Hypermiling Challenge for 2.5L Hybrid

[Daverick]

I'll just leave this here

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[Larrythelunatic]

Trip 1 was all my mileage up to a bit over 1500 miles.
Trip 2 was all the miles since I got the truck.
Third pic is combined. About 2 weeks ago.
Done a few more miles since. Now my total average is up to 49.5 mpg. Real world driving. 30% highway (60-80); 30% city (10-35); 40% back roads (35-60)

 

[Allen King Jr]

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.

The best thing to hypermile behind is a low riding stock trailer, I once followed my dad's cattle trailer at 70MPH for 75 miles in hard rain(had great tires at the time), 2005 focus auto rated at 29mpg highway got 37mpg behind said trailer

 

[parusa3]

This is what my 3rd full tank of gas got. 60% city and 40% city. Lots of hills in seattle though.

 

[Mach 1]

Those are some good numbers, now make the 700m club and go post on it.

 

[Gullzway]

This is what my 3rd full tank of gas got. 60% city and 40% city. Lots of hills in seattle though.

Does that equal 100% City?

 

[Mach 1]

E mode 74% of the time, i was charging my 12v battery or trying to..

 

[track me]

I once got 999.9 MPG pulling out to the street in front of my house. But seriously I'm only at a little over 3k miles and I think it is fully broken in, but not sure. Every tank of fuel improved until the present. it seems to be repeating my last tank. I am sitting at 52MPG which is 90% my daily commute of 32 miles round trip. I have made a few changes to see what I can do to improve on it. Mostly I drive the whole distance on secondary roads that forces me through some towns (30 -40 MPH) for short sections on almost all flat land for about half the distance the rest is hilly up and down twisting miles. Also have a hard roll up tonneau cover. not sure if the weight cancels out the improved aerodynamics or not. My last tank was about 52.5 MPG indicated on the trip computer, but calculated out to 46.1 the old fashioned way. Will take some pictures the next fill up.
I too like the idea of chasing the 700 mile mark. I'm doing in the low 600's now but sounds like a fun challenge.

 

[Guv]

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've done in the 70's in my C-Max, over short no stop trips. This is not very representitive. Try about 4 tankfuls and see what that gives you.

 

[clavicus]

If it was all electric coming back, is it possibly an unfortunate coincidence where your hvb is at low state of charge every time you get back home?

 

[DetMav13]

Now that I'm commuting to work on back roads, plus I finally got cruise control installed, here are some good trips I've gotten so far. I'd say the last one at 57.7 MPG is pretty representative of what I get on my average back road commute, whereas the other ones are anomalies. I'll still get around 55 MPG on some runs.

Has cruise helped or hurt your mpg?

installing it on my XL tomorrow…

 

[Mach 1]

Come on guys we need more participants in the 700mpt club, you can do it and you have an added incentive, fuel prices..

I am glad to hear that others have seen that first drive of the day can be all in E mode. I also have a mainly down hill drive first thing and can make it a good 1.5m. If i have a good recharge from the day before.

Cruise is ok for long trips, however I can out drive the CC for FE, because its too sensative, plus it cant anticipate when you get close to running out of E mode, i like to back off and run out E mode as long as possible whereas the CC is just going to charge ahead and kick into hybrid mode.

Foot control is where its at for FE.

 

[parusa3]

Does that equal 100% City?

typo.. meant city - highway

 

[Nunyabiznus]

Got this moving 10feet

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