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Hello All,
I just wanted to let everyone know about our CNG trip to Lake Tahoe last
weekend. It went without any trouble. We were very conservative on the
way up there ... stopping quite often to fuel up. But, on the way back home,
we decided to do it non-stop.
Here was our route:
First, Cupertino PG&E to Vacaville PG&E station via 237 to 880 to 680 to I-80.
Next, we stayed on I-80 to the Auburn PG&E station. From there, we went
south on highway 49 to highway 50, and took 50 up to South Lake Tahoe. All
stations had good pressure and were easy to find.
On the way back, we stayed on 50 to I-80, bypassing Auburn. As is typical for
this route, you get great gas mileage because you go from about 7000ft elevation
to almost sea level. We pulled back into the Cupertino station with 223 miles on the
trip odometer and 6 bars left on the fuel gauge. Amazing fuel economy on that leg!!
Here is our fueling data:
2008 Honda Civic GX
1. Start Cupertino with 18 bars, 3300psi at 63F
2. Vacaville: 91.4 miles, 2.046 GGE, 3400psi, 75F
3. Auburn: 67.3 miles, 1.654 GGE, 3800psi, 85F
4. Tahoe: 114.7 miles, 3.772 GGE, 4000psi, 70F
5. Cupertino: 223.0 miles, 3.777 GGE, 3200psi, 59F (6 bars remaining)
That's a trip average of 44 MPGGE. We usually kept our speed between
65 and 70MPH ... a little slower on some of the uphills. Tires at 39psi.
It was a pleasant experience.
-dbiskup
I just wanted to let everyone know about our CNG trip to Lake Tahoe last
weekend. It went without any trouble. We were very conservative on the
way up there ... stopping quite often to fuel up. But, on the way back home,
we decided to do it non-stop.
Here was our route:
First, Cupertino PG&E to Vacaville PG&E station via 237 to 880 to 680 to I-80.
Next, we stayed on I-80 to the Auburn PG&E station. From there, we went
south on highway 49 to highway 50, and took 50 up to South Lake Tahoe. All
stations had good pressure and were easy to find.
On the way back, we stayed on 50 to I-80, bypassing Auburn. As is typical for
this route, you get great gas mileage because you go from about 7000ft elevation
to almost sea level. We pulled back into the Cupertino station with 223 miles on the
trip odometer and 6 bars left on the fuel gauge. Amazing fuel economy on that leg!!
Here is our fueling data:
2008 Honda Civic GX
1. Start Cupertino with 18 bars, 3300psi at 63F
2. Vacaville: 91.4 miles, 2.046 GGE, 3400psi, 75F
3. Auburn: 67.3 miles, 1.654 GGE, 3800psi, 85F
4. Tahoe: 114.7 miles, 3.772 GGE, 4000psi, 70F
5. Cupertino: 223.0 miles, 3.777 GGE, 3200psi, 59F (6 bars remaining)
That's a trip average of 44 MPGGE. We usually kept our speed between
65 and 70MPH ... a little slower on some of the uphills. Tires at 39psi.
It was a pleasant experience.
-dbiskup
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