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Happy Valentine's Day!

I'm working from home today.

Happy Valentine's Day :)

I was happy to drive this morning :)

Current tank is 50km ahead of previous tank... this would mean I should drive nearly 200 more km, so 1800km = 1111mi :eek: or the guessgauge is having fun with me ;)

Have fun,

Denis.

64.1 mpg / 13.0 miles / 46F and humid. The new tank* is at 64.4 mpg / 22 miles.

I filled up on the weekend. 750 miles / 12.1 gallons = 62 mpg. My worst in 2 years. E10, school delivery, unusually cold winter, snow, multiple hospital drives, etc. Last year's worst was 65.

It finally happened. For the first time in 4 years, I have a tank with lower mpg than the year before. Still, it's 197% of epa. :D
http://www.cleanmpg.com/garage/images/cha301.png

It almost seems like a heat wave in here.

43F and overcast with winds from the S @ 16mph

- 48.2mpg for 23.2 miles from home to school :)

The tank is up to 43.3mpg over 123.8 miles with 10.2 gallons remaining.

No mpg to report, beautiful sun shining and smiling my way to work, warm and fazed.

My worst in 2 years. [...] Still, it's 197% of epa. :D

Congrats :thumbs_up:

Hope I will be over 200% of "NewEPA" all year long soon... highway travels excepted ;)

I should look my 2010 scores without the highway travels... the average should be over 62mpg, but not tonight ;)

Denis.

Back after a little bit of downtime for the Metro. I finally changed the timing belt, and water pump and swapped in a new camshaft and timing pulley. Initial work commute was impressive due to the heavy traffic. Work commute back home was actually pretty good considering my route, and the traffic.

80.2 MPG / 11.0 Miles home to work
61.8 MPG / 11.3 Miles work to home

As your best tank is 64mpg, your 80mpg commute is really impressive.
If I calculate it correctly, this is around 200% for your quarter year challenge... div A will be so challenging...

Denis.

Oh, boy! My signature was out of date. Fixed.

Oh, boy! My signature was out of date. Fixed.

Teach me, OOOOOoooo Master....

:( What I fixed was to replace the Fall FE Challenge 71 mpg with the current one at 64 mpg.

You've still got me beat by a wide margin. I'd have to pull my combined average up to 88mpg just to hit 200% -- not likely in this weather!

My tank is sitting at 54 MPG right now just past half way due to quite a bit of running idle as I burped the coolant, and short test drives to make sure the timing was right after the timing belt and camshaft swap. The real test will be my commute home, as that's the one I have a lot of trouble breaking 60 MPG on.

I had a nice start to my tank. 85mpg on the way in, did not check the temps and the Insight does not have temp gauge so not sure the temp, but it was probably high 40s if I had to guess.

Gabe, a good guess (at least if your car has been sitting outside for a while) is to take a look at the air intake temp on the ScanGauge before you start the engine. I often do that just to get an idea of what I'm dealing with when leaving work. I park in a garage at home so that doesn't work for trips starting there.

Great day today for f/e. This is the first time this semester that I got the same mpg average as mileage for the day and only used a single gallon. The past few weeks with the cold weather, the best I was able to do was about 1.08 gallons/day before today. Unfortunately the cold will be back tomorrow.

51F and overcast with winds from the W @ 17mph

- 44.6mpg for 23.1 miles from school to home

Day total: 46.4mpg over 46.3 miles

The tank is up to 43.5mpg over 146.5 miles with 9.6 gallons remaining.

Horrible numbers from last week, see for your selves.


Gas miles Temps
2/7 am 0.75 13.6 29
2/7 pm 0.62 13.2 29
2/8 am 0.83 13.7 13
2/8 pm 0.67 12.8 15
2/8 pm 0.04 0.5
2/9 am 0.84 13.7 9
2/9 pm 0.7 13.2 15
2/10 am 0.91 13.5 -6
2/10 pm 0.67 13.2 22
2/11 am 0.7 13.5 18
2/11 pm 0.68 13.2 38
7.41 134.1

The week was at 18.1 MPG. it was the trifecta Snow (covered roads), Cold and Wind that did me in.:(

I will see what I can do for the next few days as it suppose to be in the 50's and near 70 on Thursday to salvage the MPG for the tank. It will be difficult as I have just over 1/8 tank left. I might be able to get 3 or 4 more days out of it before filling.

Warmer today so I took my old route -- looks like I came out about even on fuel usage because it would have been 70.9mpg on the highway... though I might have been able to beat that.

