Month of April 2026 (Nat’l Avg price $4.064)

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  1. Gord

    Gord Super Moderator Staff Member

    Nice numbers Edwin :)

    Didn’t drive yesterday but did a 20 mile gravel bike ride. Also did a 30 miler on Wednesday.
    Today, went to Goathland for a walk. Quite a hilly route:
    3 Drives including a parking move:
    Total Miles Driven 21.45
    Rated Miles Used 20.05
    Efficiency 106.98 %
    Time Driven 47 Minutes
    kWh Used 5.18 kWh
    Wh/Mile 241 Wh

    Going was Gain 1306.4 ft / Loss -968.5 ft / Total 337.9 ft / 304Wh/mi or 3.3 miles per kWh

    Coming back was Gain 991.5 ft / Loss -1339.6 ft / Total -348.1 ft / 166Wh/mi or 6 miles per kWh :D
     
    Gord, Apr 17, 2026
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  2. MaxxMPG

    MaxxMPG Hasta Lavista AAA-Vee Von't Be Bach

    Filled up the Elantra hybrid on the way home tonight at the Shell near work. $4.199/gal for 87 octane. The previous fill was back on 3/5/26, so the 8.8 gallons lasted a while. FCD showed 78.7mpg after the 8.8 mile trip home with little wind and warm 75F. It's the right tool for the job for weekday commuting.

    There is someone at work who lives "two hours away" and drives a big pickup. I overheard him telling a co-worker that he's breaking even on fuel costs. The money he earns is just going into the tank. I feel bad, but then again I don't. People buy three ton monsters to drive four hours each day to commute and then lament fuel costs when prices spike. Nobody told him to buy a daily driver sized so that has its own zip code.
     
    MaxxMPG, Apr 18, 2026
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  3. Gord

    Gord Super Moderator Staff Member

    Doesn’t make any sense Chris :rolleyes:

    Back from holiday home this morning, usual stop halfway:
    2 Drives
    Total Miles Driven 94.42
    Rated Miles Used 89.74
    Efficiency 105.22 %
    Time Driven 2 Hours 24 Minutes
    kWh Used 23.19 kWh
    Wh/Mile 246 Wh

    The whole trip (Mon to Sat), 258.26 miles on one charge, got back home with 44.4 miles left, total cost less than $3 - no brainer :D
     
    Gord, Apr 18, 2026
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  4. Gord

    Gord Super Moderator Staff Member

    Supermarket trip today after a 62.3 mile club bike ride:
    2 Drives
    Total Miles Driven 12.85
    Rated Miles Used 12.61
    Efficiency 101.9 %
    Time Driven 29 Minutes
    kWh Used 3.26 kWh
    Wh/Mile 254 Wh
     
    Gord, Apr 19, 2026
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  5. Gord

    Gord Super Moderator Staff Member

    To our local town for a bit of shopping lunch and a wander round a park with our dog:
    2 Drives
    Total Miles Driven 11.54
    Rated Miles Used 9.87
    Efficiency 116.92 %
    Time Driven 28 Minutes
    kWh Used 2.55 kWh
    Wh/Mile 221 Wh
     
    Gord, Apr 20, 2026
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  6. EdwinTheMagnificent

    EdwinTheMagnificent amateur hypermiler

    AM , 50 deg F
    33.1 miles, fcd = 73.8 mpg
    PM , 70-73 deg
    32.7 miles, fcd = 77.7 mpg

    Tank = 221.7 miles, fcd = 70.7 mpg , 456 miles remaining
     
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    EdwinTheMagnificent, Apr 21, 2026
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  7. Gord

    Gord Super Moderator Staff Member

    70’s is awesome Edwin :cool:

    Back to local supermarket to return and replace a cordless steam ironed bought which was dead!:
    2 Drives
    Total Miles Driven 12.84
    Rated Miles Used 12.53
    Efficiency 102.47 %
    Time Driven 29 Minutes
    kWh Used 3.24 kWh
    Wh/Mile 252 Wh
     
    Gord, Apr 23, 2026
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  8. EdwinTheMagnificent

    EdwinTheMagnificent amateur hypermiler

    Thanks, Gord. We're having some really nice weather.
    Today, AM , 51-53 deg F
    33.1 miles, fcd = 69.9 mpg
    PM , 80-82 deg F
    32.7 miles, fcd = 76.0 mpg

    Tank = 287.6 miles, fcd = 71.1 mpg, 399 miles remaining
     
    EdwinTheMagnificent, Apr 23, 2026
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  9. EdwinTheMagnificent

    EdwinTheMagnificent amateur hypermiler

    Today46-49 deg F. The usual Sunday morning workout, then stopped at CVS
    on the way home. approx 20 miles, fcd = approx 63 mpg

    Tank = 335.2 miles, fcd = 71.2 mpg.
    This week I only work Tuesday and Thursday. I will definitely try
    to avoid driving on Monday and Wednesday.
     
