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TKWPrime · 09-22-2008, 01:52 PM

Depends a lot on your driving patterns and how much fuel you burn just sitting there at idle. The Blue BAT burns 0.6 gallons per hour stopped, idle, in gear. I can end up spending 15 minutes waiting at lights in a 20 mile urban drive. Let's say I get 20 mpg while in motion. I would burn 1.15 gallons with engine on at lights or 1 gallon with engine off. That is the difference between 20 mpg and 17.4 mpg.

09-22-2008, 01:52 PM	#2 (permalink)
TKWPrime Truck Nut Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 12 Blue BAT - '06 Toyota Tundra Double Cab 90 day: 16.28 mpg (US) Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Driving patterns. Depends a lot on your driving patterns and how much fuel you burn just sitting there at idle. The Blue BAT burns 0.6 gallons per hour stopped, idle, in gear. I can end up spending 15 minutes waiting at lights in a 20 mile urban drive. Let's say I get 20 mpg while in motion. I would burn 1.15 gallons with engine on at lights or 1 gallon with engine off. That is the difference between 20 mpg and 17.4 mpg. __________________ Truck Nut