tidmutt
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- Daniel
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Some years ago my parents did a 2 year round trip of Australia towing a small trailer. The vehicle was a large station wagon. They found they were chewing through gas at an alarming rate until a couple of weeks into the trip my dad happened to be chatting with another grey nomad and he mentioned the fuel consumption. The guy suggested he drop his speed to 80 km/h and see how that goes, I mean 2 years of travel means you're not in any particular rush. His mileage increased dramatically and he also found that it was inversely proportional to his stress levels. Not only was he saving money on gas but the drive was just more relaxing. He'd sit in the slow lane and let people pass where necessary.So much this.
I keep seeing people tacking things onto their fantasy trucks and that stuff is going to kill range. Going naked is the best way to get the quoted range.
Related, drive like a granny. Going 70 MPH is great when you have a Supercharger ahead, cruising along at a leisurely 50MPH will be frustrating, but save you a fair bit of time waiting for the truck to charge up later. Trebly so on climbs.
That's probably way far out for you, but every % you don't burn while driving saves you time charging.
I always thought that sounded like the right way to do a long road trip. Slow and steady, taking in the view and save some dollars along the way.
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