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Originally Posted by Drifter
Are you using the Ecomodder calculator? Here it is with the assumptions I used (3500 lb with driver, .24 Cd, 23.5 Frontal area, .007 rolling resistance, 1000Watts parasitic load, 36% thermodynamic efficiency, 85% drivetrain efficiency, summer gas): https://ecomodder.com/forum/tool-aer...ToStep=5-200-5
That spits out ~20 horsepower aero drag and 42mpg at 80mph. Changing the CD to .20 results in ~16.5 horsepower aero drag and ~48mpg:
https://ecomodder.com/forum/tool-aer...ToStep=5-200-5
Plug in a Cd of .145 and you can get within a rounding error of 60mpg at 80mph. |
in the real world when there are no head winds and its warmer weather (75 or 80 degrees and above), my car actually gets about 50-52mpg when i have cruise control on at 80mph. hybrids definitely dont like cold weather is one big thing ive noticed