Jmonty Posted January 4, 2014 Report Share Posted January 4, 2014 Did you try covering your grills yet?On the way out. Was record cold in Nebraska/Iowa though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjurek99 Posted January 6, 2014 Report Share Posted January 6, 2014 The temperature outside is in steady upper-30's... The mileage inside is in steady 20's. What is going on? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ptjones Posted January 6, 2014 Report Share Posted January 6, 2014 The temperature outside is in steady upper-30's... The mileage inside is in steady 20's. What is going on?You need Grill Covers LOL :) Paul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obob Posted January 6, 2014 Report Share Posted January 6, 2014 when it is cold the motor goes on when I start the car and charges the battery up. So I have been trying to finish my trips with a low battery so the warm up when starting the car has a lot of battery to fill when it is warming up the engine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jus-A-CMax Posted January 6, 2014 Report Share Posted January 6, 2014 You need Grill Covers LOL :) Paul Still playing with my own grill covers but yeah, I am starting to think they help, unless you climb Sherwin at 66mph...DOH. Still playing with'em. Now that my car is garaged again, I am hoping, this will give me back my 2 MPGs vs out in the cold morning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnOhio Posted January 6, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 6, 2014 Just drove to work this morning. Temp was -5 and SURPRISE got 38mpg on the freeway. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jus-A-CMax Posted January 6, 2014 Report Share Posted January 6, 2014 Just drove to work this morning. Temp was -5 and SURPRISE got 38mpg on the freeway. :)Uhoooof....Shiver Me Timbers ;) Rug up JohnnOhio. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnOhio Posted January 6, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 6, 2014 Uhoooof....Shiver Me Timbers ;) Rug up JohnnOhio.Temp is still falling. Will be -15 on the drive home. Wind chill is -15 now and should be about -35 for the walk back to my Maxie after work. Brrr.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darrelld Posted January 6, 2014 Report Share Posted January 6, 2014 We dropped to +15 degrees in Dallas overnight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jus-A-CMax Posted January 6, 2014 Report Share Posted January 6, 2014 Temp is still falling. Will be -15 on the drive home. Wind chill is -15 now and should be about -35 for the walk back to my Maxie after work. Brrr.... Even I have to wear the heaviest of jackets when I snowboard in that cold and chill. Wow, that IS VERY COLD, stay SAFE John!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnOhio Posted January 6, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 6, 2014 We dropped to +15 degrees in Dallas overnight.I was born and in Dallas and raised in Grapevine. I know you aren't used to temps like that down there. I just got a wrong number call from someone in South Dakota. She aid it was -17 there with wind chills of -40's At least I don't have that yet. That will get here tomorrow. I'm burning 8 hrs of my 532 hrs of vacation time I have saved up and stay home tomorrow. It looked like driving in a blizzard this morning just from blowing snow. Maxie drove good in it while other people were getting blown off of the road around me. The wind was spinning cars out. Had a semi jackknife on the freeway just after I went through. ptjones 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnOhio Posted January 7, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2014 The drive home temp was -15 mileage dropped to 34 mpg. (33 miles at 70 mph) Maxie doesn't like the cold Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adair Posted January 7, 2014 Report Share Posted January 7, 2014 MPGs be damned! It's -17 actual and -30 wind chill. I'm using the remote start tomorrow morning! ptjones 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Husker4theSpurs Posted January 7, 2014 Report Share Posted January 7, 2014 Low 30s mpg in dead of winter here ... When it warms up a touch I see 35-38 mpg in winter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlapean Posted January 7, 2014 Report Share Posted January 7, 2014 Thought I'd put my 2 cents in on the mpg drop during the cold winter. I bought my C-MAX SE last spring and while I do a lot of scooter riding in summer, I did manage to get my mpg to 40.7. Wintertime, I'm obviously driving the C-Max all the time,......I cut my own polycarbonate grill covers and applied them. So far my mileage is currently at 39.0.Did I mention I live in Wisconsin,..........air temp yesterday was -6,.........today -16,........wind chill worse yet.I do wonder if anybody knows what the average mpg lost is on a typical gasoline engine from summer and then winter? I know there's a lot of variable,..different cars, number of valves, size of engine and so on. But, is there a general average like - expect to lose 5 mpg during the winter as compared to summer driving? