Southern New England - New York MPG Meetup

[Formula413]

Originally Posted by sheepdog 44

There is actually no advantage for hybrid cars for this route. And disabling the HV battery is beneficial. You don't want force regen going uphill! I'll be switching mine off as well.

I just meant I won't be able to use assist going up or regen going down. But I'm still interested.

[brucepick]

Bump.
I'm looking for any helpful input from you guys on meetup time.
As noted below, I'm looking for any time 11 am or after.

I think we'll meet at the park noted in Sheepdog's route, then go north on 7 about a mile to the gas station where we'll top up and zero our odometers/GPSs etc. Then meet again at the station afterwards.

Going to need lunch too. I'm vegan, I think there's another vegan among us?? Need to decide whether to eat before or after our trip up Mt Graylock.

Speak up, folks!

Originally Posted by brucepick

MEETUP TIME

Needs to be decided.
I'm driving in from about 3 hours away, NeilBlanchard is driving nearly that far.
I suggest meeting at 11 a.m. or any time after that.

Other comments on this?

[Formula413]

Yeah definitely no earlier than 11am for me, and yes I'm vegan too but I'm not picky if we're going to grab lunch somewhere. Approximately how long does our route take to drive?

[brucepick]

Bump.
I edited the first post in this thread:
http://ecomodder.com/forum/showthrea...tml#post446033,
to show our updated meetup plan, with the link to the route we'll drive and other info.

We'll meet at noon.

More people would be great!

[blownb310]

Sounds interesting and only 33 miles from my house. If the weather's good I might take a ride over to see you all in my Fit EV. When you say Pontoosuc Park on Hancock Road, do you mean in the boat launch parking lot?

[sheepdog 44]

Yeah. That's the spot. You should join us for "energy" economy rally.

[brucepick]

Originally Posted by blownb310

Sounds interesting and only 33 miles from my house. If the weather's good I might take a ride over to see you all in my Fit EV. When you say Pontoosuc Park on Hancock Road, do you mean in the boat launch parking lot?

Difinitely, please join us if you're able.
An EV would be a welcome addition.
This event should be mostly about sharing ideas and experiences, just as much as being about the mpg contest driving the Mt Graylock loop.

Of course an EV will get infinite mpg. Wins top prize! Seriously though, since we plan to score on actual efficiency vs EPA estimate, we might be able to calculate a meaningful score for an EV.

[blownb310]

I'll be coming out to say hello and kick tires with you guys. The only way to measure the amount of electrical energy used is to start and finish at a ChargePoint station. Top up before the start and then recharge immediately afterwards. The ChargePoint chargers record exactly how many kW's were used during post event recharging. They are much more accurate than pumping gasoline.

[NeilBlanchard]

We just leased a Leaf today - it is too far for me to drive it. My wheel skirts and strakes are mostly in place on my xA.

[blownb310]

Nice! Another EV convert. Congrats Neil.