Month of May 2026 (Nat’l Avg price $4.392)

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  1. BillLin

    BillLin electric everything with solar and geothermal

    Happy car, happy Gord.
     
    BillLin, May 24, 2026
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  2. EdwinTheMagnificent

    EdwinTheMagnificent amateur hypermiler

    AM , 71 deg F. Trip to Hanover Park :
    24.1 miles, fcd = 83.5 mpg.

    PM , 24.5 miles, fcd = 88.1

    203 miles remaining.
     
    EdwinTheMagnificent, May 26, 2026
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  3. BillLin

    BillLin electric everything with solar and geothermal

    Way to go, Edwin!
     
    BillLin, May 26, 2026
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  4. EdwinTheMagnificent

    EdwinTheMagnificent amateur hypermiler

    Today it was about 60 deg F in the morning, and about 83 deg when I came home.

    AM : 33.1 miles, fcd = 73.4 mpg
    PM : 32.5 miles, fcd = 87.0 mpg

    Gotta love warmer weather !

    Tank = 590.7 miles, fcd = 73.8 mpg , 147 miles remaining
     
    EdwinTheMagnificent, May 26, 2026
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  5. Gord

    Gord Super Moderator Staff Member

    :D Thanks Bill and fantastic numbers Edwin!

    To holiday home UK Bank Holiday Monday - super busy on second half of usual route but Sat nav found a way through, 3 detours and some single track country roads - slower and had to reverse one time just to let someone past but kept moving:
    2 Drives
    Total Miles Driven 99.92
    Rated Miles Used 92.72
    Efficiency 107.77 %
    Time Driven 2 Hours 58 Minutes
    kWh Used 23.91 kWh
    Wh/Mile 239 Wh

    Today we went to the lovely coastal town of Scarborough, pretty hilly route. Supermarket on the way back:
    3 Drives
    Total Miles Driven 37.26
    Rated Miles Used 36.42
    Efficiency 102.31 %
    Time Driven 1 Hour 3 Minutes
    kWh Used 9.39 kWh
    Wh/Mile 252 Wh
     
    Gord, May 27, 2026
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  6. EdwinTheMagnificent

    EdwinTheMagnificent amateur hypermiler

    AM : 59-62 deg F, 33.1 miles, fcd = 66.6 mpg
    PM : 70-73 deg F , 34.9 miles, fcd = 83.1 mpg
    83 miles left on this tank. I don't work again until Tuesday,
    so with a little luck, I won't fill up until then.
    Maybe prices will drop ?
     
    EdwinTheMagnificent, May 28, 2026
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  7. thunderstruck

    thunderstruck Super Moderator

    Do you guys see any difference between E0 and E10? I had my best fill on car today on part E0 tank although my various drives vary widely in type and duration. I know a gallon of E0 has more BTU's but this is not a compression ignition engine.
     
    thunderstruck, May 29, 2026
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  8. EdwinTheMagnificent

    EdwinTheMagnificent amateur hypermiler

    Here's the difference. I can buy E10 everywhere, for E0 I have to drive halfway across the state.

    This afternoon I went to work out, then grocery store, then home.
    80-83 deg F,19.5 miles, fcd = 80.3 mpg.

    Tank = 678.1 miles, fcd = 74.0 mpg , 70 miles remaining.
    Yes, I will certainly break 700 miles.
     
    EdwinTheMagnificent, May 29, 2026
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  9. thunderstruck

    thunderstruck Super Moderator

    A number of the stations here in mid south Tennessee have it. My car specs minimum 91 octane which limits my options a bit-there are a lot of boaters here who apparently can't use ethanol. pure-gas.org is where I found the stations.
     
    thunderstruck, May 29, 2026
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  10. Gord

    Gord Super Moderator Staff Member

    Thursday went to a hotel, parked there are went for a walk on the beach before lunch. Went to a garden center on the way back:
    3 Drives
    Total Miles Driven 9.35
    Rated Miles Used 10.41
    Efficiency 89.82 %
    Time Driven 40 Minutes
    kWh Used 2.68 kWh
    Wh/Mile 287 Wh

    Back home today, only 1 detour, much better, warm and sunny so cooling seats and A/C on low fan most of the way:
    2 Drives
    Total Miles Driven 94.37
    Rated Miles Used 86.45
    Efficiency 109.16 %
    Time Driven 2 Hours 36 Minutes
    kWh Used 22.3 kWh
    Wh/Mile 236 Wh

    Got back from the full trip after driving 240.9 miles with 62.18 miles of range remaining or just over 20% :cool:
     
    Gord, May 30, 2026
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  11. EdwinTheMagnificent

    EdwinTheMagnificent amateur hypermiler

    Went to work out at 6:30 AM.
    Stopped at store on way home.
    17.6 miles, fcd = 75.3 mpg.
     
    EdwinTheMagnificent, May 31, 2026
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  12. EdwinTheMagnificent

    EdwinTheMagnificent amateur hypermiler

    Today, June 1, this tank has 701.8 miles, fcd = 73.9 mpg, 55 remaining.

    I should have enough fuel to go to work Tuesday and refuel at
    my BP in Wheaton. Barely.

    Option 2 = stop at this same station at 4:30 AM instead. It's still
    well over 700 miles.

    Last fill was May 6.
     
    EdwinTheMagnificent, Jun 1, 2026
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