ptjones Posted August 31, 2014 Report Share Posted August 31, 2014 61.6mph,48.2mpg, 646.1mi.,10:29hrs and 13.4gal Gadzooks !!! :worship: :worship: :worship: That is ding dang good Paul, but what is really amazing is your pitting skills & or bl___er control - do you shut it down and coast into the rest stops? Nevertheless, it ain't 50mpg's, so back to work for you (tehe)! Nick ((( whatever the case, no drafting allowed ))) ---- sorry for thread interruption conversation, back to best MPG 500s above ---- OK, so I did it on my 5K trip to San Diego and back. I did it between Flagstaff,AZ and Amarillo,TX with two stops in Gallup,NM and Albuquerque,NM and made the 500mi. around San Juan,NM. I have New Michelin's on the car and Odometer is off by 1.019% according to Garmin GPS. Actual numbers are for mileage(512mi), speed(66MPH) and 47.1mpg for the whole tank and looks like 47.3mpg for 500mi. Here is how I did it, I used a banking system where I would save MPH and MPG. So if MPH got low I would trade MPG for MPH. I used Garmin to track MPH average and Smart Gauge to track MPG average. I took I-40 all the way to Memphis,TN. The elevation drop from Flagstaff to San Juan is about 3,000Ft, but there are three over 7K ft. summits between the two city's. Starting about 2PM in the afternoon from Flag with the plan that I should be able to bank both MPG's and MPH's going down to Winslow(50mi. and 2K ft drop), but things went BAD quickly with two different problems. Rain and Semi's, as it turns out it rained at least 1/3rd of my trip and had to deal with alot of Semi's, easily half of the traffic on I-40. Rain hurts both MPG's and MPH's and you can't draft Semi's in the rain if you want to see where you are going. On the other hand being forced to follow Semi's while they are passing each other helps MPG's but kills MPH's. So By the time I got to Winslow things where looking BAD, instead of having alot of extra MPG's and MPH's banked, I was already short with 45mpg, 67mph, I almost gave up not seeing how I could make up the deficit. Then things started to improve, the rain stopped and I was able to start passing Semi's and get some drafting help while I was waiting to get around them. Then about 40mi. later the winds changed from cross wind to tail wind so then the numbers were getting better. I stopped in Gallup, NM with about 67.5mph and 47.5mpg, but with stopping and getting going again I lost 1 mph on the Garmin, worse on Smart Gauge. OUCH! Then I hit rain again and winds stopped, still I was ahead of the game when I got to Albuquerque. Lost .5mph for that stop and hit rain again, but not to bad. Eventually I just kept MPH average at 66 and aloud MPG's to slowly climb knowing Smart Gauge would be optimistic by a couple of MPG's. Most of the time I was going 69-70mph when I wasn't stuck behind Semi's or in construction zones. You may have noticed my top speed on the Garmin was 81.3mph! This exercise shows that 500mi. is a long way to go without having weather and traffic problems. When conditions are favorable, my CMAX will get 47mpg at 70mph. :) Paul C-MaxSea and ScubaDadMiami 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bterhune Posted August 11, 2015 Report Share Posted August 11, 2015 Not a full tank, but needed to fill up for a weekend trip. 113.9mph, 1305.5mi.,52:29hrs and 11.45gal I have consistently hit these numbers on the last three tanks. Probably could do better if I remembered to plug in the car every night Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C-MaxSea Posted August 11, 2015 Report Share Posted August 11, 2015 (edited) Great numbers Bterhune, but keep in mind that this is the Hybrid forum as opposed to the Plug-In Hybrid. Keep up the good numbers in your Energi !!! (We here can't dream of those numbers, but for short periods descending mountain passes.) Edited August 11, 2015 by C-MaxSea Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hybridbear Posted August 11, 2015 Report Share Posted August 11, 2015 Probably could do better if I remembered to plug in the car every night Is there a reason why you don't just plug in immediately when you arrive home & use Value Charging to delay the start of charging? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HPRifleman Posted August 21, 2015 Report Share Posted August 21, 2015 I forgot about this thread but by coincidence I passed 500 miles on my present tank today. I should have taken the picture before I left for work. It was a cool day and my mileage kept dropping during my commute. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ptjones Posted August 21, 2015 Report Share Posted August 21, 2015 I forgot about this thread but by coincidence I passed 500 miles on my present tank today. 20150820_075607.jpg I should have taken the picture before I left for work. It was a cool day and my mileage kept dropping during my commute.Great Job, looks like you got the hang of it now. :) Paul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedman Posted August 28, 2015 Report Share Posted August 28, 2015 Last Fillup 600.5 mi, 296.2EV 47.6 MPG using 12.61Gal. I would guess that I spent 75% of time on the highway and 25% in the city with an average speed of 55 mph. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WNY Posted September 19, 2015 Report Share Posted September 19, 2015 (edited) My last fill-up stated 605 miles to empty. it's been slowly improving since I got it a few weeks ago. I haven't let it go far enough to empty to see the 500-600+ yet on the trip odometer, but I know I will soon. :) I'm loving the mileage so far. Last fill up it avg. around 45mpg+ Just took a trip to Philly and back via Bethlehem, PA. A lot nice long hills to charge and coast. :) Edited September 20, 2015 by WNY ptjones 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obob Posted September 20, 2015 Report Share Posted September 20, 2015 (edited) I was having trouble uploading the trip meter jpg. It comes out small. Would appreciate help in how to do it right. 721.2 miles 444.3 EV53.4 MPG13.49 gal Miles driven on car 18597.3 Regular fuelmostly suburban driving Actually was having fun when I was by myself in the car rather than boredom. Not so orthodox with people in the car. Edited September 20, 2015 by obob ptjones and C-MaxSea 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottwood2 Posted September 20, 2015 Report Share Posted September 20, 2015 Best tank so far 56.7 MPG on Fuelly. I also had a new high for going to work in the morning, 75.4 MPG. I love the warm summer months! I did not get a screen shot of the dash for the last fill up. I usually fill up every week or two which is about 1/4 to 1/2 tank. My avg below of the last 10 fill ups is more than 500 miles. 