I made an amazing discovery today and I just have to post it. I haven't had to fill the tank yet so I can't wait to see how my MPG curve rises on my next database update. Getting back to my post, I had to work today so traffic was light. I have about 4500 miles on my FEH 07 FWD hybrid so I have been trying a lot of techniques to try and get my mileage up to the stratospheric numbers of some of the hypermilers. I keep telling myself that they must be driving downhill in the Rockies in warm weather and towing their cars back up the mountain. Anyway, since I am left handed, I wondered if the reflexes in my left foot would be faster than those in my right foot and might lead to better gas mileage. So, to make a long story short, on the way into work today, I sorta twisted in the front seat and used my left foot to drive. I reset the data center, and, you are not going to believe it, but I was getting 80 MPG on the way into work. Actually, it was 79.8 MPG but I rounded it up since it was so close. I hope that you don't quibble over that. Since there is a slight uphill grade from Detroit to Saline, I only got 77.6 MPG on the way home, but nonetheless, I am really geeked! I only hope that my gas mileage is as good on April 2 as it was today.

 

Nice try. Should have left the last sentence off.

 

Well, that is impressive. What, by the way is an FEH, oh. Ford Escape Hybrid?

How do you record your mpg in the data base - by display or calculation?

Ah HA! April Fools. Well. OK. I Bit. Tho I wondered briefly in Michigan - if you were rolling or sliding.