gear ratio .......98%
CVT belt ............................88%
Automatic .........................86%

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