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they tend to pass me when I am coasting. of late I only have the engine on for accelerate then I coast, so its on at max about 1/4 the distance I go, (less time).
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08-19-2012, 02:55 PM
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When you get left in the dust by a school bus after its stop, you don't want to jack rabbit
as it did to pass it, so you are more busy waving by the 6 cars behind you, so you can creep along, and not have to accordian stop, or slow for their next stop!
( With the advent of automatic school buses; the doggy accel of such as traditional as
apple pie: gone into history. Now the drivers STAND on it! LOL! )
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08-20-2012, 12:56 AM
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When you are happy that your room mate can't drive stick so they won't ask to borrow your car because of their inability to drive more efficient.
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The eclipse has retired, but I still like seeing it around
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08-20-2012, 02:41 AM
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When you remove your antenna for reduced drag you are now committed, its official.
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Ride a Mtn bike for errands exercise entertainment and outright fun
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09-19-2012, 03:04 PM
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YKYAEI...you get passed by a guy with a Prius that has a license plate that reads, "SLOW DWN".
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My version of energy storage is called "momentum".
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09-19-2012, 05:07 PM
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a school buss (dropping off kids) driver gives you a thumbs up for slowing down way early 
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09-19-2012, 05:53 PM
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09-19-2012, 07:35 PM
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YKYAEI...you get passed by a guy with a Prius that has a license plate that reads, "SLOW DWN".
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And you think to yourself, "His MPG is probably better than mine despite his driving style  , but I'd bet $100 that my % over EPA is far better than his."
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The presence of traffic is the single most complicating factor of hypermiling. I know what I'm going to do, it's contending with whatever the hell all these other people are going to do that makes things hard.
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09-20-2012, 12:03 PM
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And you think to yourself, "His MPG is probably better than mine despite his driving style , but I'd bet $100 that my % over EPA is far better than his." |
Actually, I was wondering if my raw mpg number might actually be better than his. My last tank was 47 mpg--the '07 Prius has a combined EPA rating of 46 mpg.
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My version of energy storage is called "momentum".
My version of regenerative braking is called "bump starting".
1 Year Avg (Every Mile Traveled) = 47.8 mpg
BEST TANK: 2,009.6 mi on 35 gal (57.42 mpg): http://ecomodder.com/forum/showthrea...5-a-26259.html
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09-20-2012, 12:04 PM
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YKYAEI...you realize that you keep more and better backup files of your fuel mileage logs than you do your financial records.
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Diesel Dave
My version of energy storage is called "momentum".
My version of regenerative braking is called "bump starting".
1 Year Avg (Every Mile Traveled) = 47.8 mpg
BEST TANK: 2,009.6 mi on 35 gal (57.42 mpg): http://ecomodder.com/forum/showthrea...5-a-26259.html
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