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Vehicle Vehicle TypeVehicle WeightTrackDistance DrivenGraphDriver
Trial 1 Description
Trial 1 MPGGraphTrial 1 Insintatious Speed GraphTrail 1 Gas UsedGraphAnalysis
Trial 2 Description
Trial 2 Distance GraphTrial 2 MPGGraphTrial 2 Insintatious Speed GraphTrail 2 Gas UsedGraphAnalysis
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Toyota PriusHybrid2932 lbsWaimea to Waikoloa and back46.4 milesMatthew WieckingNormal drivingGoing Down: 53.1 MPG1.06 GallonsAs expected, going down the hill netted fewer gallons of gas used. And going up the hill was less efficient. An average MPG would be 50.8 MPG over the entire drive. This is extremely close to the sticker value MPG of a 2007 Prius being 51 MPG on a highway. N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
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Going Up: 48.5 MPG
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Honda PilotGas4439 lbsElab Hill0.57 milesMatthew Wiecking"Good driving" (smooth acceleration, minimal use of brakes, and coasting down the hill)24.01 MPG0.02 gallonsThis trial was rather unrevealing. The Honda Pilot is an SUV vechicle that was designed without the intent on improving fuel economy at all; it is an extreamly heavy car that by nature requires relatively high amounts of energy to move. The average gas mileage declined substancially once it was driving up the hill where by nature of physics, more torque is required to move the wheels in order to overcome the force of gravity. “Bad driving”; Going slow up the hill, swerving on the road, sudden acceleration 0.56 miles22.95 MPG0.02 gallonsComapred to the first trial, I saw minimal at best differnces in fuel economy. With a difference in gas mileage being about 1 mile per gallon less when purposefully driving poorly. It is difficult to draw conclusions at the moment based on this data set. The major difference in driving habits in this tiral was the speed of the vehicle; going up the hill it is determined from the speed graphs that the trial where we got better fuel economy we went slightly faster up the hill with a maximum of about 18 mph.
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Toyota PriusHybird2932 lbsElab Hill0.58 milesMatthew Wiecking"Good driving" (smooth acceleration, minimal use of brakes, and coasting down the hill)44.25 MPG0.01 gallonsIn this trial I was extreamely supprised how good the fuel economy was. Although they were slightly different, I would say that the numbers for fuel economy were on par with the longer trial going up and down to Waikoloa Especially compared to the second trial in which the vechicle was driven in a way such that it would be maximizing the amount of fuel used. “Bad driving”; Going slow up the hill, swerving on the road, sudden acceleration 0.57 miles26.6 MPG0.02 gallonsAgain, comapred to the first trial, there was a differnce in fuel economy based on the driving styles. However, unlike the gas car, the differences were drastic in the Prius. Poorer driving netted nearly 18 less miles driven per gallon of fuel consumed. I was quite suppried with this data. Looking furhter into the speed graphs the major difference between the two trials was that the "better driving" went faster up the hill (about 17 mph), while the "poorer driving" was much slower going up (closer to 14 mph). So far, it seems that vechicle speed going up a hill can have a huge impact on fuel economy. And going about 17 mph up the elab hill seems to be optimal for a hybrid vehicle.
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Ford FusionPlug-in Hybrid3695 lbsPrinceville to Hanalei3.0 milescurrently unavalibleWarren Doi (experienced driver)Normal driving, EV mode on358.5 MPGcurrently avalible0 gallonscurrently unavalibleThe Ford Fusion to my knowledge can run on a fully electric mode. This tiral was using that mode and as proof, the OBD2 scanner recorded the vehicle using no gas during the course of the drive. N/AN/AN/AN/A
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Toyota TacomaGas4234 lbsPrinceville to HanaleiSydney DoiNormal driving down the hillN/AN/AN/AN/A
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Kia SoulGas3021 lbsPrinceville to HanaleiSydney DoiNormal driving down the hillN/AN/AN/AN/A
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Ford FusionPlug-in hybrid3695 lbsPrinceville to HanaleiKelley DoiNormal driving down the hillN/AN/AN/AN/A
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Toyota TacomaGas4234 lbs Princeville to HanaleiKelley DoiNormal driving down the hillN/AN/AN/AN/A
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Kia SoulGas3021 lbsPrinceville to HanaleiKelley DoiNormal driving down the hillN/AN/AN/AN/A
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