Hypermiling Challenge for 2.5L Hybrid

[GPSMan]

Progress update:
621 miles on the truck
610 miles since I owned it
161 MTE

1/4 tank left
800 mile tank possible

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[MakinDoForNow]

Oh and to hedge my bets if there’s no minimum

I do that over half the time driving the 0.3 to my mail box and back.

 

[docsmith1511]

Never having owned a hybrid, do brake pads pretty much last forever?

I drive a 2009 Ford Escape Hybrid which I bought new, 105k miles. Haven't had to change out the break pads.

 

[MakinDoForNow]

Here's a "HYPERMILLER" and Nascar tip (not me )
Tailgate, really get close to the 18 wheelers bumper and "big lifted" pickups. You'll be amazed (or dead ) by the jump in MPG.

Aaarrrggghhh!!! It just came to me! What mpg would be possible if the adaptive cruise control had an H button for 20 foot Hypermiling. Really test it out??

 

[GPSMan]

Does this truck have a low fuel warning light? What's it look like? I've gone 700 miles and have not seen it.

 

[GPSMan]

This truck makes stop and go city congestion so much more pleasure-able.

 

[GPSMan]

1) More efficiency will be gained by not using Low, and using the brake as little and as gently as possible. 2) This is because regen will never recapture 100%, despite what the brake coach says.

Regarding number 1 above. True. I agree. Unless you are towing. Then Low is better. I have a trailer with brakes. If I have a long lead time, I don't want the trailer brakes wasting energy with friction pads either. By using low, I can slow, and capture regen from the trailer's inertia also!

2) brake coach 100% means you got 100% you could have. You used 100% regen to slow the truck. You didn't use friction pads at all until under 3 mph. It's not saying you got 100% back what you spent. Look at it this way: you could drive for 6 hours straight, and make 1 stop at the end and get a score of 100%.

 

[KFBR392]

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+.

I would argue that driving that slow on most streets would not only infuriate everybody who is actually going the speed limit, but would also be unsafe as you’re mostly just a giant obstacle in the middle of the road. This is dumb and I actively discourage it.

 

[inthecabin]

Ok this thread seems really nerdy to me, it’s like removing your fridge lights and opening it only twice a day, burning candles instead of turning on lights, 2 minute cold showers only, reusing toilet paper, never washing your jeans, do I need to go on??

Just enjoy the ride instead doing a hyperventilating experiment. But thanks for your input.

 

[GPSMan]

I would argue that driving that slow on most streets would not only infuriate everybody who is actually going the speed limit, but would also be unsafe as you’re mostly just a giant obstacle in the middle of the road. This is dumb and I actively discourage it.

No. You do not understand. You drive about the same speed. The clock keeps ticking anytime the key is on. Every stop light. Every stop sign. Every car wash. Every minute in a Drive-thru lane. This brings your average way down, deceptively so.

 

[GPSMan]

Before and after fill-up.
One month of real-world congested SF bay area traffic.

 

[CoryDallas8123]

I don't have a photo but did a grocery store run of .8 miles on 100% electric. All neighborhood streets with 6 stop signs on the way but still fun to see all electric.

 

[Tiger Dude]

Ok this thread seems really nerdy to me, it’s like removing your fridge lights and opening it only twice a day, burning candles instead of turning on lights, 2 minute cold showers only, reusing toilet paper, never washing your jeans, do I need to go on??

Just enjoy the ride instead doing a hyperventilating experiment. But thanks for your input.

Or people can do what they like

 

[commadorebob]

I drive a 2009 Ford Escape Hybrid which I bought new, 105k miles. Haven't had to change out the break pads.

My wife apparently doesn't drive your Escape...

 

[stoptothink]

I don't have a photo but did a grocery store run of .8 miles on 100% electric. All neighborhood streets with 6 stop signs on the way but still fun to see all electric.

I got home from the grocery store earlier today, just short of two miles completely electric.

We're at ~3800 miles at sitting at 50.2mpg average. We absolutely do not drive unsafely slow. About half the miles are my wife's almost all highway work commute and she has a serious lead foot.

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