GREAT job!!!!I also agree, insane mpg isn’t impressive unless it’s done over time, 50 miles minimum but I’m thinking a better baseline is 100 miles minimum.
here’s my best sustained high mpg from last month
I believe this to be a fallacy, the brake pedal does the same thing.
20 mph average is about what you'd get you're going 30 but making stops. But yeah, not something you'd want to do long term if your commute is any longer than 4 miles or if you have cars behind you. I like going 80 mph on the freeway after all, and wouldn't give that up.
Interesting. So maybe it's better to be on normal mode when on the highway (rather than Eco) and just keep a larger gap from the car in front of you?
It all depends on how you drive. My friend in NC had the 2013 CMax. 5 RT from PHX to NC and 6 yrs driving hills of NC. She drove conservatively and used brake regen as much as possible.
The thing is, we don't know what else ECO does (other than affect regen), so it is hard to say.
The rear brakes on my Volt (110k miles) look as though they have never been applied. I do not know whether they are original or not, but I personally have put about 12k on them.
Here's a "HYPERMILLER" and Nascar tip (not me
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I'll start this thread with a score of 62 MPG over 6.1 miles with an average speed of 18.3 MPH. (Over 2 consecutive trips)
I got this number by sticking to L gear on Eco mode when driving through a small town. L gear maximizes regenerative braking, and can be helpful for MPGs at low speeds.
Since L gear is simulated, you can use it in small towns and still reach higher speeds like 40, though I'd probably switch to D if I were going 35+.
