Fuel Economy Log – Week 19

by Brian Carr on September 15, 2006

Turn 21 today

This week was action packed full of driving, so I’ve broken this week’s Fuel Economy Log in to two parts:

Part 1 – I drove 359.7 miles, used 9.886 gallons of gas and paid $2.42 per gallon, all of which equates to a fuel economy 36.38 miles per gallon, which is 25.4% above my car’s average. 

This 25.4% increase in gas mileage equates to a savings of $.61 per gallon, or $6.03 for this fill up.

Part 2 – I drove 363.4 miles, used 10.033 gallons and paid $2.46 per gallon, all of which equates to a fuel economy of 36.22 miles per gallon, which is 24.9% above my car’s average.

This 24.9% increase in gas mileage equates to a per gallon savings of $.61, which saved me $6.15 on this particular fill up.

Combining the two savings with my previous 18 week total, I have now saved $97.94 on gas, which puts me on pace to save nearly $270 on gas this year.

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