Quick regen question

tmgrl3 · Sep 18, 2006

Rancid13 @ Aug 24 2006 said: ↑

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You'll find as you drive the car more often and become more familiar with it, that you're able to do little things to manipulate the mpgs. I'm] 49.5mpg right now on my current tank (I'm looking to 'up' it to at least 50 during my commute home today), and I can tell you that I have quite the lead foot most of the time! My favorite way to drive is to accellerate briskly to or just above the speed limit (works best above 45mph), then take your foot of the gas then lightly (light as a feather!) reapply ito the gas, giving it just enough of a push to maintain your speed but watch the mpg bar hover in the 60-75mpg range.
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I am finding this....I have so many hills!! I do accelerate quickly up short steep hills...helps warm up ICE, but later on, if I have gotten high SOC from coasting downhill, I find I can use electric only to go up and down some hilly areas that have gradual inclines. My first tank was 30 mpg, second was 41-42 mpg, my third was 44.5...I still have less than a 1000 miles on the car.

I do bunch my errands. Going out for a quick one mile round trip to the gym ....no warm up at all and it's very hilly...up is low mpg and I don't even get the 99.9 mpg because of coasting.....I hope one day to hit 50.

With bunching trips, I get 5 minute segments now with fewer green leaves and with bars between 75 and 100 mpg....On way home, I use Electric Only as much as possible....since I am going very slowly in some stretches and can't P&G...although I can P&G between 20 and 30 mph as well.

It's fun!!

terri
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