Hypermiling Lesson
Well, it turns out that Lazarus and I had business in Wichita again this week, so we met up and talked FE over some Chinese.
On the way back, a friendly competition ensued: "Let's pick a route and see who can get the best FE". I knew I'd get get beat badly, but I decided to give it a shot. :cool: Setup: 2008 Dodge Avenger SXT, 2.4L VVT, Automatic Route: ~3.5 miles in residential Wichita. Traffic: Mild to Moderate. Average Speeds: 35-40 MPH Cruise Feedback Device: ScanGauge II Round 1: RH77 -- Using the best of my techniques and EOC: 34.6 MPG Round 2: Laz -- With skill, light acceleration, and coasting (no EOC): 37.9 MPG :thumbup: I've been beat! But wait, the first one was a practice run -- ya know, choosing the route and all... :p Round 3: RH77 -- This time Laz was nice enough to be the Eco-Driver's Ed Instructor. Without EOC and great instruction, I beat the time with 39.9 MPG. Thanks man! :turtle: This is a profound realization: each of us hypermile differently and can offer tips and tricks in real-time vs. over the Internet to those who need it. I've been doing it for 2 years+ and learned a lifetime's worth of technique. :) Thanks again to Laz for the instruction! It only stresses the importance of meeting in person and sharing ideas first hand... RH77 |
Don't leave us hanging, man. What were the new techniques? That's a big difference in FE, and without using EOC. Wow.
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Wasting gas to save gas:p That was fun. Just picking a random route in a car you never driven before in a city you don't know and winging it.:) Hope it transfers to Teggy. :turtle:
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Neat story! I wish I could get some lessons...I'm sure I could be a lot better.
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Put that on video and you'll get some serious Web traffic...I'd watch it, then Digg it.
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Experimenting around town today, I found the ideal speed to be just above 45 MPH (42-ish is where the TC engages)... RH77 |
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"Engine Off Coasting"
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Great post, Rick! Nice tutoring, Laz!
I'm with the others who want to know the details of what you changed to instantly boost your results by 15%. But I'm not surprised to hear Laz is good at evaluating conditions for the best technique to apply - you just have to look at his sig image to know that: http://forum.ecomodder.com/fe-graphs/sig30a.png Good work, guys. |
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