Week of May 2 to May 8 (Nat'l Avg price $2.217)

Welcome to the grind - hey it is May Now!!

The national average gas price has climbed up 8.1¢ to $2.217 - it's still 39¢ cheaper than this time last year.
Diesel is up also 6.4¢ to $2.202, which is 61.9¢ cheaper than this time last year. And now 1.5¢ cheaper than Unleaded.

Friday:
- 61.9 / 13.0 miles (63F ESE@18 gusting to 30)
FCD = 58.0 (+0.2)

this morning with school drop off:
- 50.0 / 13.1 miles (51F NNW@8)
FCD = 57. (-0.3)

TankL
5.54 gals converted
300.2 miles
F____*|*****E

 

8.5mpg today over 455 miles. Light load but conditions were mostly hilly and rain for the first 200 or so miles. Also, this trailer lacks those side skirts. It does have air ride though which is amazing. It virtually eliminates the secondary motions in the tractor as trailer tires hit bumps. It's a LOT more comfortable than the regular cheap leaf spring trailers. It'll be good for the crappy roads of Arkansas tomorrow!

 

Went to the library and back. Hit every single traffic light along the way. Brought my average down from 41.7 to 36.5. Not too happy. I'm researching bike trailers and what not, trying to stay in shape. If only I knew where my bike was!

Electricity wise, I've calculated an average of around 6.4 KwH per day, bringing me to around 204 KwH per month. Very exciting!

 

Work to home plus an errand. 50 miles on the charge with miles to spare. It is a roller coaster love hate relationship with this car.


Dash pic too large to upload, sorry

 

Today , 39 deg F , no wind. 34.9 miles , 65.0(60.45) MPG. Tank is about 300 miles , 64.8(60.26) MPG. I don't think this tank will reach 70 fcd , but I have a good 300+ miles to improve it.

 

Pale just give her an extra little treat after the or during the shot to smooth things out.
NP Gord.

last night:
- 60.9 / 13.0 miles (57F NNE@6)
FCD = 57.9 (+0.2)

this morning with school drop off and dense fog
- 50.8 / 13.1 miles (42F Calm)
FCD = 57.7 (-0.2)

tank:
6.02 gals converted
326.0 miles
F_____>|*****E

 

8.8mpg for the day. Nice temps and not too many hills. Peaked at 9mpg but what brought me down was Dallas traffic - not crowded but like any other city it is not forgiving for a 65' rig.

 

Warmer here than in Texas. Happens sometimes. 48 deg F , wind WNW 10. 34.9 miles , 64.8 (60.26) MPG. Tank is at 368.1 miles , 65.0(60.45) MPG. Scenic route home tonight , but it could be raining. It rained the last ten min of my inbound trip today.

 

last night:
- 59.7 / 12.9 miles (67F WSW@7) Engine didn't shut down on a long down hill section need the start of the ride home so lost about 1/2-3/4 mile glide.
FCD = 57.8 (+0.1)

This morning with school drop off:
- 54.4 / 13.1 miles (53F WSW@10)
FCD = 57.7 (-0.1)

tank:
6.48 gals converted
351.8 miles
F_____|*****E (just on the top of the 1/2 line)

 

Filled up while gas was still cheap; Had 90 miles of range left.

324.6 Miles
10.300 Gallons
31.51 MPG (Ouch... all of that idling in city traffic really messes with your MPG, even if you did some highway driving)

On the new tank;
5.6 miles
36.5 MPG Indicated.

Here's hoping this tank is better.

 

Remember when cars had an ignition switch ? Today , 42 deg F , N13. This headwind didn't help today. 34.9 miles , 61.0 (56.73) MPG. Tank is at 436.7 miles , 65.6(61.1) MPG. At least I had a decent trip home Wednesday :33.6 miles , 78.3(72.82) MPG. If this north wind is still blowing when I leave work today , I could have an 80(fcd) trip to pub tonight.

 

Yep what Pale said. I just didn't keep the key off long enough to keep it from restarting.

10 Gals??? with about 2/10 left from my experience that is more like like 9 gals or a little more. With about 53 MPG you should reach 10 gals closer to 1/10 left.

last night:
- 63.8 / 13.0 miles (71F N@13)
FCD = 58.0 (+0.3)

This morning with school drop off
- 48.0 / 13.1 miles (45F Calm) idling in the queue at school and a little zoom zoom to get into traffic.
FCD = 57.7 (-0.3)

Tank:
6.95 gals converted
377.5 miles
F_____|<*****E

 

8.4mpg yesterday. Merely 7.6 today, but a lot of shifting, that is, not maintaining good highway speeds a lot.