2001 Honda Insight Manual Transmission, P1644/P1447/P0420

[randerson0248]

Originally Posted by Eli

Here's a graph of my recent trip to Phoenix.

83.1MPG, 53mph average speed:

Santa Fe, NM to Phoenix, AZ

How was the mpg on the trip back? With the elevation change.

I get quite a difference, even on just a few thousand feet elevation change.
I make a 250 mile round trip each weekend. The trip there is almost exactly
2,000 ft up elevation change, the trip back 2,000 ft down. There is about a
10 mpg difference on the two. For example, the best MPG at around 55 mph max has been 80 and 70, with 80 mph obviously on the down elevation change and 70 on the up elevation change.

[Eli]

Originally Posted by randerson0248

How was the mpg on the trip back? With the elevation change.

I get quite a difference, even on just a few thousand feet elevation change.
I make a 250 mile round trip each weekend. The trip there is almost exactly
2,000 ft up elevation change, the trip back 2,000 ft down. There is about a
10 mpg difference on the two. For example, the best MPG at around 55 mph max has been 80 and 70, with 80 mph obviously on the down elevation change and 70 on the up elevation change.

Only managed about 78mpg on the trip back, but it had twice the total elevation gain, about 23,000'. The trip back was Tuscon, AZ to Globe, AZ to Santa Fe, NM.

[Hybrid-Battery-Repair]

Originally Posted by kvomax79

I cant get any close to 80mpg even though I have MIMA and BetterBattery. If you drive like me (70+MPH) then you will probably only get 55-60pmg The best I have gotten is 69.3mpg driving at 55-65mph on the freeway. 55-60mpg is a lot better than 23-29mpg from a prelude.

Kevin,

I pulled better than 60 at mostly 85mph with AC driving 5800 miles across the country and partway back, and I didn't touch the MIMA once.

Ron

[TrevorInsight]

Originally Posted by Hybrid-Battery-Repair

Kevin,

I pulled better than 60 at mostly 85mph with AC driving 5800 miles across the country and partway back, and I didn't touch the MIMA once.

Ron

Ron,

As you know, I've got a BetterBattery on order. I'm extremely excited to receive it.