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

[roccit_53 at scirocco.cs.uoguelph.ca (C Boyko)]

I got 30 miles per US gallon drag racing this weekend (with some 4K highway
driving thrown in), which really isn't too bad. I'm not easy on the go
pedal every so often it seems...
Cathy

On 1:38 pm 07/17/06 "Mike Smith" <smithma7@gmail.com> 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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