600+Mile CMax Club

[mtb9153]

going for broke tomorrow on the way to work.  Should run out if I don't chicken out????  Was hoping to get the EV miles up to 400miles, never seen that before.  Speaking of EV miles I want to ask a question which might seem stupid to allot of you.  But I'm unclear about something.  Is the EV miles shown just a number taken from the total overall miles traveled on the current tank?  In this case 628.3mi of which 397.0 where EV, Correct?

 

[salsaguy]

yes mtb you are correct, it's how many EV miles for the current tank and the secret to high mpg. the more EV miles on the tank the bigger your mpg.

[salsaguy]

Jus wanted to say congrats to all the new additions here to the 600 club and the new record breakers. great job everyone. keep it up. you are truly an inspiration to all fuel / planet savers.

[jeffkruse]

Has anyone used calibrated gas cans to see how much gas will fit in the tank when it's completely full?

[ptjones]

Has anyone used calibrated gas cans to see how much gas will fit in the tank when it's completely full?

My tank holds 14gal., I ran out on purpose to see how much the tank holds and luck ally across the street from Gas station and I EV over to it.  I have only run out once, but I have filled up twice with 14gal. so I was about to run out another time.

Paul

[mtb9153]

Ok ran out of gas today on the way home after driving well over 60 miles with the screen at 0 miles to empty.  Below is my screenshot for this epic event.  Pretty much knew when I ran out because all of a sudden a warning comes up to pull over when safe with as big red triangle with an exclamation point inside just like at the bottom right of my screenshot.  I was so bummed when I ran out, half way to 700miles.  Not that I thought I could make it but it would have been nice.  Now I have to do it all over again only better than the last tank so I can make it to 700miles.  It is really obvious that I have to improve my stopping and starting and get those 100% brake scores more often.  It does make a difference at the end.  First time I used my 2 gallon gas can, worked pretty good with the factory gas nozzle in the back of the cargo area.  However my gas can must not have been tight because gas leaked all over the ground.  Not too good for the environment.  Messy using that can because as remove the lid and reverse the direction of the pouring nozzle I got gas all over my hands.  Might need to bring some surgical gloves for next time.  Looking for 700+ miles on the next tank.

 

Edited October 11, 2013 by mtb9153

[Jus-A-CMax]

Ok ran out of gas today on the way home after driving well over 60 miles with the screen at 0 miles to empty.  Below is my screenshot for this epic event.  Pretty much knew when I ran out because all of a sudden a warning comes up to pull over when safe with as big red triangle with an exclamation point inside just like at the bottom right of my screenshot.  I was so bummed when I ran out, half way to 700miles.  Not that I thought I could make it but it would have been nice.  Now I have to do it all over again only better than the last tank so I can make it to 700miles.  It is really obvious that I have to improve my stopping and starting and get those 100% brake scores more often.  It does make a difference at the end.  First time I used my 2 gallon gas can, worked pretty good with the factory gas nozzle in the back of the cargo area.  However my gas can must not have been tight because gas leaked all over the ground.  Not too good for the environment.  Messy using that can because as remove the lid and reverse the direction of the pouring nozzle I got gas all over my hands.  Might need to bring some surgical gloves for next time.  Looking for 700+ miles on the next tank.

 

 

I have to say :congrats:  and NICE Mike! So that was all BS last month that you could not break 600...huh? ;)

 

PS Whats your % of city driving here? It looks pretty close to my tank where, right now, I am about 50% city.

Edited October 11, 2013 by Jus-A-CMax

[mtb9153]

I have to say :congrats:  and NICE Mike! So that was all BS last month that you could not break 600...huh? ;)

No it wasn't BS, but it was not knowing how to do things.  And I'm still learning

Thanks Jus

[Jus-A-CMax]

No it wasn't BS, but it was not knowing how to do things.  And I'm still learning

Thanks Jus

 

Well...I just updated Post #1, you're #3 sitting in the 600 Club bar....grab your drink quick, you jus got served Top Shelf :rockon:

[mtb9153]

Well...I just updated Post #1, you're #3 sitting in the 600 Club bar....grab your drink quick, you jus got served Top Shelf :rockon:

Wooo Hoooo ! :happy feet:

[mtb9153]

Jus could you correct my membership start date?  It's not 9/24/13.  I joined shortly after buying Maxus on September 20th 2012.  Thanks

[Jus-A-CMax]

Jus could you correct my membership start date?  It's not 9/24/13.  I joined shortly after buying Maxus on September 20th 2012.  Thanks

No, its correct. Its when you joined the 600 Mile Club, not your forum membership date :victory:

[mtb9153]

No, its correct. Its when you joined the 600 Mile Club, not your forum membership date :victory:

oh I see, thanks for clearing that up.

