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We have a diesel Cruze...diesel doesn't really fluctuate that quickly. I've really enjoyed not having to play the cheapest gas game anymore, as we get $0.10/gallon off at our local Meijer, making it cheaper nearly all the time than anywhere else.

However, my Volt makes me glad I bought it watching gas prices go up. I've only ever filled it up three times since buying it just over a year ago now - and the first fill-up was the night I got it (my salesperson drove it to my house to deliver it) to "start off" with a full tank. I went 6200 miles before filling the tank (8.9 gal) up.

My Cobalt runs 93, but gets about 25 no matter how I drive it. I drive it mostly all city, and I drive it hard (the way I intended when I built it), so 25 is pretty **** good, especially on 200-treadwear tires.

Then there's the Camaro which gets...gas mileage. At least it only needs 87!

 

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Wow sounds like the volt is paying for itself! Have you noticed if your electric bill has gone up since having it and charging it?

Yeah, about $40-50 a month, but even with the CTD, we're spending roughly $100-$150 a month in fuel, per car, the Cav was around that as well, so it's a massive savings over the Cav, and a much nicer vehicle.

 

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Especially if most of that commute is on the freeway, as that degrades EV range at those speeds.

 

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2nd gen Cruze is rated at 40 highway with a manual, and 2017 Elantra 2.0 is rated at 36 highway with a manual.

Pretty sure that is four less, not ten more...

 

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How much of the time are you actually driving that fast? Living in a 75 MPH state (Colorado) I still don't see 75 MPH very often - most of the time I'm in 65 MPH or slower zones. My 2012 Cruze ECO MT, after 103,600 miles when USAA bought it from me rather than pay to repair the hail damage, averaged 42.5 pump measured MPG.

You can't depend on "instant" MPG numbers for accurate long term MPG. For example, here are some screen shots from my ECO.

How dare you post actual quantatative evidence instead of just...random numbers! The instant mileage readout is rarely accurate, and definitely not something that can be used for any kind of actual comparison.

Exactly - who gives a **** about fuel economy figures at 100 mpg?

 

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I would be much more concerned about a ticket/losing my license. Here in Hellinois you can get a reckless driving ticket for anything more than 20mph over the limit. That's a class A misdemeanor. Up to 1 year in jail and 2500 fine.

Yep - same here in Michigan, at least the 20-over being Reckless and a misdemeanor. I'm not sure what the fine/jail time is, but its four points on your license.

 

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In some parts of Texas (85 MPH), Wyoming (80 MPH), and Utah (80 MPH) I can see people cruzing along at 100 MPH. However I don't think this happens very often simply because these areas are also very windy and high speeds combined with high winds makes for a very unstable road feel, regardless of vehicle.

And clearly at 100 mph, your goal is getting somewhere faster - not maintaing fuel economy.

 

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Yeh so; how is that suppose to help me?

Is it supposed to?

 

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E85 sure does lower mpg significantly compared to E0 or E10, in any properly functioning E85-capable vehicle, unless someone can identify a counter-example...

If you tune for E85 specifically, you can reduce that MPG loss by being able to advance timing, while enjoying a very noticible power bump. With boost, you can run more as well, furthering the power increase even more.