Only a hybrid owner would understand...

kkister1492 · 06-09-2005, 12:03 AM

I had a truly geek moment today.

I have heard that the first 5 minutes of operation are the least fuel efficient. Well, I have a 10-minute commute and the best I've seen is 50 mpg for the first 5 minutes and about 75 for the second. ( My trip to work is mostly downhill)

This morning my son drove my husband to the airport and returned just in time for me to go to work, so the engine was as warmed up as it was going to get. Wow! What a difference. My first 5 minutes showed about 85 mpg and the second 99 !!

I was so excited! Why, oh why, didn't I spring for a camera phone?

rcroft · 06-09-2005, 07:58 AM

So what do you get on the drive home?

DanMan32 · 06-09-2005, 03:18 PM

50, 75, 85, 99? Wow, how did you do that?

Tadashi · 06-09-2005, 03:46 PM

That is about what my trip to work is like:
1st 5 min - 40-50 mpg
2nd 5min - 79 mpg
3rd - 5th - 99 mpg

On the way home I usually lose about 0.2 mpg of the gain I got to going to work due to going up hill.

kkister1492 · 06-09-2005, 03:55 PM

Well, my trip home is typically in the 28 range as it is all uphill. Really messes up my average. Makes me want to not go home. My family refuses to pick me up at the bottom of the hill. They just don't care. Actually, my 18-year-old son says I'm obsessed (or was it pathetic?) Like he isn't obsessed with paintball guns and stereos.....

Tadashi · 06-09-2005, 04:05 PM

hahaha. I skipped lunch today because I forgot to bring some and did not want to drive 5 miles to the restaraunt because it would reduce my fuel efficiency. :P Luckily, my desk has a pogie-bait drawer I can munch on until I get home.

Mystery Squid · 06-09-2005, 05:34 PM

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hahaha. I skipped lunch today because I forgot to bring some and did not want to drive 5 miles to the restaraunt because it would reduce my fuel efficiency. :P Luckily, my desk has a pogie-bait drawer I can munch on until I get home.[/b]

Ok now THIS goes too far.... :mrgreen:

Conversely, I make it a point to get out for lunch, because I no longer have to worry about gas mileage bills!

kkister1492 · 06-09-2005, 07:08 PM

When I go out for lunch, I like to pick places just a little bit farther away from work than the others so I don't take as big a hit. Or else I go to Subway just down the street and try to make it all in EV mode. So silly but it is a nice break in my day and a very relaxing one. Anybody remember bio-feedback?

06-09-2005, 12:03 AM	#1
kkister1492 Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Fremont, CA Posts: 354 My Car: Model: Package: Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Friends: 0	Only a hybrid owner would understand... I had a truly geek moment today. I have heard that the first 5 minutes of operation are the least fuel efficient. Well, I have a 10-minute commute and the best I've seen is 50 mpg for the first 5 minutes and about 75 for the second. ( My trip to work is mostly downhill) This morning my son drove my husband to the airport and returned just in time for me to go to work, so the engine was as warmed up as it was going to get. Wow! What a difference. My first 5 minutes showed about 85 mpg and the second 99 !! I was so excited! Why, oh why, didn't I spring for a camera phone?

06-09-2005, 07:58 AM	#2
rcroft Join Date: May 2005 Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Posts: 63 My Car: Model: Package: Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Friends: 0	Re: Only a hybrid owner would understand... So what do you get on the drive home?

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06-09-2005, 03:18 PM	#3
DanMan32 Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Tampa Bay, FL Posts: 3,775 My Car: Model: Package: Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Friends: 0	50, 75, 85, 99? Wow, how did you do that?

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Tadashi Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Fort Hood, TX Posts: 795 My Car: 2005 Prius Model: N/A Package: #6 Thanks: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts Friends: 0	That is about what my trip to work is like: 1st 5 min - 40-50 mpg 2nd 5min - 79 mpg 3rd - 5th - 99 mpg On the way home I usually lose about 0.2 mpg of the gain I got to going to work due to going up hill.

06-09-2005, 03:55 PM	#5
kkister1492 Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Fremont, CA Posts: 354 My Car: Model: Package: Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Friends: 0	Well, my trip home is typically in the 28 range as it is all uphill. Really messes up my average. Makes me want to not go home. My family refuses to pick me up at the bottom of the hill. They just don't care. Actually, my 18-year-old son says I'm obsessed (or was it pathetic?) Like he isn't obsessed with paintball guns and stereos.....

06-09-2005, 04:05 PM	#6
Tadashi Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Fort Hood, TX Posts: 795 My Car: 2005 Prius Model: N/A Package: #6 Thanks: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts Friends: 0	hahaha. I skipped lunch today because I forgot to bring some and did not want to drive 5 miles to the restaraunt because it would reduce my fuel efficiency. :P Luckily, my desk has a pogie-bait drawer I can munch on until I get home.

06-09-2005, 07:08 PM	#8
kkister1492 Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Fremont, CA Posts: 354 My Car: Model: Package: Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Friends: 0	When I go out for lunch, I like to pick places just a little bit farther away from work than the others so I don't take as big a hit. Or else I go to Subway just down the street and try to make it all in EV mode. So silly but it is a nice break in my day and a very relaxing one. Anybody remember bio-feedback?