Introducing Myself and Expressing My Joy of Hypermiling

congrats and welcome!

our daughter weekends in kerhonkson, beautiful area. we love the kingston restaurants.

all the best!

 

will do, thanks!

 

Great numbers. I'm curious what speed you drive on highways with a 65 MPH speed limit like I-90.

The only time I've been able to break 60 MPG on a long highway drive was driving from central MA down to Narragansett, RI. I believe I posted 64 MPG on a drive close to 100 miles. Everything was in my favor - it was a warm summer day and traffic was moderately heavy such that the right lane was flowing around 55 MPH.

I commute 50 miles each way on I-495 in MA and I-95. When I'm driving for MPG I keep to the rightmost lane, usually with the cruise control set to 65-68 MPH (speed limit of 65). These speeds seem to cap me at about 55 MPG in the summer, though maybe once a week I'll get 60 MPG heading home if there's moderate traffic and I can drop the speed down without disrupting others.

Reason I ask about your speed (especially in MA) is that I am harassed by other drivers regularly - even when I'm keeping to the right lane, going at least the speed limit, and traffic is light enough that they could easily move around me without even having to wait for an opening. Lifted pickups and SUVs will choose to tailgate me or even have the audacity to flash me when there's 3 empty passing lanes to the left of me that they could just use to go around. I'm sure if I slowed down a bit I could break 60 MPG but I don't want to give these overcompensating road ragers any more reason to harass me.

 

agreed, but it's the same from here to florida, from what i've observed. we are no longer uniquely obnoxious.

 

Glad your having fun also, you'll eventually break into the 90s in no time. I can make it across town 8 miles with stoplights going 41 mph yielding 92.5 mpg. But wait til your in the oil catch can club, you'll be stoked. I'm a weekly member of the 600 mile club, below was Monday's work commute with only cruise control, no cars in front nor hills, just country roads.

 

does a 2014 qualify for the occc? got the updated rings, right?

 

All Gen3’s are eligible.

It’s up to the owners to fill out and complete their application.

Price of admission varies by personal preferences .

 

Any gasoline engine that is with pcv that produces blow by is eligible.

 

Just search Oil Catch Can... It will lead you to it.

 

Hey Mark, I've been trying to slow down and "work the hills" a bit more during this week's commute and it's definitely improved my fuel economy. My commute is 54.4 miles each way. Monday I got 54 MPG, yesterday I got 56.6 MPG and today I got 62.2 MPG!

Today I found a Walmart truck chugging along at a steady 68 MPH and fell in a couple hundred feet behind him. I hate to call it "drafting" since I'm wary of getting too close to semis in case they kick up some road debris or blow a tire tread, but I definitely still got a small boost from following at a safe distance. Combined with working the hills, this got me a new personal best MPG for my commute route!

Several months ago I fell off the fuel economy train and I had noticed myself just setting the cruise control to 75 MPH more and more often - especially in the morning. It shows in my last 10 fuel ups, with an average of just 43 MPG (calculated at the pump). Thanks for inspiring me to give hypermiling another shot with some new techniques.

 

Very impressive, here are my recent results.

This morning's fuel consumption:


Last week's tank:


63 mpg average for the last 6 consecutive months w/winter blend gas.

 

Wait til you see the mpg from our Prime at the next meetup.

You’ll be amazed.

And it’s without too much effort.

 

Youre now hypermiling without even trying to hypermile. I won't be getting one anytime soon, Plan A is still buy a bachelor pad for myself.