The number 1 way to gain MPG is.......................(drum roll).............. LOSE WEIGHT. Thats right, go on a diet and maybe bring your car in for libosuction. Thats right, Weight is a HUGE FACTOR. Guys, you all are talking about adding batteries or making mods, which is alright and can be helpful, but dont forgot about weight too! lol Now you have a new incentive to lose weight to gain MPG with the insight.
Reducing weight improves acceleration and handling. It is not a huge factor when the car is moving at a constant velocity, but becomes more significant in stop and go driving.
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Kip Munro
The laws of physics don't need changing, but rather our attitude and values. 72.8 LMPG
Unsprung weight makes a bigger difference than sprung weight.
By unsprung, it's the rotating parts such as wheels and tires which are more important than weight in the car.
I don't notice much difference when my tank is empty vs full, and that's around 60lbs. Don't think I could lose that much.
I could use 25 tho.
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From the "Life and Times of the Judge Roy Bean"
2000 Citrus #2757 206,000mi.
Anything that creates heat will reduce your MPG, using the brakes, using the AC, even running the engine, you lose a lot of heat thru the exaust and the radiator, the best way to increase your mileage is to FAS, that is the least ammount of heat loss, you only loose it by rolling resistance, and the insight has a very low rolling resistance.
I think the Insight is capable of pegging the 150 mpg given the right conditions, I've been able to get it to 143.1, that was over 8 miles going thru city streets, but if there were back roads here in So. Cal, I think it could be done.
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I've been able to get it to 143.1, that was over 8 miles going thru city streets, but if there were back roads here in So. Cal, I think it could be done.
Xcel would confirm what I'm writing about.
Then xcel's got some _serious_ competition
Not that I am disbelieveing you, your Insight, or your hypermiler skills, but he's got Tour del Sol and his group Prius Pulse & Glide marathon confirmation of his.
Congradulations. You shoud seriously entertain some type of MPG competition.
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for all of you that want more MPG....
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