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ptjones Posted January 7, 2014 Report Share Posted January 7, 2014 Thought I'd put my 2 cents in on the mpg drop during the cold winter. I bought my C-MAX SE last spring and while I do a lot of scooter riding in summer, I did manage to get my mpg to 40.7. Wintertime, I'm obviously driving the C-Max all the time,......I cut my own polycarbonate grill covers and applied them. So far my mileage is currently at 39.0.Did I mention I live in Wisconsin,..........air temp yesterday was -6,.........today -16,........wind chill worse yet.I do wonder if anybody knows what the average mpg lost is on a typical gasoline engine from summer and then winter? I know there's a lot of variable,..different cars, number of valves, size of engine and so on. But, is there a general average like - expect to lose 5 mpg during the winter as compared to summer driving?From the testing I did last winter you lose 2mpg for each 10degrees F from 70degrees so at 30degrees you have lost 8mpg. I have graphs in my galley. Gill Covers really do work and it's disappointing that some members still will complain about the cold when there is a simple solution. IMO :) Paul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adair Posted January 7, 2014 Report Share Posted January 7, 2014 Gill Covers really do work and it's disappointing that some members still will complain about the cold when there is a simple solution Ok, got it! No more mention of cold weather, temperatures, wind chill, mileage in winter, etc. from me. And for the record, I'l B---h about winter and sub-zero temps no matter what I drove because I'm a :baby: Jus-A-CMax and ptjones 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jus-A-CMax Posted January 7, 2014 Report Share Posted January 7, 2014 (edited) I have had 2 days with 74.x MPG to work (same exact route) in 43F-50F, grill covers and Gas Pods. I guess this is the new norm. 20.5 miles, 16.3 EV and 0.27 gas used. Also throw in limit to 2000 rpm (new toy). Warm up was much faster and I also think that garaging Maxine MAKES A BIG DIFFERENCE. Tomorrow, I'll go back to the 2 bar straight burn and see. Edited January 7, 2014 by Jus-A-CMax ptjones 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAZ Posted January 7, 2014 Report Share Posted January 7, 2014 Years (and years) ago the rough rule of thumb was at least 10%...you could always spot the guy who didn't keep track of his fuel economy but claimed he did when he said it was the same summer or winter. This is in Michigan. Jus-A-CMax 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ptjones Posted January 7, 2014 Report Share Posted January 7, 2014 (edited) Gill Covers really do work and it's disappointing that some members still will complain about the cold when there is a simple solution Ok, got it! No more mention of cold weather, temperatures, wind chill, mileage in winter, etc. from me. And for the record, I'l B---h about winter and sub-zero temps no matter what I drove because I'm a :baby:The bottom line is that we can do sometime about our CMAX MPG's, but can't do anything about the weather unless we move to FL or AZ or SCal. LOL :drop: It was 11*F this morning here at my house and 6*F in Atlanta a new record. BRR :) Paul Edited January 7, 2014 by ptjones Jus-A-CMax 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jus-A-CMax Posted January 7, 2014 Report Share Posted January 7, 2014 @Paul: :whistle: :whistle: :whistle: time to move to warmer weather areas & better MPGs.... ;) ptjones 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fbov Posted January 7, 2014 Report Share Posted January 7, 2014 ...I guess this is the new norm. 20.5 miles, 16.3 EV and 0.27 gas used. ...80% EV... I'm happy to make 70%. And when the engine's running, you're still using less gas!! What are your regen numbers? You are either killing regen or I swear you're making like Fred Flinstone! Aliens among us... HAve fun,Frnak ptjones 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BretJ Posted January 8, 2014 Report Share Posted January 8, 2014 The bottom line is that we can do sometime about our CMAX MPG's, but can't do anything about the weather unless we move to FL or AZ or SCal. LOL :drop: It was 11*F this morning here at my house and 6*F in Atlanta a new record. BRR :) Paul It is in the low 30s right now here in sunny Florida....guess I need to make a grill cover. ptjones 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjurek99 Posted January 8, 2014 Report Share Posted January 8, 2014 Tadam! 24.3 MPG. :headscratch: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ptjones Posted January 8, 2014 Report Share Posted January 8, 2014 (edited) Tadam! 24.3 MPG. :headscratch:You really need Grill Covers and oil pan heater soon, that's embarrassing, don't tell anyone, shoot too late! LOL :) BTW OT High 30's at lunch time I got 59mpg on my lunch loop. Paul Edited January 9, 2014 by ptjones Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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