Finally broke into the 60 miles per US gallon club

"bhtooefr" (bhtooefr)
06/21/2017 at 10:52 • Filed to: smug alert, prius, toyota, hybrid, hypermiling

That was done without impeding traffic, too - I’m not about to be that guy.

About half was done driving around my area on short trips at 40 mph, the rest driving longer distances at about 60 mph. I avoided use of HVAC when below about 50 mph, instead rolling down the windows, which was usually enough to keep cool. Other than that, it was just gentle to moderate acceleration to avoid inefficient high-power or very low-engine-power modes of operation (most of the time, anyway - a few WOT runs did happen), gentle braking to harvest the most kinetic energy (most of the time), aggressive cornering, and going with the flow of traffic rather than aggressively pushing through it.

I wanted to try for the 700 mile club, but I simply don’t have enough fuel to safely do it. (I’ve gotten into the 700 mile club many times on my TDI, but then, in that thing, I had about 5.5 gallons more fuel to work with. And, with this percentage of city driving, the TDI would’ve struggled to get into the 600 mile club, even.)

Oh, and for those that prefer real units, that’s 3.90 l/100 km.

DISCUSSION (18)

Nibby > bhtooefr
06/21/2017 at 10:54

please, get on my level

okay this picture is from late 2015 or early 2016 but still, not bad for a ram 1500 with a V8

Kinja'd!!!

PS9 > Nibby
06/21/2017 at 11:01

Giant ‘murican V8 trucks today get better MPG than my clinton-era Corolla?

This is not fair. I want a recount!!!

Nibby > PS9
06/21/2017 at 11:05

Kinja'd!!!

PS9 > Nibby
06/21/2017 at 11:06

I DEMAND AN INVESTIGATION ON NIBBY COLLUDING WITH THE RUSSIANS TO IMPROVE HIS MPGS!!!

Manwich - now Keto-Friendly > Nibby
06/21/2017 at 11:08

You obviously got that number by resetting it, coasting and snapping the picture.

Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer > Nibby
06/21/2017 at 11:08

http://oppositelock.kinja.com/the-results-are-in-1786012117

I really want to try and hypermile it with just myself on board and see what happens (the truck was probably technically overloaded at this point). But AIN’T NOBODY GOT TIME FOR THAT

bhtooefr > Nibby
06/21/2017 at 11:09

Did you just...

bhtooefr > Nibby
06/21/2017 at 11:09

That is... quite impressive. Then again, FCA seems to have gotten the aerodynamics on that truck very, very right.

Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer > bhtooefr
06/21/2017 at 11:10

http://oppositelock.kinja.com/the-results-are-in-1786012117

Full bed, full cab, no hypermileing. All highway though.

Nibby > PS9
06/21/2017 at 11:10

shhh

Nibby > bhtooefr
06/21/2017 at 11:10

8 speed automagic + cylinder deactivation

Nibby > Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer
06/21/2017 at 11:11

o_o that is quite impressive

Nibby > Manwich - now Keto-Friendly
06/21/2017 at 11:11

no, i was flooring it constantly and swerving and dodging oncoming traffic

Manwich - now Keto-Friendly > bhtooefr
06/21/2017 at 11:12

What year of Prius do you have?

bhtooefr > Manwich - now Keto-Friendly
06/21/2017 at 11:13

No, look at all the other instrumentation.

This looks shopped, I can tell by some of the pixels. ;)

bhtooefr > Manwich - now Keto-Friendly
06/21/2017 at 11:15

2016, and it’s a Three. A Two Eco would do even better, too, due to a bit lighter weight, the lower drag from the loss of the rear wiper, and the infrared cut windshield, which would reduce interior heating.

Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer > Nibby
06/21/2017 at 11:15

I mean, it IS Imperial MPG... but yeah I though so too :)

Demon-Xanth knows how to operate a street. > bhtooefr
06/21/2017 at 11:48

That’s currently the rate at which my Corvair leaks oil.