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California98Civic · 06-21-2014, 02:59 PM

Across two days of freeway commuting to LA where I was volunteering on a solar panel install, I averaged 66.8 mpg with minimal EOC and a lot of alternator operation (at optimized times). The total distance was well over 200 miles driven. Mostly I cruised at 60mph and 55mph, drafting at 1-2 seconds behind trucks when I could (and there were several opportunities, for bunches of miles at a time). I did some engine on pulse and glide. I ran the alternator when I could draft a truck at 55mph. No air conditioning. Windows lowered only a 2 or 3 inches. I warmed my lunch on the engine and the dashboard! Here are the pics from the two days.

06-21-2014, 02:59 PM	#1 (permalink)
California98Civic Cyborg ECU Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Coastal Southern California Posts: 6,299 Black and Green - '98 Honda Civic DX Coupe Team Honda 90 day: 66.42 mpg (US) Black and Red - '00 Nashbar Custom built eBike 90 day: 3671.43 mpg (US) Thanks: 2,373 Thanked 2,172 Times in 1,469 Posts	66.8 mpg all freeway commuting Across two days of freeway commuting to LA where I was volunteering on a solar panel install, I averaged 66.8 mpg with minimal EOC and a lot of alternator operation (at optimized times). The total distance was well over 200 miles driven. Mostly I cruised at 60mph and 55mph, drafting at 1-2 seconds behind trucks when I could (and there were several opportunities, for bunches of miles at a time). I did some engine on pulse and glide. I ran the alternator when I could draft a truck at 55mph. No air conditioning. Windows lowered only a 2 or 3 inches. I warmed my lunch on the engine and the dashboard! Here are the pics from the two days. Attached Thumbnails __________________ See my car's mod & maintenance thread and my electric bicycle's thread for ongoing projects. I will rebuild Black and Green over decades as parts die, until it becomes a different car of roughly the same shape and color. My minimum fuel economy goal is 55 mpg while averaging posted speed limits. I generally top 60 mpg. See also my Honda manual transmission specs thread. Last edited by California98Civic; 06-22-2014 at 09:30 AM..