Hot Georgia
11-15-2007, 01:12 PM
Hi
It has been quite a while since I've logged into CMPG, and is why I've posted here in the "Start your journey".
I have time to surf some websites on my work breaks- and it seems AT&T filters have unblocked CMPG.com. :)
Some here know me- and had the pleasure to meet at the 2006 Madisson fest. I see there's quite a few unfamiliar folks here so thought I'd introduce myself.
I'm Steve, and I live in rural North Georgia.
I bought my HCH on Jan 18 2004. Gas was $1.24 then and feared $2.00 (or highter) prices.
To make a long story short, Wayne helped me back then, and with a near ideal 100 mile (round trip) commute into Atlanta was able to save a lot of fuel money.
I had to be at work by 6:00 PM and off at 2:00AM, so traffic was light to moderate.
My commute time was 1 hr 10 min to 1hr 25 minutes which was fine. The roads were clear and I was having fun "Seeing what she'll do", doing what ever I wanted on abandoned 3AM roads. My all time record is 1003 miles for 74.9MPG, and averaged around 65MPG.
A lot has changed since then.
Almost a year ago I was switched to a 10:00AM to 6:30PM shift.
Out of my 50 mile morning commute, it's 25-35 miles of stop-go-stop-go traffic. You stop, wait for 0-15 seconds, then drive for 100 feet then stop again.
I use what I can from my previous training- keep momentum, gain where I can and shut here down if it looks like I'll be parked.
I key-off and roll down hills where I can, accelerate in the best power/consumption range that I know my car has and maxamize regen. (My SOC is always 20 bars 100% in the thick of it all). I have my Dunlops (Rated 44PSI cold) pumped to 50.
I leave the house at around 7:00AM and arrive about 9:15, unless there's a wreck(s).
That's almost 100% "freeway". I used to use some side roads in my old shift, but they're all massively bunched up at the lights and would add significant time to my already rediculous commute.
Fortunately my trip back home is easier, as the traffic jam is typically only half that and use it as I know how to improve the morning's awful MPG results.
My current consumption average per tank is 55-57MPG, I haven't broke 60 in a few months, and it was my goal. I can only imagine what it will be with winter coming.
When my new shift began, I was leaving the house at 4:30AM- just before the big jam occurs but then I arrive hours and hours early at work. It was fine at first but stopped doing that for spending more time with the family at night.
Does anybody else here face such terrible traffic? What works for you? It is just daunting.
This morning the dash says 47MPG. I have a lot to somehow make up this afternoon.:mad:
-Steve
It has been quite a while since I've logged into CMPG, and is why I've posted here in the "Start your journey".
I have time to surf some websites on my work breaks- and it seems AT&T filters have unblocked CMPG.com. :)
Some here know me- and had the pleasure to meet at the 2006 Madisson fest. I see there's quite a few unfamiliar folks here so thought I'd introduce myself.
I'm Steve, and I live in rural North Georgia.
I bought my HCH on Jan 18 2004. Gas was $1.24 then and feared $2.00 (or highter) prices.
To make a long story short, Wayne helped me back then, and with a near ideal 100 mile (round trip) commute into Atlanta was able to save a lot of fuel money.
I had to be at work by 6:00 PM and off at 2:00AM, so traffic was light to moderate.
My commute time was 1 hr 10 min to 1hr 25 minutes which was fine. The roads were clear and I was having fun "Seeing what she'll do", doing what ever I wanted on abandoned 3AM roads. My all time record is 1003 miles for 74.9MPG, and averaged around 65MPG.
A lot has changed since then.
Almost a year ago I was switched to a 10:00AM to 6:30PM shift.
Out of my 50 mile morning commute, it's 25-35 miles of stop-go-stop-go traffic. You stop, wait for 0-15 seconds, then drive for 100 feet then stop again.
I use what I can from my previous training- keep momentum, gain where I can and shut here down if it looks like I'll be parked.
I key-off and roll down hills where I can, accelerate in the best power/consumption range that I know my car has and maxamize regen. (My SOC is always 20 bars 100% in the thick of it all). I have my Dunlops (Rated 44PSI cold) pumped to 50.
I leave the house at around 7:00AM and arrive about 9:15, unless there's a wreck(s).
That's almost 100% "freeway". I used to use some side roads in my old shift, but they're all massively bunched up at the lights and would add significant time to my already rediculous commute.
Fortunately my trip back home is easier, as the traffic jam is typically only half that and use it as I know how to improve the morning's awful MPG results.
My current consumption average per tank is 55-57MPG, I haven't broke 60 in a few months, and it was my goal. I can only imagine what it will be with winter coming.
When my new shift began, I was leaving the house at 4:30AM- just before the big jam occurs but then I arrive hours and hours early at work. It was fine at first but stopped doing that for spending more time with the family at night.
Does anybody else here face such terrible traffic? What works for you? It is just daunting.
This morning the dash says 47MPG. I have a lot to somehow make up this afternoon.:mad:
-Steve