    EdwinTheMagnificent, Apr 26, 2026
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  10. Gord

    Gord Super Moderator Staff Member

    Saturday took wife to youngest daughter’s house as they were going on oldest daughter’s hen do all day. Back home, did a solo 100 mile ride then back later to pick her up:
    4 Drives
    Total Miles Driven 27.82
    Rated Miles Used 29.20
    Efficiency 95.27 %
    Time Driven 57 Minutes
    kWh Used 7.55 kWh
    Wh/Mile 271 Wh

    Sunday, no driving but did another bike ride, 50 miles this time with the cycling club.
     
    Gord, Apr 27, 2026
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  11. EdwinTheMagnificent

    EdwinTheMagnificent amateur hypermiler

    AM , 51-53 deg F
    33.1 miles, fcd = 67.3 mpg
    PM , 64 deg F
    32.0 miles, fcd = 76.9 mpg

    Tank = 401.7 miles, fcd = 71.2 mpg, 292 miles remaining
     
    EdwinTheMagnificent, Apr 28, 2026
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  12. Gord

    Gord Super Moderator Staff Member

    Charged up to 100% Sunday night thru Monday morning then went to holiday home again, usual stop, good journey:
    2 Drives
    Total Miles Driven 95.00
    Rated Miles Used 88.64
    Efficiency 107.18 %
    Time Driven 2 Hours 39 Minutes
    kWh Used 22.86 kWh
    Wh/Mile 241 Wh

    Wednesday, we went to Robin Hoods Bay for a walk on the beach plus lunch, excellent! On the way back called in at a supermarket. Hilly route:
    3 Drives
    Total Miles Driven 12.29
    Rated Miles Used 13.85
    Efficiency 88.74 %
    Time Driven 33 Minutes
    kWh Used 3.57 kWh
    Wh/Mile 290 Wh

    No driving Tuesday or Thursday.
     
    Gord, Apr 30, 2026
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  13. BillLin

    BillLin electric everything with solar and geothermal

    Hey Gord, do you interact daily to take advantage of the fluctuating renewable energy in the UK?

    One link of many.
    https://www.energydashboard.co.uk/live

    I just started reading the (UK based?) SpeakEV forum and the members there are really into working the system and using electricity during free periods. Great stuff, but I couldn't spend that kind of time optimizing energy use depending on what the grid is doing.

    I think the US is way behind on renewables and adapting to the changing energy market. I read "Octopus" software from the UK is making its way into my Massachusetts National Grid software so there's some hope of improvements.
     
    BillLin, Apr 30, 2026
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  14. EdwinTheMagnificent

    EdwinTheMagnificent amateur hypermiler

    AM : 37 deg F
    33.1 miles, fcd = 64.5 mpg

    PM : 50 deg F , light rain
    32.0 miles, fcd = 72.4 mpg

    Tank = 467.0 miles, fcd = 70.8 mpg, 228 miles remaining
     
    EdwinTheMagnificent, Apr 30, 2026
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  15. EdwinTheMagnificent

    EdwinTheMagnificent amateur hypermiler

    Most of our DuPage County gas stations are at five bucks.
    I'm going to try to stretch this tank a bit.
     
    EdwinTheMagnificent, Apr 30, 2026
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  16. Gord

    Gord Super Moderator Staff Member

    Hey Bill, I haven’t gotten into the working the system to that degree but I do have an EV specific tariff with Octopus Energy which works very well for us. I top up my battery system and charge my car (if needed) overnight (start 23:30) at currently a very cheap rate of 5.4c (3.99p) /kWh. The battery is at 100% by 05:30 (peak rate start time) and then powers the house all day topped up by solar. When it gets back to 100%, it exports any excess electricity back to the grid for which I get 16.3c (12p) for each kWh :cool:.
    At this time of year my electricity bills are negative! Last week I exported 120kWh (nearly $20). Last year I exported 2707kWh and consumed 4049kWh :)
     
    Gord, May 3, 2026
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