[mpg_numbers_guy]

Just arrived at the dealership. After resetting and grid charging the battery the battery worked absolutely flawlessly. Never went down more than 2 bars after full assist acceleration. Lowest the battery got was 3 bars below full. The trip finished with the battery at 1 bar below full. Got 71.2 MPG over 28 miles, and that's with my front brakes rubbing terribly, which I will be fixing asap. Probably costing me at least 10 MPG - wheels spin only 1 1/2 times when I spin them. Highly doubt a dying hybrid battery would've performed like that, even after a grid charge, but I obviously don't know that much about the IMA system yet.

- 75-85 MPG cruising between 43 and 56 MPH (constant throttle, including hills).
- 105-120 MPG cruising between 29 and 35 MPH (mostly flat, sheltered between trees and buildings.
- If it's flat and sheltered, 30-40 mph speeds work best, if hilly and/or exposed to wind, etc., 45-50 mph seems to work best for fuel economy.

Trip fuel economy passed 60 MPG at about the 9.5 mile mark. Removed my "warm" air intake since intake temp is still stuck at 60 F for some reason.

Going to have the ground straps inspected today. The guy who will be working on the Insight has graciously allowed me to be there to see how he does everything. Should be a good learning experience.

How complicated and expensive was your supercapaciter/lithium battery setup? If it's fairly complicated, is there a simpler way to do a lithium battery without spending $700 for one off of Amazon?