[ptjones]

Ok ran out of gas today on the way home after driving well over 60 miles with the screen at 0 miles to empty.  Below is my screenshot for this epic event.  Pretty much knew when I ran out because all of a sudden a warning comes up to pull over when safe with as big red triangle with an exclamation point inside just like at the bottom right of my screenshot.  I was so bummed when I ran out, half way to 700miles.  Not that I thought I could make it but it would have been nice.  Now I have to do it all over again only better than the last tank so I can make it to 700miles.  It is really obvious that I have to improve my stopping and starting and get those 100% brake scores more often.  It does make a difference at the end.  First time I used my 2 gallon gas can, worked pretty good with the factory gas nozzle in the back of the cargo area.  However my gas can must not have been tight because gas leaked all over the ground.  Not too good for the environment.  Messy using that can because as remove the lid and reverse the direction of the pouring nozzle I got gas all over my hands.  Might need to bring some surgical gloves for next time.  Looking for 700+ miles on the next tank.

 

The important thing about running out is knowing how many gal. it holds. So how many gallons does it hold? BTW good job!  

 

Paul

[Adair]

YAY mtb9153!!! You sure turned things around, didn't you!?! Way to go, and way to march right up to # 3 in a hurry!! Just curious....when you filled up, how much did it hold? I haven't had the nerve to go that high yet, or that far past 0. And thanks for posting what happened. Was it still rolling when you got the warning? Could you cruise on in EV for a bit? Or did you pull over right away and fill up from your spare?

[mtb9153]

YAY mtb9153!!! You sure turned things around, didn't you!?! Way to go, and way to march right up to # 3 in a hurry!! Just curious....when you filled up, how much did it hold? I haven't had the nerve to go that high yet, or that far past 0. And thanks for posting what happened. Was it still rolling when you got the warning? Could you cruise on in EV for a bit? Or did you pull over right away and fill up from your spare?

Thanks Adair yah when Jus told me I was in third place, I couldn't believe it. I was on my way home from work and because I knew I had to be getting close to running out, I was staying in the slow lane which turned to work well. All of a sudden while driving about 45mph my screen suddenly came up with a large red triangle with an exclamation point inside while saying stop when safe. At that point I was running on battery alone. Thankfully I was watching my battery level and keeping it as close to 1/2 or 3/4 full as I could just in case I couldn't pull over quickly. As it turned out I was less than 300ft from an intersection, so I pulled off and parked. Refueled and was on my way on the 2 gallons I put in. Up at the next light their was a Chevron gas station so I filled up and it took 12.254 gallons to refill. First I thought how can that be since I ran it dry? But I forgot the gas I had just put in the tank.

 

So there you have my experience of running out of gas. Now I'm wondering if it was a good idea to do that since I don't want to damage the fuel pump or anything else. But I figured just this once couldn't be too bad just to see how far I could go this one tank. Now I have a baseline for future hypermiling tanks. Like the one I'm working on now, just getting started with it and I have only 60 miles so far but I'm doing everything I can to make sure I best use this tank using all the steps I've learned from Jus and others like yourself. Stay tuned I'm going for 700 on this tank. That last one was so close I could taste it at 652.1 miles, just another 40 some miles and I would have had the 700 mark. Oh we'll it's the challenge which drives us all to do this crazy hypermiling. Take care

[gummizilla]

Possibly my last entry for the season.  Not sure if I pushed if I would have gotten to 700 because it seems my gas-o-meter starts to drop off rapidly when it nears the bottom.  I definitely need to learn to drive better in town (most of my miles are highway with very generous terrain).  I am consistently going into the weekend with an estimated tank distance of 725-750.  By Monday, I am at a 685ish estimate.

