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Tap dancing your way to 100 mpg in your Prius...

Discussion in 'Newbie Forum' started by Jaquimo, Jul 18, 2011.

  1. Jaquimo

    Jaquimo Paraglider, Prius glider...

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    #1 Jaquimo, Jul 18, 2011
  2. TonyPSchaefer

    TonyPSchaefer Your Friendly Moderator
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    I thought I was going crazy but there have been times when I've "tapped" the accelerator and improved my mileage. I never reported it because I figured it was a fluke or assumed it was related to something else. I'm now going to try this for real and see what kind of results I get.

    A Reminder from your friends at Priuschat: Always obey speed limits and traffic laws. Perform special driving techniques only when traffic and the situation allow. Before you attempt any special driving techniques please keep in mind that you are an adult, you are responsible for your own actions and no one, in any way, forced you to do it.
     
    #2 TonyPSchaefer, Jul 18, 2011
  3. fuzzy1

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    Is there any confirmation of this at the fuel pump, not just on the display?

    Without confirmation, I think this sounds more like an 'undocumented feature' in the MPG display software. 'Bug', for those outside any computer industry.

    The difference between my displayed MPG and pump MPG has widened significantly over the past two years, and I've been suspecting that increased use of Pulse & Glide, triggering more ICE on/off cycles, may be a factor. The method described here would push this to an extreme. But I haven't put this to any serious test.

    I'd like to hear about any real life test for a whole tank.
     
    #3 fuzzy1, Jul 18, 2011
  4. F8L

    F8L Protecting Habitat & AG Lands

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    I agree with you, fuzzy.

    There are times when I am transitioning from a glide to a pulse and the gauge still reads 9999 despite the fact the engine is now on and I'm accelerating. This happens very briefly but do it enough over the life of a full tank and the effect may be higher indicated mpg.
     
    #4 F8L, Jul 18, 2011
  5. JamesBurke

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    Bogus yahoo spam adware content for pluginsupply from oct 20, 2010.

    Accumulated rounding error in the mpg calculation displayed.
     
    #5 JamesBurke, Jul 18, 2011
  6. ccdisce

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    Micro Pulse and Glide or Integral Pulse and Glide.
     
    #6 ccdisce, Jul 19, 2011
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  7. JimN

    JimN Let the games begin!

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    I'm not buying it until someone using this technique reports miles & gallons pumped.

    BTW, the gap between my MID & calculated FE seems to have dropped from ~7% to ~5%. I don't have an explanation.
     
    #7 JimN, Jul 19, 2011
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