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Somewhat OT but interesting: quantitative analysis of driving habits and their effect on fuel economy



I got 32 MPG coming back from Cincy running boost up all the hills and maintaining as much speed as I thought I could get away with. That's good enough for me.
Dan

From: "Chris" <open.seas@verizon.net>
Sent: Monday, July 17, 2006 3:45 PM
Subject: Re: Somewhat OT but interesting: quantitative analysis of driving habits and their effect on fuel economy


> Can I see a show of hands of all the people who are going to change 
> their driving habits and tip toe along the road?
> 
> Chris
> 
> Mike Smith wrote:
>> Saw something like this on Motorweek about two months ago.  They had
>> two identical cars being driven in the same conditions but one had an
>> aggresive driver while the other did not.
>> 
>> City driving wasn't much different, but I think the difference in fuel
>> economy on highway driving was like 30% or more.
>> 
>> Maintaining a decent speed, not jumping on it or braking a lot can
>> really make a difference.
>> 
>> I got great mileage coming home from Cincy.
>> 
>> On 7/17/06, Jim Jarrett <jarrett@rpa.net> wrote:
>>> http://www.omninerd.com/2006/07/16/articles/57
>>>
>>> Pretty good read.
>>>
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