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Old 04-18-2014, 09:16 PM   #20 (permalink)
Mustang Dave
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I tried driving from Barstow to Flagstaff at 65 MPH last Summer instead of the 70 MPH(California)and 75 MPH(Arizona) speed limit as I drove the trip the previous two years.
Compared to the previous two years, I got 32.9 MPG vs 27.9 MPG.

The speed difference cost me 35 minutes over 350 miles.
The drive was less stressful. Yes, it was worth the extra time. I had enough fuel left over to commute to work for three days.
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The presence of traffic is the single most complicating factor of hypermiling. I know what I'm going to do, it's contending with whatever the hell all these other people are going to do that makes things hard.

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