Griswald Report post Posted October 1, 2014 The thread on getting better MPG's led me to post these results so that others could have a better understanding on my economy. This is a log of my daily commute, obviously the reverse is also done every day, but I seem to get a few MPG better on the way home for some reason. Commute:Weather: 61 and very foggy, dew covering entire carVehicle Systems: Climate set to 68 and AUTO, front defroster ON rear defroster ON radio FM (loud), headlights ON (AUTO) Start, battery appx 50%, ICE not runningback out of driveway, start moving forward, ICE comes ON.3 miles @ 20mph or less in housing planstop at stop sign1.5 miles @ 55mph on rural 2 lane, speed varies from traffic, avg is +/- 50mphstop at red light3.1 miles @ 55mph on 4 lane divided, set cruise to 58mphstop at red light2.7 miles at 55mph on rural 2 lane, still using cruise at 58mphturn off.5 miles at 45mph, 2 lane all uphillstop at stop sign1.1 miles @ 55mph rural 2 lane, still using cruise at 58mphspeed limit change.4 miles @45mph, stop cruiseturn into parking lot My dashboard shows:44.0 MPG .218 gallons used Torque with Fuel Economy plug-in shows:Elapsed Time - 0 days 00:15CO2 Produced - 4.26 poundsAvg. Speed - 41.41 mphFuel Consumed - .22 gallonsEconomy - 43.7 2 corncobs and GrySql reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
corncobs Report post Posted October 2, 2014 Very cool!Your commute seems easy enough to make as detailed as you did. Mine would most likely be 3-4 times as long. I can do a full time lapse video which would show my "awesome" commute. 1 GrySql reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
acdii Report post Posted October 2, 2014 Here is a trick I discovered, provided you had the FCIM update done and the AC can actually be turned off. Set the HVAC to manual, select floor and defrost. After a bit of time the AC turns off completely for defrost. Prior to the update, the AC would be on all the time when defrost was selected, regardless of the other settings. It became a battle of hot feet and cold faces. This could gain you a bit more MPG since you aren't sapping HVB with the AC on. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites