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Old 06-17-2008, 11:04 AM
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Default Glide observations

Well I still haven't got mine yet but working on it. I do however have a 2008 which I use at the office from time to time. Yesterday I took it on a drive from Downtown Vancouver out to Abbotsford. I noticed the battery charged up nicely on the hwy drive. When I got off the hwy in Abbotsford I was able to maintain a nice EV glide for about 1 km then the ICE came on for about 200 M then I glided for another km. With a full battery charge it really can go far with gentle application on the gas. I was able to hold 40-50 km/h. I also noticed on the hwy when following a semi I could EV glide at speeds of 90 km/h for a short span.
I did really notice that you must be on a flat or downhill road though for EV mode, once you hit 3-4 bars of assist the ICE kicks on.I guess that is the downside of a 20HP Electric Motor.

It was a lot of fun trying to get the most out of it and for the trip 120 kms I averaged 4.4L p/100 km or 65 MPG (Imperial)
 
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Old 06-17-2008, 11:24 AM
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Default Re: Glide observations

Congratulations.

Indeed, 4.4l/100k is a good showing.

At roughly 40-50km/h you should be able to get around 3.2-3.6 l/100km as long as you keep a steady foot (steady state and absolutely no cruise control) and stay off the EV. Now, if you add a few EV-less glide opportunities to that, those numbers will get even better. Add a bit of pulse and soft-gliding and you will easily shoot below 2.4 L/100km. To make it tops add some pulse and then FAS gliding and you'll be in FE heaven (100+ MPG US).



Cheers;

MSantos
 
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