If you live in an area that is flat, you probably get better gas mileage than you would if you lived

[raccoon]

in an area that is rolling, hilly, or downright mountainous.

I just happened to think of that.

That is, of course, all things being equal (are they ever?).

[liberal N proud]

1. If you drive up hill in the morning, you will drive down hill in the evening

It all equals out.

[raccoon]

2. LOL...good point. nt

[dmallind]

3. Except you always use more gas going up than you save coming down

unless of course your decline is smooith, straight and gentle enough to allow maximal coasting. Once you have to consider stoplights, intersections, sharp curves etc all that "free" downhill energy gets tougher to keep.

I actually tested this with a 1600' up and down work commute a fw years back. Now with an EV and regeneration we might get closer, albeit regen is not that efficient and friction still applies so still likely to lose some.

[Go Vols]

6. lol

My car tells me what mileage I am getting in real time.Going up a mtn near here I get between 12-16 mpg,coming down I get over 100 mpg.

[4th law of robotics]

15. Well sure, now that they've gotten rid of all those uphill-both-ways ones

People don't realize how good we have it nowadays.

[RC]

4. Move to the Red River Valley.

The largest flat land area in the world. I lived there for 15 years.
High ground is when you step up on the curb.



http://www.mbbnet.umn.edu/hoff/hoff_agassiz.html

[DisgustipatedinCA]

5. Everyone gets good gas mileage. The world is flat.

Tom Friedman said so.

[stevedeshazer]

17. +1

That was funny.

[KG]

7. makes for easier bicycle rides...

[MineralMan]

8. I learned that it was uphill all the way from California to Minnesota.

Driving an 24' moving truck purchased from UHaul at maximum GVW (18,000 lb) taught me that. Uphill all the way, I'm quite certain. Average MPG with that truck was 3, and that was never exceeding 55 MPH. 2500 miles - all uphill. I also discovered that Amarillo, TX is at almost 4000 feet altitude. in 95 degree weather with a raging thunderstorm, that was almost the downfall of that move. I finally had to remove the air conditioning condenser from in front of the radiator to keep the truck from overheating. So, after that I had no air conditioning.

Uff Da! What a trip!

[Kolesar]

9. Unless the pavement was rougher

Then the car would have higher "rolling resistance"

[JNelson6563]

10. Hilly here but no tornadoes!

Here in the northern part of Michigan's mitten it's pretty hilly, lots of ski hills and stuff! You won't see reports of tornadoes making their way this far north though, they stick around down in the flat (better mileage) land.

Julie

[TheManInTheMac]

14. You get one of those tornadoes at your back, though, and you're gonna get super mileage.

[JNelson6563]

16. lolz Valid point!

[Fumesucker]

11. Gas mileage depends a great deal on driving style..

If you are gentle (but not *too* gentle) on acceleration, use the brakes as little as possible and take every opportunity to coast you will get significantly better mileage in the same vehicle than someone who lead foots around, never coasts and stands on the brakes at the last moment.

That's much more significant than whether you have hills or not.

[A HERETIC I AM]

12. All things being equal....

Big people use more soap.

Just sayin'

[taterguy]

13. Those fuckers in Kansas catch all the breaks

Well, at least we get beaches and mountains that they don't have.