33F (24F windchill), 13mph headwind from the SSE, partly cloudy:


84.3mpg for 15.1mi (Home to work)

The tank is back up to 71.4mpg over 153.9mi

The commute to work this morning had some unfortunate timing on some of my glides hitting lights, which broke up one usually long glide. I'm disappointed I didn't get higher, but it this will be my low end, I am very happy. On my way home, I believe I set a new record for my commute back. Things might be turning out quite nicely.

78.4 MPG / 11.0 Miles home to work
65.2 MPG / 11.4 Miles work to home

Very nice 78 there, and Sean with your 84. I like this change of weather.

78.7 home last night
66.9 this morning

The tank is at 68.0 / 46 miles.

Hit 52F yesterday, but today were back to the cold temps. The high is supposed to be 30F and windy.

19F (3F windchill) and sunny with winds from the NW @ 18mph:

- 44.8mpg for 23.2 miles from home to school

The tank is up to 43.7mpg over 169.3 miles with 9.1 gallons remaining.

I had some really heavy traffic (hour and twenty five minutes vs the usual hour)on the way home yesterday and had my worst tank for the trip home at 77.7mpg. Just over 80mpg on the way in and the tank is down to 81mpg over 83miles. Spoke too soon on a good start to the tank.

Sean - I park in the garage at home too so engine temp before I warm up will not work on the way in.

Hi, Gabe -- at least it is something you look at on the way home (though it is air intake temp, not coolant temp).

24F (10F windchill) and sunny with winds from the NW @ 17mph gusting to 26mph:

- 42mpg for 23.1 miles from school to home

Day total: 43.4mpg over 46.4 miles

The tank is down to 43.4mpg over 192.5 miles with 8.6 gallons remaining.

Andrew, could you please stop improving your tank ? ;) so I have a little chance to catch you up without having to reach my 2010 summer average (69.5mpg) during next two tanks...

<OT>
At least I will have to find a lot of motivation... In fact the single way to improve without having to slow down under 70-85 km/h (44-53 mph) is to improve my car again. Current projects in my head :

aero again and again... noticeably the under belly in front of front wheels,
electric diagram again, maybe something like that (http://ecomodder.com/forum/showthread.php/daoxs-1997-paseo-build-thread-701-12.html#post109942)).
weight reduction, even 130lbs seams unrealistic to me... and would achieve only 2% saving.

Will never have my insight1, but gonna beat a prius2/3 (excepted anti-pollution)
</OT>

Denis.

Heat wave this afternoon but that traffic was wicked.

41F (32F windchill), 19-24mph tailwind from the S, sunny:


93.2mpg for 15.5mi (Work to home)

The tank is now up to 72.8mpg over 169.5mi

Day Total: 88.5mpg over 30.6mi

Took the Insight out for a spin today for the first time in 12 days. Temperature low mid 30's and the wind SE@ 5-15 mph. I went 17.9 miles and hit 74.9 mpg.

Went out for our Valentine's Day date with the wife (we haven't celebrated V-day on V-day ever...), but Tallahassee didn't show much love... and wife doesn't really share the same love for hypermiling either :rolleyes:

60 lovely degrees this evening, calm winds

35.9 MPG over 14.6 miles round trip (mangaged to pull it up with 40.2 MPG on the way home)

Tank is down to 43.4 MPG over 219.8 miles, 3/4 tank on fuel gauge

No driving for me yet today -- working from home.

Brutal traffic for me as well both to and from work yesterday. Barely squeezed 80mpg on the way home. Hope this is not a new pattern. Did find a shortcut to get around a bottle neck next time traffic is moving this slow. I moved an average of 15-30ft per minute - very frustrating.

Good drive into work this morning. Going back home had another record! Very happy with the new camshaft.

80.2 MPG / 11.0 Miles home to work
66.9 MPG / 12.0 Miles work to home

Gabe, sometimes it is worth finding somewhere to wait out a traffic jam or simply driving at a different time.

THERE IT IS! My first 80 of the year. :D

80.2 mpg / 10.6 mi home last night, 75F and a tailwind.
64.7 / 12.5 this morning, 55 and drizzly.

The tank is at 68.9 mpg / 69.3 miles. (~1 gallon)

epurvee, 80MPG over a 11mi is really impressive. My car need this distance to be hot nowadays with near freezing temps.

Changing my route and schedule has been the first hypermiling rules I applied. Except appointments, I follow them as strictly as possible. They are maybe the most effective rules I'm applying. I'm lucky enough to not have strict work schedules and to be able to work from home to begin/end my work day.

Andrew, I understand why Ariane (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ariane_%28rocket_family%29) canceled its departure today : you stole all her fuel ;)

Denis.

A gallon of fuel would move that rocket how far? 1 mm? :p

Very pleased with the f/e that I was able to get in just now, and that was with a slight headwind.

