Electric Vehicle Forums - An inspiration to us all. 85.9mpg!

Chris: Sorry for any sarcasm in my earlier posts. I support your driving approach, wholeheartedly, though I can't find the time in my life to adopt it. (shame on me) I do adopt it when I can (i.e. weekends) and I drive very slowly in any residential or congested district. I don't do it to save the stress or getting improved mpg. I do it to be more respectful of the people living along those routes and because it's a bit of a "vacation" from having to travel so often at freeway speed.

Cheers!

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Originally Posted by VaBeachPrius (Post 136130)

Thanks, Tideland Prius, but in all seriousness; no, 85.9 mpg is not that impressive. All it proves is I have carefully picked roads with 25-35 mph speed limits, I have the patience and time to drive around town at an average moving speed of 25 mph, that I can anticipate what is happening ahead and behind me, that I don't take the freeway, and I understand the basic concepts of Pulse and Glide. If I had even more time on my hands, I would have a tank of 95 mpg.

FYI. I am at 1014 miles at 85.3 mpg this tank and I will fill tomorrow.

I really don't care whether people are impressed or not. I have proven that I can do it and I simply like that I can fill my car 4 times in six months and still drive 4200 miles.

I am not an environmentalist, but I am cheap. If one person takes inspiration to drive slower, than what the heck. I have found that by not taking the freeway, I am a stress free driver and I am traveling slow enough to enjoy what is happening around me when I travel. Life moves by too quickly to zip from place to place. My commute is at most 10-15 minutes longer by taking traffic free seconday roads than congested freeway routes.