Thread: EPA rating?
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Old 04-18-2012, 02:39 AM   #6 (permalink)
JanvdW
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Originally Posted by euromodder View Post

If you match or beat the NEDC values, you're hypermiling already.
(You need to do 20% better than EPA to achieve hypermiler status here )

Not sure if its just my driving style, but I have always been at, or slightly better than those values (assumed to be NEDC)
(Averaging about 10l/100km driving "normal") - corrected for "speedo error"

Since I started applying some of the principles of Hypermiling, I've seen dramatic improvement (this week).
I only filled up last night to enable me to check the consumption (no on-board computer)
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