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Ford XLT Naked - '14 Ford F-150 XLT
90 day: 15.04 mpg (US)

Ford G-4 with Stinger - '14 Ford F-150 4X4 Super Crew XLT
90 day: 19.8 mpg (US)

Ford Stealth G-4 - '14 Ford F-150 4X4 Super Crew XLT
90 day: 15.9 mpg (US)

XLT Towing Keystone 5th wheel trailer - '14 Ford Keystone 5th Wheel XLT
90 day: 9.03 mpg (US)

Trip 2015 C Max Energi - '15 Ford C Max Energi SWP
90 day: 38.2 mpg (US)

Local 120 volt 2015 C-Max Energi - '15 Ford C-Max Energy SEL
90 day: 55.65 mpg (US)

Local 240 volt 2015 C-Max Energi - '15 Ford C Max Energi SLE
90 day: 57.63 mpg (US)

Energi Combined - '15 C Max Energi Leather
90 day: 51.2 mpg (US)

MoonDust for Travel - '19 Chevrolet Bolt LT
90 day: 123.11 mpg (US)

MoonDust 3 with 90% CE - '19 Chevy Bolt LT
90 day: 127.57 mpg (US)

Ecopia IV - '19 Chevy Bolt Lt
90 day: 126.39 mpg (US)

Ecopia IV Trip Log - '19 Chevy Bolt LT
90 day: 121.01 mpg (US)

Rate Rider Chevy Bolt - '19 Chevrolet Bolt LT-2
90 day: 123.16 mpg (US)

Teal Force One 70% - '24 Hyundai Ioniq 5 SEL
90 day: 98.52 mpg (US)

Teal Force Two 90% - '24 Hyundai Ioniq 5 SEL
90 day: 118.81 mpg (US)

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06-29-2015, 06:16 PM	#19 (permalink)
aerostealth Master EcoModder Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: Radium Springs, NM Posts: 465 Ford XLT Naked - '14 Ford F-150 XLT 90 day: 15.04 mpg (US) Ford G-4 with Stinger - '14 Ford F-150 4X4 Super Crew XLT 90 day: 19.8 mpg (US) Ford Stealth G-4 - '14 Ford F-150 4X4 Super Crew XLT 90 day: 15.9 mpg (US) XLT Towing Keystone 5th wheel trailer - '14 Ford Keystone 5th Wheel XLT 90 day: 9.03 mpg (US) Trip 2015 C Max Energi - '15 Ford C Max Energi SWP 90 day: 38.2 mpg (US) Local 120 volt 2015 C-Max Energi - '15 Ford C-Max Energy SEL 90 day: 55.65 mpg (US) Local 240 volt 2015 C-Max Energi - '15 Ford C Max Energi SLE 90 day: 57.63 mpg (US) Energi Combined - '15 C Max Energi Leather 90 day: 51.2 mpg (US) MoonDust for Travel - '19 Chevrolet Bolt LT 90 day: 123.11 mpg (US) MoonDust 3 with 90% CE - '19 Chevy Bolt LT 90 day: 127.57 mpg (US) Ecopia IV - '19 Chevy Bolt Lt 90 day: 126.39 mpg (US) Ecopia IV Trip Log - '19 Chevy Bolt LT 90 day: 121.01 mpg (US) Rate Rider Chevy Bolt - '19 Chevrolet Bolt LT-2 90 day: 123.16 mpg (US) Teal Force One 70% - '24 Hyundai Ioniq 5 SEL 90 day: 98.52 mpg (US) Teal Force Two 90% - '24 Hyundai Ioniq 5 SEL 90 day: 118.81 mpg (US) Thanks: 2 Thanked 528 Times in 278 Posts	Okay, it looks like the boat tail by itself is worth at least 6% mpg improvement. The redesigned nose and an AC fairing could easily get us to 8% or more. If 13.6 were the current baseline we could be flirting with 15 mpgs. Closing the gap is going to help the composite averages a lot. __________________