Hi, my name is Ed, and I'm a
MPG junkie.
Today, after I thought my driving for the day was done, I did the math (with my insanely detailed spreadsheet,) and saw that my mileage for the day was exactly 60.0MPG over 64 miles. This was the first time I had 60MPG for the day.
Then my wife asked me to go to the video store to swap a scratched disc. I weighed my options, and decided to drive the second car rather than ruin my 60MPG day. :?
Then, even worse, I realized that while I was gone, my wife was going to have to pick up my stepson from soccer practice. I knew she would drive the Prius, that she would be going further, and she would make the mileage decrease even more.
So I drove it; even though she theoretically had more need, just to avoid having her drive the mileage even lower than if I drove it. :shock:
I proceeded to the video store in 'pulse and glide' mode, using stealth to accelerate as much as possible, keeping to 10 under the sometimes-40MPH limit. I left the car 'on', and ran in and exchanged it quickly, to avoid having the car run the ICE on startup at all. I then drove a longer, but less hilly, route home to keep the car in stealth mode as long as possible. :roll:
I am a
MPG junkie, and I need help. :twisted:
P.S. I ended the day with the same number on my meter as before I drove to the video store, 57.6MPG, at least maintaining my highest-ever tank average at the 250+ mile mark; but my mileage for the day did drop to 58.8. :wink:
Today, after I thought my driving for the day was done, I did the math (with my insanely detailed spreadsheet,) and saw that my mileage for the day was exactly 60.0MPG over 64 miles. This was the first time I had 60MPG for the day.
Then my wife asked me to go to the video store to swap a scratched disc. I weighed my options, and decided to drive the second car rather than ruin my 60MPG day. :?
Then, even worse, I realized that while I was gone, my wife was going to have to pick up my stepson from soccer practice. I knew she would drive the Prius, that she would be going further, and she would make the mileage decrease even more.
So I drove it; even though she theoretically had more need, just to avoid having her drive the mileage even lower than if I drove it. :shock:
I proceeded to the video store in 'pulse and glide' mode, using stealth to accelerate as much as possible, keeping to 10 under the sometimes-40MPH limit. I left the car 'on', and ran in and exchanged it quickly, to avoid having the car run the ICE on startup at all. I then drove a longer, but less hilly, route home to keep the car in stealth mode as long as possible. :roll:
I am a
P.S. I ended the day with the same number on my meter as before I drove to the video store, 57.6MPG, at least maintaining my highest-ever tank average at the 250+ mile mark; but my mileage for the day did drop to 58.8. :wink: