New Feature: EcoModder Team Competition

[Fat Charlie]

Does my wife's Xterra count? That'll probably get Team Nissan's page hosted over at gaspig.com or something.

[redyaris]

Weather Spotter & NeilBlanchard
I am feeling a strong urge to engage in some "motivational speaking" otherwise known as "trash talk". Every time I look at the Team Toyota standings and find that I am #1 among the "non-retired" and congratulate myself for being "...the greatest..." it is short lived, because in less than a few days I am again relegated to 3rd place. If you guys don't stop doing this I will be compelled to keep improving my mpg... and who knows where that will end?

Game On!

[alvaro84]

Originally Posted by redyaris

Weather Spotter & NeilBlanchard
Every time I look at the Team Toyota standings and find that I am #1 among the "non-retired" and congratulate myself for being "...the greatest..." :

The 7th tank under 3l/100km in a line, the 4th one over 80mpg. It's summer, it seems.
I need competiton too, because now eye m the strongest! (9) in my only team. [Cirno for president ]

One day I may join Team Toyota too. Maybe with a Yaris of unknown color.

But until I have to carry too much luggage or we're more than 2 (and it's not freezing (just a little)), riding is more fun

[redyaris]

Alvaro84
I am more than a little impressed with your 90 day: 80.83 mpg. the moment I thought I was gaining on you, you disapeared into the next mpg zone. I may have to make metal and plastic offerings to the gods of Fuel Economy to get them to help me in this contest of who has to biggest mpg.

[Weather Spotter]

Originally Posted by redyaris

Weather Spotter & NeilBlanchard
I am feeling a strong urge to engage in some "motivational speaking" otherwise known as "trash talk". Every time I look at the Team Toyota standings and find that I am #1 among the "non-retired" and congratulate myself for being "...the greatest..." it is short lived, because in less than a few days I am again relegated to 3rd place. If you guys don't stop doing this I will be compelled to keep improving my mpg... and who knows where that will end?

Game On!

Then we all win

In terms of highest MPG it looks like I am third, but to be fair I compare % over epa as that offers an even starting place. in that case I am way ahead of you at 71.9% and Neil is drafting my lead to try and get better then me.

[redyaris]

Originally Posted by Weather Spotter

Then we all win

In terms of highest MPG it looks like I am third, but to be fair I compare % over epa as that offers an even starting place. in that case I am way ahead of you at 71.9% and Neil is drafting my lead to try and get better then me.

My present tank is at 58.75mpg over 304km [190 miles] which is 83.5% over EPA. If I can keep that up for 90 days then...

[Weather Spotter]

I think I am topping out at 52-53 MPG, I need to get a belly pan but then I think I am maxing out the car and my commute. I can EOC for about 25-30% of my commute and that is the best I can do.

[redyaris]

I am doing much more EOC now-a-days and that is the most significant change. I range between 14% - 9% EOC. The next aeromod will be rear wheel well covers then the holy grail of aeromodding a boat tail. So many projects so little time.

[alvaro84]

Originally Posted by redyaris

I am doing much more EOC now-a-days and that is the most significant change. I range between 14% - 9% EOC.

On my commute I do about the same amount of it, but I really need serious downhill to turn off the engine. I always suspected that the light weight and bad Cd of motorcycles makes them worse at it, and I'm thankful to redyaris for making some measurements:

I have been doing more Engine Off Coasting [EOC] with the GS500 and yesterday did a comparison with the redyaris. The test strip starts at the 1Km sign and ends when I have to turn right at the intersection. I start at 80km/hr and with the yaris EOC I have to brake from 50km/hr to 40km/hr to make the turn. The GS500 comes to a stop aprox 50 meters before the turn. The Yaris goes aprox 400 meters further. This is not a flat section of road, it goes downhill to the intersection then uphill after the intersection.

Anyway, yesterday we rode in the hills of Bakony and I could do nice long EOCs (I usually don't turn off the engine until I predict the next coast to be at least 500-600m long, or I want to come to a stop - I don't want to drain the battery too much with the lights, electronics and the starter, it's only 12Ah which must charge slower and I it's very hard to smoothly bumpstart Teresa).

[Weather Spotter]

Best Tank yet! 53.5 MPG
that puts me 78% over EPA!!