City /Highway % - Fuelly Forums

Click here to see important news regarding the aCar App

Go Back   Fuelly Forums > Fuel Talk > General Fuel Topics
Today's Posts Search Click Here to Login
Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
 
Old 08-26-2013, 09:59 AM   #1
Registered Member
 
Join Date: Mar 2011
Posts: 2
Country: Canada
Location: Ontario
City /Highway %

When entering a fuel-up you are able to enter the % of "City Driving".

At one point in time the (US) EPA decided that any speed at or under 21 mph is City Driving. Highway Driving is at or above 48 mpg. The criteria they use now is far more complicated.

Although it is not an exact science "average speed " can help you decide the City/Highway mix

The "Average Speed" is one of the items available on the dash read out of many cars. Make a note of it and then zero it out every time you fuel up.

The chart below will list the % that you should fill in:

%City Aver Speed
0% 48
5% 47
10% 45
15% 44
20% 43
25% 41
30% 40
35% 39
40% 37
45% 36
50% 35
55% 33
60% 32
65% 30
70% 29
75% 28
80% 26
85% 25
90% 24
95% 22
100% 21
__________________

wcojibway is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 08-26-2013, 04:41 PM   #2
Registered Member
 
Join Date: Aug 2009
Posts: 3,385
Country: United Kingdom
Location: Mid Wales
Helpful for some, but I tend to guess the %. Living in rural Wales in the UK, i don't have any highways for over 50 miles!
__________________

__________________



Please subscribe to my YouTube channel
Draigflag is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-10-2013, 01:43 PM   #3
Registered Member
 
alvaro84's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2012
Posts: 215
Country: Hungary
Location: Fehérvárcsurgó
I'd define 'city driving' by the 'details' of the trip: more vehicles, traffic lights, 90-degree turns, joining to larger roads, pedestrian crossings, and so on.

Does some calm cruising at 30mph on a deserted main road 65% count as city driving? It has the main advantage of it (lower speed), but not too much of the disadvantages.

I usually don't even count villages as city driving - you can often just roll through them without meeting any obstacle.
alvaro84 is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply


Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are Off
Pingbacks are Off
Refbacks are Off


» Fuelly iOS Apps
» Fuelly Android Apps
No Threads to Display.
Powered by vBadvanced CMPS v3.2.3


All times are GMT -8. The time now is 01:12 PM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.8 Beta 1
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.