26F (18F windchill) and mostly cloudy with winds from the SSW @ 5mph:

- 46.4mpg for 23.2 miles from home to school :)

The tank is back up to 43.8mpg over 215.8 miles with 8.1 gallons remaining.

This afternoon on the highway, I had a pickup following me from the time I got on all the way to getting off the exit. Once at the intersection after the toll booths, he turned left and I turned right. He kept an excellent distance, though I figured eventually he would pass like most people do, but he didn't. He even slowed down with me going uphill DWL. It was actually pretty cool and made my day.

41F (30F windchill) and partly cloudy with winds from the S @ 18mph:

- 43.2mpg for 23.1 miles from school to home

Day total: 44.7mpg over 46.3 miles

The tank is steady at 43.8mpg over 239.9 miles with 7.5 gallons remaining.

Very similar numbers to a couple of days ago but I put 3 bars of charge back into the battery and the roads were quite wet (heavy fog).

39F (35F windchill), 6mph headwind from the SSE, foggy:


84.3mpg for 15.0mi (Home to work)

The tank is now up to 73.7mpg over 184.5mi.

I've got a lunch with friends planned out so we'll see how well I can keep the average up.

Gabe, sometimes it is worth finding somewhere to wait out a traffic jam or simply driving at a different time.

I hear you, stayed to 5:30 yesterday and managed 91mpg with better than average traffic conditions, still some slowing, but at least 20% less than normal. Also weather was at 72 degrees in the afternoon. I start early so don't want to stay late all the time with the hour commute I barely get to see the kids. Solution would be to move to the other side of town where work is and more freeways (less traffic), but that will not happen for a while as my credit is not great. Got the tank up to 83.1mpg over 162miles.

Good commute coming into work today. Could have had a record for this commute but got hit with an unfortunate light on my last glide that cut out a 400m long section of potential glide. Still happy with the numbers. Didn't get a full trip back home since I had to drive my wife home after she was given some meds and couldn't drive.

82.9 MPG / 11.0 Miles home to work
72.1 MPG / 2.2 Miles work to pull-a-part
77.1 MPG / 2.1 Miles pull-a-part to work
73.3 MPG / 4.4 Miles work to wife's work

Nice work!

44.7 / 1.6 mi - work to dr appt (70 deg)
79.3 / 11.2 - dr to home
72.7 / 12.9 - this morning school and then work (60 deg)

The tank is at (grrr) 69.9 mpg / 95 miles.

Short day today with just one class to go in for. Almost had close to 47mpg on the way in if I didn't hit bad traffic. On the secondary highway, instead of taking my normal exit (which was way backed up this morning) I took the next exit. Unfortunately I hit pretty bad traffic there too and I think all the lights that I came to were red.

30F and mostly cloudy with very light winds:

- 45.9mpg for 23.9 miles from home to school

39F and partly cloudy with very light winds:

- 45.1mpg for 23.1 miles for the trip back home

Day total: 45.5mpg over 47.1 miles

The tank is up to 44.0mpg over 286.3 miles with 6.5 gallons remaining and the gas gauge at ~1/2 tank.

Bad traffic with a severe beep and creep up a steep hill on the way to lunch. It was clear on the way back.

41F (36F windchill) 6mph wind from the SSE:


67.2mpg for 7.3mi (Work to restaurant)
76.8mpg for 7.3mi (Restaurant to work)

The tank is down a tad to 73.5mpg over 199.2mi

Day Total: 77.5mpg over 29.7mi

Could be better but I'll take it. 52F and wind SW@ 10-15 mph with gusts to 25+ mph. 85.3 over 18.1 miles to daughter's voice lessons.

Well, I had to do something to make up for the poor lunch time driving numbers. So... first triple digit trip of the year and also first hairpin up the driveway, powered off garage entry of the year! :D

43F (37F windchill), 11mph tail/crosswind from the SW, sunny with wet roads and moderate traffic:


101.5mpg for 15.5mi (Work to home)

The tank is now up to 75.2mpg over 214.8mi

Day Total: 84.3mpg over 45.3mi

Nice one, Sean!

101.5mpg for 15.5mi (Work to home)

The tank is now up to 75.2mpg over 214.8mi

Day Total: 84.3mpg over 45.3mi

Alert, alert, Sean is woken... let's switch on our rockets :Banane54: to prevent him to catch us ;)

Denis.

Alert, alert, Sean is woken... let's switch on our rockets :Banane54: to prevent him to catch us ;)

Denis.

:o

;)

Boo headwinds!:( Winds were SW@ 10-15 with gusts to 25+ mph. The trip was primarily, yep, you guessed it, west and south.:p Temperature was 52F. 73.5 mpg over 17.8 miles and 78.9 mpg over 36.0 miles for the day.

