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Originally Posted by JockoT
I think I have found the best way of dealing with the 20 mph zones, and speed bumps. Where the road is flat or a slight down slope I just stick car in 4th and let the tick over carry me along. I have to drop into 3rd, when I want to speed up after leaving the 20 zone, or if the zone is a slight incline.
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That's exactly what I did in my Nissan.
Did not have a gauge back then, but when idling my Insight with cold engine (about 1200 RPM @ 19 mph, CVT smoothing out the revs) I typically see 6 l/100 km (40 mpgUS).
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2011 Honda Insight + HID, LEDs, tiny PV panel, extra brake pad return springs, neutral wheel alignment, 44/42 PSI (air), PHEV light (inop), tightened wheel nut.
  lifetime FE over 0.2 Gigameter or 0.13 Megamile.
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