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#2199 of 3174 Re: [xcel] by gagrice Jun 15, 2006 (8:27 pm)
Replying to: xcel (Jun 15, 2006 7:45 pm) Good to see you are still doing your part to save fuel. That is pretty impressive. Gives these guys something to shoot for.
#2200 of 3174 Re: Fuel Report [rscotts54] by hybridriver Jun 15, 2006 (8:36 pm)
Replying to: rscotts54 (Jun 15, 2006 7:45 pm) Hybridriver: Thanks for the great report! If I read your post correctly, here are the lessons-learned:    1) You should get at least 50 miles after reaching "E" (that gives still gives you a safety margin). 2) The car may take a bit more than the advertised 17 gal. or the gasoline station that you used had poorly callibrated (rip-off)pumps. 3) The car will still run on electric if the gas runs out (please tell if you think that you could have actually run some distance on electric only).    As we always say "YMMV".    Thanks Again!   You're welcome, glad you found it useful. To address your points above:   1) Well, you'll have just over 3 gallons in the tank when the needle hits E. That makes it pretty easy to calculate your worst case margin based on tank average (or current consumption). I personally don't plan to let the needle drop much below E in the future.   2) Correct. Do I dare do the experiment again to get more data?   3) I think the car will still run on electric, but probably not very far, and also not very safely. It really felt like driving a golf cart after the ICE cut out, which makes sense when you realize you've just lost 75% of your horsepower. Also, draining the battery completely is not good for it.   By the way, I had said "gas station" to the Nav screen, so I could monitor my nearest option when I ran out of gas (was in an unfamiliar area). It was pure luck that there was one just ahead when I did. Didn't have to deal with the gas can. Replies to this message: ttn (Jun 16, 2006 6:01 am)
#2207 of 3174 Re: Fuel Report [hybridriver] by ttn Jun 16, 2006 (6:01 am)
Replying to: hybridriver (Jun 15, 2006 8:36 pm) Nicely done, I especially like the part you glided to the gas station without using your fuel reserve, can't get any better in that situation, what a moment.   Thanks hybriddriver for your useful experiment.
#2208 of 3174 Re: opening trunk [gc77584] by fullofbeans Jun 16, 2006 (6:07 am)
Replying to: gc77584 (Jun 15, 2006 3:23 pm) I didn't have to do any programming. The smart entry works like a charm for the trunk button above the plate if the fob is withing ~2 m.

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