Ford Motor Company 2020 2Q Quarterly Sales ReportThank you FordBuyer sir, your technique is pretty much the "pulse and glide" concept. The idea is to accelerate rapidly (but not full throttle) and then let off the accelerator to coast, and repeating this process to maintain speed. IMO the technique is easier to do on arterial streets than on long stretches of rural interstate highway. The improved fuel economy is a result of getting the ICE engine in a more efficient region of the brake-specific fuel consumption (BSFC) map when accelerating rapidly, combined with shutting off the ICE when coasting.
I got 55 mpg in a Ford Fusion Hybrid rental car by using "pulse and glide". However, in my Model S, "pulse and glide" doesn't make much of a difference due to more aggressive regen when letting off the accelerator and because the all-electric powertrain is already optimized for efficiency.Sun, 05 Jul 2020 16:50:58 +0000
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