52.3 on Fuelly ptjones 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raadsel Posted September 20, 2015 Report Share Posted September 20, 2015 Best tank so far 56.7 MPG on Fuelly. I also had a new high for going to work in the morning, 75.4 MPG. I love the warm summer months! I did not get a screen shot of the dash for the last fill up. I usually fill up every week or two which is about 1/4 to 1/2 tank. My avg below of the last 10 fill ups is more than 500 miles. 52.3 on Fuelly I hate the burning hot summer months -- at least in terms of MPG. I've had to make some short trips recently in the middle of the day (90+ degree heat and high humidity), between the A/C and short trip it absolutely destroys my fuel economy. I'll be glad for those mild winter days that are coming in another month or two. ;) Funny how geography changes our perceptions.... Seriously, I've had some short drives (between 1 and 5 miles) in the last few days on a full tank that is hurting my current mpgs (I think I'm in the low 30s for this tank) -- not to mention I had some type of road debris in a rear tire last Tuesday and had to replace the tire. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ptjones Posted September 20, 2015 Report Share Posted September 20, 2015 Great Job Guys! Keep up the Great MPG's! :yahoo: Maybe CMAX average FE will go up. :happy feet: Paul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottwood2 Posted September 21, 2015 Report Share Posted September 21, 2015 I hate the burning hot summer months -- at least in terms of MPG. I've had to make some short trips recently in the middle of the day (90+ degree heat and high humidity), between the A/C and short trip it absolutely destroys my fuel economy. I'll be glad for those mild winter days that are coming in another month or two. ;) Funny how geography changes our perceptions.... Seriously, I've had some short drives (between 1 and 5 miles) in the last few days on a full tank that is hurting my current mpgs (I think I'm in the low 30s for this tank) -- not to mention I had some type of road debris in a rear tire last Tuesday and had to replace the tire. Guess we need a C-Max neighborhood here in Michigan for the summer and then we all spend the winter down your way. Maybe "C-Max Hills Subdivision" ;) ptjones 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raadsel Posted September 21, 2015 Report Share Posted September 21, 2015 Guess we need a C-Max neighborhood here in Michigan for the summer and then we all spend the winter down your way. Maybe "C-Max Hills Subdivision" ;) In Arizona, they just call those people Snowbirds. Texas seems to be less popular with the Snowbirds, likely because of the humidity here. ptjones 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fbov Posted September 21, 2015 Report Share Posted September 21, 2015 Guess we need a C-Max neighborhood ... Maybe "C-Max Hills Subdivision" ;)Great idea! You could arrange it so you're driving downhill going and coming home! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevedebi Posted September 21, 2015 Report Share Posted September 21, 2015 In Arizona, they just call those people Snowbirds. Texas seems to be less popular with the Snowbirds, likely because of the humidity here.Yeah, I'm from Texas. It cannot beat the desert or south Florida for winter conditions. It really isn't that humid in most areas away from the coast, but it gets pretty cold in most parts of Texas north of San Antonio. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C-MaxSea Posted September 22, 2015 Report Share Posted September 22, 2015 (edited) 721 miles - Rockin tank there Obob - hope you have this posted on the 600 mile tank club !!!!! BTW all, ............. this is the 500 mile / best MPG thread. (Just try to resist the temptation to down hill this effort.) Counting on you WNY to crack the 600 mile club soon ! Scottwood: you have 'short tanks' - hope you get a chance to extend those out before the frost, and also join the 600 mile tank club. Cheering !! :rockon: :rockon: :rockon: Nick Edited September 22, 2015 by C-MaxSea ptjones 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WNY Posted September 22, 2015 Report Share Posted September 22, 2015 (edited) Thx. i'm trying! we have a couple longer trips scheduled, so hopefully i can hit the 600 mile mark.! :) My work everyday is a 15 mile drive. I can usually do about 4-5 miles on EV and 10-11 on ICE. 90% hiway at 65mph. Edited September 22, 2015 by WNY Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fbov Posted September 22, 2015 Report Share Posted September 22, 2015 My work everyday is a 15 mile drive. I can usually do about 5 miles on ICE and 10-11 on EV. My average speed is about 30mph. I bet your is higher... Frank Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HPRifleman Posted October 1, 2015 Report Share Posted October 1, 2015 Is anyone updating the first page of this thread as well as the 600+ mile club thread? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ptjones Posted October 3, 2015 Report Share Posted October 3, 2015 I know Jus is updating the 600 mile Club. :) I never Posted my records on this thread because I wanted other members to have fun too! Paul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WNY Posted November 2, 2015 Report Share Posted November 2, 2015 (edited) Finally got over the 500 mile mark coming back from Nashville! I prolly could have pushed it to 600, but not enough gas stations on the last leg and at least .20-.30 cents cheaper per gallon in PA than NY for gas! lol Edited November 2, 2015 by WNY C-MaxSea, markd and ptjones 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fbov Posted November 3, 2015 Report Share Posted November 3, 2015 Not bad averaging nearly 60MPH! C-MaxSea 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jus-A-CMax Posted November 18, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 18, 2015 Sorry been having login issue here. HPRifleman has been updated for Post #1. If I miss someone, PM me. ptjones 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
normski Posted January 19, 2016 Report Share Posted January 19, 2016 I have had a couple of 500 mile tanks but this is my best mileage. ptjones 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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