For those of you who followed or participated in this thread nearly two years ago, my car came up for its biennial smog inspection again. I'm still hypermiling as aggressively as before, with 7 of my last 10 tanks >50 mpg.
However, this time I've been driving my car recently. Last week I drove it two hours RT to Sacramento, keeping the cat lit the whole time. Today I kept it lit for a 50 mile drive to a tool rental place, Home Depot, the bank, my barber's, and Harbor Freight Tools.
The results were fine. I passed all emissions, with emissions roughly twice the average, but far better than two years ago.
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Darrell
Boycotting Exxon since 1989, BP since 2010
Have you ever noticed that anybody driving slower than you is an idiot, and anyone going faster than you is a maniac? George Carlin
Mean Green Toaster Machine
49.5 mpg avg over 53,000 miles. 176% of '08 EPA
Best flat drive 94.5 mpg for 10.1 mi
Longest tank 1033 km (642 mi) on 10.56 gal = 60.8 mpg