 

(actually I did go maybe 10 miles further but I forgot to take a pic when I filled up  :doh:  )

Edited October 11, 2013 by gummizilla

[mtb9153]

Possibly my last entry for the season.  Not sure if I pushed if I would have gotten to 700 because it seems my gas-o-meter starts to drop off rapidly when it nears the bottom.  I definitely need to learn to drive better in town (most of my miles are highway with very generous terrain).  I am consistently going into the weekend with an estimated tank distance of 725-750.  By Monday, I am at a 685ish estimate.

 

(actually I did go maybe 10 miles further but I forgot to take a pic when I filled up  :doh:  )

We'll looks you might possibly bump me out of the 3rd spot on the 600 mile honor roll. Good job, well done

[fotomoto]

Well the air is certainly rarefied up here in the 700 mile club. :flirt:  You guys never mentioned the complimentary champagne and caviar.   :spend:  Opps, was that a secret kept from the "lowly" 600 club members?  :rtfm:         

 

  ;)  

 

 

I present to the  :judge:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

When the car hits its stride, watch out.  I swear it knew what was going on as one of the last legs was one of my best ever; just like a world class thoroughbred thundering down the homestretch!

 

 

 

[C-MaxSea]

Fantastic, outrageous, Awesome!!!  Glad to be the first in line to congratulate you Doug.  Very, very impressive.  :hat_tip:  :hat_tip: :hat_tip:  

[Jus-A-CMax]

Ah....Mr.Fotomoto...what were you saying about my comment on the 700+ tank in that other 50+ thread.....huh? Might have to take some of that caviar away now....ssssh ;)

 

 

:congrats:  Well done, Post #1 update - you just knocked off Matt from the top spot in the 700+ bar....seat is still warm...enjoy the view, the Playboy bunnies, cocktails and food there :drool:

 

 

PS Matt and I are hanging out in Shangri-La, its where us :airquote: former hypermilers go when we are all done with it....enjoy the GAME fellas, it only gets better - we know what we are talking about :victory:

Edited October 15, 2013 by Jus-A-CMax

[Jus-A-CMax]

Possibly my last entry for the season.  Not sure if I pushed if I would have gotten to 700 because it seems my gas-o-meter starts to drop off rapidly when it nears the bottom.  I definitely need to learn to drive better in town (most of my miles are highway with very generous terrain).  I am consistently going into the weekend with an estimated tank distance of 725-750.  By Monday, I am at a 685ish estimate.

 

(actually I did go maybe 10 miles further but I forgot to take a pic when I filled up  :doh:  )

 

:congrats:  and welcome to the Club. Phew...less than 4K on the odo and you're smashing records already....a young legend hypermiler in the making :drool:

 

ps...that could EASILY have been a 700+ tank...next time but don't do a :airquote:  fotomoto on me now... :drop:

[fotomoto]

 Might have to take some of that caviar away now....ssssh ;)

 

Hey, I was just getting use to the taste of that stinky stuff.   :lol2:

 

 

:congrats:  Well done, Post #1 update - you just knocked off Matt from the top spot in the 700+ bar....seat is still warm...enjoy the view, the Playboy bunnies, cocktails and food there :drool:

 

Getting to an 800 mile tank means 62+mpg every time.  OOF!    :headspin:    I'm not sure I want to attempt something that huge but....... you say there's bunnies, food and cocktails in the 800 lounge?  Hmm......  :shift:

 

PS Matt and I are hanging out in Shangri-La, its where us :airquote: former hypermilers go when we are all done with it....enjoy the GAME fellas, it only gets better - we know what we are talking about :victory:

 

Oh you'll be back.  I just know it!   :play:

Edited October 15, 2013 by fotomoto

[Jus-A-CMax]

:flirt:  the sig fotomoto  :)

 

I don't think I'll be pulling a Brett Favre...but one never knows, seems to be a :airquote:  trend in the last few years   :skateboard:

[ptjones]

fotomoto I think you could have made it into the 800mi. CLUB, good job!

Paul