Without wanting to hijack this thread from MPG,- just a few follow up comments.
These heaters are heavy duty and designed for diesel trucks and construction / farm equipment too. The user reviews were encouraging.
I could only estimate the possible fuel saving and it may not justify the expense for those living in moderate BC areas.
Increased passenger comfort in winter and reducing engine wear are also factors. For most cold winter places, these heaters could be of interest and value.
I usually cruise at 116 km/h. I can says that this is the perfect spot (I find), the car revs at 2200-2400rpm, it's quiet and stays under the 8L/100km on the OBC ... in reality this is more 8.5 ... still very good without being boring
Without wanting to hijack this thread from MPG,- just a few follow up comments.
These heaters are heavy duty and designed for diesel trucks and construction / farm equipment too. The user reviews were encouraging.
I could only estimate the possible fuel saving and it may not justify the expense for those living in moderate BC areas.
Increased passenger comfort in winter and reducing engine wear are also factors. For most cold winter places, these heaters could be of interest and value.
The heater I had used was from good old Canadian Tire and cost about $10 ($50 now????) and was light duty for cars. The money spent on the heater and the electrical costs to run (as long as on a timer ) would pay back in a few months in a very cold climate. You could always tell the neighbours that the cord hanging out the grill is for the hybrid portion of the B
All our cars start now with no problem but after a few KM and a few years under the belt will they still start so well?
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Life should never be boring it's to bad that the slogan "Built for Drivers" was already taken.
The old standby of an electric battery blanket and a small trickle charger kept many a prairie boy/girl on the road without resorting to jumper cables. Cheap and easy to install, as well as low electrical load.
Ah! salt the menace of the east. Time to move out west where salt is not used on the cars only on Fish and Chips.
The last fill today was 6.6 L/100, average speed of 53 km/h on the OBC and 6.96 L/100 km (40.5 MPG) in reality, so the car's lifetime FE is down to 7.4 L/100 km at the pump and an estimated 6.9 on the OBC (I reset the OBC at every fill).
I went up to my brother's cottage this past w/end - 300km each way. Mileage up was 6.3L/100km, and returning was 6.1L/100km according to the OBC (a couple of more stops along the way on the first trip - crying babies tend to do that!). The trip has now brought my lifetime mileage (kilometerage) down to 8.9L/100km with slightly over 5000km on the odometer.
I was very impressed with the mileage that I got on the trip, the comfort as well as the cargo room - two adults, one 8 yr old and one 3 month old - still lots of room in the cargo area. Great car.
Latest tank: 6.5 on the OBC and 7.35 at the pump. The previous fill had a differential of only 0.3 L/100 km, so this brings the discrepancy overall back to the usual 0.5.
The amount of the fiill varies of course, depending upon the angle of the car. But as I say, overall the reality remains about 0.5 L/100 km worse than the on board computer would indicate, on my car at least.
On yesterday's track day, we drained the rest of that tank into the USA and the overall result was a not-too-bad high 7.* number in Litres per 100 km. The track part alone gave a result of about 15 L/100 km, with an average speed of about 15 km/h, LOL!
The second tank on I-5, during out 19 hour non-stop drive to Fairfield CA was 7.2 L/100 km against 6.9 on the OBC. The current tank we're working on is not too good, due to pushing a headwind from the CA border at 115 km/h with 600+ kg of people and things aboard the B, probably it will end up in the 7.6-7.7 range.
Oh and the stinking freeways in Oregon and CA seem to be made of chip-seal, AKA 10 grit sandpaper, which raises tire friction (and noise) immensely, not to mention tire wear! What's up with that? I doubt I'll be seeing a sub-7 L/100 verified-at-the-pump fill on this trip.
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All our cars start now with no problem but after a few KM and a few years under the belt will they still start so well?
) down to 8.9L/100km with slightly over 5000km on the odometer.
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