Week of October 23 to October 29 (Nat’l Avg $2.455)

Today , not so good. First , the bad news. Driving in to work , 50.5 deg , 10MPH headwind , raining all the way. 35.2 miles , 53.29 MPG.

The slightly better news : filled up this morning at my usual Shell , usual pump. 630.2 miles / 9.539 gallons = 66.1 MPG (fcd=70.9).

I did get in a nice 32 mile bike ride Saturday before our rainy Sunday.

 

2016 Chevy Volt Premier: lifetime / from voltstats.net from purchased new to date: Gas only mpg, real world driving, 46.61 lifetime on reg. 87 octane gas (10% Ethanol). Current gas prices Costco, Warrenton, Oregon: reg. 87 octane (10% Ethanol) = $2.499/ gal.

Location: Seaside, OR
Last Updated: 10/19/2017 2:03:45 PM CST
EV Miles: 17939.53 #1944 / 43.9%
Total Miles: 26710.50 #1871 / 46.0%
EV %: 67.2% #2243 / 35.3%
MPG: 141.94 #1808 / 47.8%
MPGe: 74.73 #1429 / 58.8%
MPGCS: 46.61 #220 / 93.7%
Achievements

 

Today , 46.5 deg F , again raining all the way in , wind W11. 35.1 miles , 59.06 MPG. Tank is at 99.9 miles and 59.06 MPG. This tank can ONLY go up , right ?

 

Edwin, you must really be a lead foot getting the tank average so low. You may have to push the car the last hundred miles to get the average back up to your warm weather norms.

 

Or......... do the best I can until weather improves. Sometimes my circumstances vary , like if I'm carrying passengers or not.
Sometimes my commitment wavers. Sometimes , it's both.
And that 99.9 miles was only 1.5 days , so not much variation in our weather during that time.
But if you want to tease me , Bill , go right ahead , lol.

 

Edwin, I tease you only because you're doing so well, and I don't want your head to get too big, or bigger than it is. Your disappointment at only 60 MPG shows how committed you are so I'd raise a glass to you (if I drank beer or other alcoholic beverages). I'm sure you'll be all too happy to raise many glasses in my stead.

I need to get my pipe insulation grill block up; I'm still parked outside while home renovations continue.

 

Yesterday was just commute to work and home. 55.2 mpg - 8.8 miles.
Had really nice weather today so took the bike to work. Took the three of us for flu shots after work and then out for supper.
49.8 - 8.4 miles
Tank is showing 51.8 - 129 miles. F/_____I______E

 

Today , 36.5 deg F , wind W7. 35.2 miles , 62.50 MPG. Tank is at 191.6 miles , 59.24 MPG.
The other thing that really drags my tanks down is highway driving.
On all of my 70 tanks , I took the "scenic" route ( non-highway) home 3 days out of 6.
Going to work is ALWAYS "non-scenic" (mostly highway).
Because of time , or other constraints , no scenic route yet this week. probably Thursday.
I also need to get my grille block in SOON.

 

Strange weather today. It was a balmy 50 F this morning and a 10 mph SW wind. 5 L/100 km - 6.55 km. By home time, temp had dropped to 35 F with a North wind 32 gusting to 44 mph. 3.7 L/100 km - 7.55 km. It's blowing the right way for the trip home at least. Glad I don't have to do any highway driving on my commute. Wind doesn't really affect me as much in town. Coming back to town in my work van this afternoon, at one point I was on a left hand curve in the road and still steering to the right.

 

Wind is the thing that can put the kaibosh on what should be a good trip in my truck. Had a nice light load of under 7000lb, but a consistent 15mph south wind (directly from my left, I was headed due west) put a 20% tax on my FE that day. Steering counter to the direction of a curve is stupid common driving a big truck.

Sidewinds taxed my tall Echo, too. The Civic seems more slippery, almost immune to sidewinds though I imagine headwinds aren't all that pleasant either.

 

Today , 35 deg F , wind ESE5. Car is parked outside. Three of us living there now , I let the kids use the garage.
But winter caught me with my pants down. I figured one stroke of my wipers would clear that water off my windshield.
Turned out to be FROST. So , the engine's already running , I get out of the car to get my snowbrush/ice scraper out of the back.
Well, of course , it's not there ! We had temps in the 90's not long ago (Sept). So I had to turn on the front defrost and sit there
for maybe 45 seconds , engine running, of course. 35.2 miles , 58.59 MPG. Tank is at 261.5 miles , 59.8 MPG.

 

I'll have to look for better fluid. The stuff I use is rated pretty low, but somehow, it still freezes. I think the water separates out somehow...

 

Jcp, I have a lot of respect for you guys in the transportation industry. Some of the horrible weather you guys have to drive through and keep the trucks on the road, plus the long hours behind the wheel, I honestly don't know how you do it. I know I couldn't.

The Rainx orange stuff here is rated to -45*c. They also have a deicer fluid but it is only rated to -40, go figure. I've never used either. I usually just get the regular blue -35*c stuff but I have used some -40 ones. I haven't found one yet that doesn't refreeze on a really cold windshield though. Just keep spraying it on with the wipers going until the defrosters start working. Very inefficient I think. I much prefer a windshield cover. no frost, no scraping and nothing gets wet.

Edwin, if your baby is going to have to live it's first winter outside, I strongly suggest as much grill block as you dare, a windshield cover and plug in the block heater. Hopefully you have one.

-9*c (16*F) here this morning. 5.3 L/100 km - 6.5 km to work. Came straight home from a job so no commute home.