The winds have been brutal down here, but the temps are through the roof

Winds today have been from the south at 23-24 Gusting to 36 all day (nice for going to work, but not home)

25.1 to work
21.3 to fill up

I was able to bring it back the last few days
401.5 miles
19.332 Gals
20.77 MPG (4.8 /100 miles)

Still above 20 so not so bad for this time of year and the conditions that we just went through.

Another trip home at almost 90mpg (89.5). Tank is at 83.6mpg over 224 miles. Not sure that I will make 100 with my car, but that is very impressive with cooler weather too.

79.6 (soooo close) / 10.6 mi home last night. 73F and tailwind.
71.3 / 12.8 this morning, 65F and light wind.

The tank is above 70 now, at 70.8 / 118 miles. :D

Keep working at it, Gabe! I've got an advantage -- I stay off the highway and I'm an aggressive hypermiler in the city stop and go stuff. ;) Having said that, if you can find a way to drop your speed you should be able to top 100mpg keeping it in the 50-55mph range if the temps are at least up in the 70's.

Andrew, your POE is ridiculous. :D:thumbs_up:

No driving for me today. I'm working from home again.

Had to go to my wife's office this morning due to leaving my car there last night when I picked her up. Had a ton of lights on the way to my work and the car never warmed up. I didn't get all the little trips today so I can only post my final talley.

57.6 MPG 4.4 Miles wife's work to work
61.5 MPG 17.8 Miles total for the day

People drive crazy here, typically 65-75. I stay to the right, but even there people have to go around me constantly and give me dirty looks. When the car speed dips to 50 from an incline people start pulling crazy manuvers to get around me. I am ok with the 80s as it almost doubles what I was getting in the smart.

Had a nice scare on the way to school this morning. An 18-wheeler was passing me on the highway and one of the tires on its trailer blew out as it was right next to me. It was pretty crazy. Besides that, I haven't seen f/e numbers this high in months.

48F and mostly cloudy with winds from the S @ 10mph:

- 50.0mpg for 23.1 miles from home to school

55F and mostly cloudy with winds from the SSW @ 12mph:

- 47.0mpg for 23 miles from school to home

Day total: 48.4mpg over 46.2 miles (used less than a gallon :))

The tank is up to 44.6mpg over 332.5 miles with 5.6 gallons remaining.

Blowout right beside you! :eek:

Lunch errands. ~70F
56.7 mpg / 3.1 mi - to store
51.4 / 1.3 - to another store
56.6 / 0.3 - to feed store. Out of chicken feed. AGAIN :mad: The other place is getting a lot of their lost customers.
92.3 / 4.8 - back to work. :D

The tank is at 70.7 / 128 miles.

After taking the bus for the first 3 working days of this week, I felt well enough to ride again :) Temp was 4C, it counts as nice warm weather these days, so I had like ideal circumstances :)
The tank is new, so I won't get another average for a while. Actually, I really don't mind :)

this weeks numbers

133.4 miles
5.88 gals
22.7 mpg

much better than last weeks

18.1 mpg

guesstimate is 37L for 1020km = 3.63L/100 = 64.8mpg = 209% NewEPA.

This is near the summer 2009 average :) but this is only a guesstimate based on the guessgauge ;)

No driving for me next week, except to go to/from airport.

No additional mod yet. I bought the jack stands, looked under the car, noted the dimensions of the 2 chloroplast sheets to attach as underbelly pan and bought the zip ties. Have to find some chloroplast and some free time...
Tried to remove the smallest rear seat but couldn't find how to :( I'll try again next week-end if rain is gone.

Have fun,

Denis.

Morning: -3C (27F), still, dry roads. Talking about transporting strange things on motorcycles: I stopped to buy some (34kg=75lbs) wood briquette and packed it on Teresa :D I don't like the store's placement, it's too close to my workplace so it means another cold start after the shopping. Buying heavy things and drive them to work before going home doesn't work well for me. Well, whatever :mad:
Got home pretty warm then my feet got cold on the floor of the house. Good that the idea of a bottle of warm water finally popped up in my mind. I'd like to move...

Afternoon: +2C (36F), silent and dry again. Packed some inflammable paper waste to dispose selectively in the next village. It's quick and after like 9km, so the engine starts warm.

Weekly visit with friends 2 towns over...

46.6 MPG over 84.3 miles round trip
43.6 MPG over 327.8 miles on the tank, gauge sitting just above 1/2

Will be taking the scooter to work tonight. :D

Had a really good Sunday drive and I might have found an alternative route home from where I work that will allow much better hypermiling.

72.3 MPG / 14.2 Miles home to meeting
74.1 MPG / 13.6 Miles meeting to home