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Old 03-12-2015, 09:22 AM   #27 (permalink)
Fat Charlie
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Originally Posted by EVmetro View Post
if I drive like i have a passion for automobiles...

My eco driving has taught me a lot of respect for drivers who are driving to use less fuel, and my passionate driving has taught me to respect those who are in a bigger hurry than I am.
Eco driving and driving as if you have a passion for automobiles aren't different things: Driving for mileage or or driving for time, you're pushing your car hard. I'm just as proud of my 70.9 mph run from Virginia to New Hampshire (with three stops and some vicious NYC traffic) as I am of getting a 34.77 mpg tank in the same car. Well, maybe not- one of them took less than eight hours of concentration and effort and the other was sustained over twice that much driving time spread across nine days. Okay, so I'm almost as proud of the speed run.

But neither aspect of preformance driving has anything to do with being inconsiderate.
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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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