Fuelly...."city" vs. "highway"

If you're really concerned about it being misleading, you could make note of it in your vehicle description and/or the notes for each fuel up. People only see your city vs highway when looking at your car's page, so they'll be able to see the explanation.

 

Good point. It is misleading, but then so is the mileage recorded with hyper-milers. Adding it to the notes is a good way to let interested folks know the facts.

 

I think the term you are looking for is 'benchmark' which is different from a cumulative mileage record:

• benchmark - where you hold as many variables constant as possible and change one, say speed or fuel or A/C e.t.c. A series of benchmarks provides facts and data about what the car does so modifications or changes can be quantified. So I have mph vs MPG, mph vs MPG up an 8% grade, engine power vs fuel brand, ethanol level vs MPG and engine codes.
• cumulative mileage record - provides insight to climate effects and actual, year-to-year, miles on the road. The time scales are so long, measured in years, whereas a benchmark is performed within a few minutes to hours.

Bob Wilson

 

OTOH, the country roads tend to be less well maintained and higher rolling resistance.

Things somewhat balance out.

 

Nice job!!!