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Hybridfest MPG Challenge Results - Competition for the Best
Gas Mileage
Eric Powers
Hybridcars.About.com
Fuel Economy Competition for Hybrids
Part of the fun at Hybridfest was a 20 miles Hybridfest
MPG Challenge. This was an event where hybrid car owners
could take their hybrid car on a 20-mile open road course to
see how good of gas mileage they could achieve. There was no
time limit and participants were asked to follow all traffic
laws.
It was amazing to see the results.
The only non hybrid allowed to run the course was radio
station, 92.1 the Mic. It took their cargo van 43 minutes to
complete the route and they acheived 10.1 mpg.
Everyone else who competed beat the EPA fuel economy
estimates for their respective vehicle. And in some cases
people even doubled the EPA estimates.
Interestingly, the top winners in the Prius and modified
Insight categories actually maxed out the fuel consumption
meters. In other words, the meter didn't go any higher.
So in reality their fuel economy may have been
condsiderably higher than what was reported!
Even though there were prizes, the event was more for
fun, and to show what is possible if you really try.
Congratulations to everyone who particpated. You are all
winners.
Car
Name State Time
MPG
Modified Insight
Wayne Gerdes IL 55 min 150
Mike Dabrowski CT 50 121.9
Randall Burkhalter OK 45 108.5
Insight 5-speed
Justin Fons WI 51 117.2
Tim Thompson WI 41 95.6
Chuck Thomas TX 43 82.9
Prius 2004 - 2006
Samuel Cooke WI 69 99.9
George Kalkas IL 81 99.9
Dan Kroushl PA 48 99.9
Al Walker MA 43 99.2
Dave Bassage WV 49 97.9
Tom Zimmerman IL 49 97.6
Jack Wear ON 47 94
Wayne Mitchell IL 42 88.1
Erik Haltrecht ON 48 82
Jerad Parish WI 40 74
Kenneth J. Kueler WI 42 72.9
Jim Bolton WI 38 72.7
Shane Brath WI 59 68.2
Matt Garrison WI 38 61.9
Civic 2006
Shane Richardson WI 53 73.2
Insight CVT
Kevin Moot MN 37 71.6
Paula Collum OH 38 59.4
Civic pre-2006
Michael Beres MI 42 68.1
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