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Old 08-03-2015, 06:29 PM   #99 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by The donkey CRX View Post
Thanks ecoTex, considering I had to turn the alternator back on for the whole trip and had almost no EOC miles on this trip, I was also pleased with the results.

One other data point was that even though the speed limit in Texas is mostly 75 MPH on the freeway, a lot of semi trucks still travel at my target speed of 65MPH. So I did a lot of "safe drafting" of the big trucks on this trip. I could improve my instant MPG by 4 or 5 MPG with this technique.
Donkey, could you describe your "safe drafting" technique in greater detail, please??
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