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Old 11-21-2008, 04:40 PM   #1 (permalink)
Wonderboy
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The Fruit Bat - '01 Honda Insight
Last 3: 54.26 mpg (US)

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Record Trip

My car used ZERO gas for a 3 mile trip - from a full stop to a full stop. A hill? nope. Pushing? none.

Here's how I did it:
Step 1: Park at 64 w 3rd st NYC.
Step 2: NYPD courteously moves car to Pier 76 on 511 12th av NYC.

This however yielded the cars worst distance/$ ratio, costing about $98/mi. Bulldozers eat your heart out.

Towing fee: $185
Parking in a (hidden) no-standing zone: $110
Whining about it later and bragging about the mileage the car got on its trip:
PRICELESS

BTW its nearly impossible to employ any good techniques in New York without compromising the law or your own safety. This was my first trip to the city as a hypermiler, and my mileage didn't do badly at all, but still - it's a jungle down there.

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