Pro-Yaris hypermiling article

[BailOut]

This article was done by my city's newspaper, the Reno Gazette-Journal, and was published in last Sunday's paper.

http://www.cleanmpg.com/forums/showthread.php?t=4204

Yes, that's me.

[stuffy]

great article bailout, congratulations on the 46 mpg!

[stuffy]

does anyone know if there is such thing as a start/stop function modification available for gas-only vehicles?

this would seem to me to make a big difference in mpg and could possibly be an inexpensive modification.

[Doc Zaius]

Cool article.

stuffy... automatic engine start/stop functionality already exists in Toyota cars... the Prius has it. And the Vitz in Japan has it as an option... they call it the Toyota Intelligent Idling Stop System (webpage here (http://toyota.jp/vitz/dynamism/engin/index.html)).

[yrsdrgn]

good show for the yaris!!!

[stuffy]

stuffy... automatic engine start/stop functionality already exists in Toyota cars... the Prius has it. And the Vitz in Japan has it as an option... they call it the Toyota Intelligent Idling Stop System (webpage here).
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thanks for passing that along doc, i was aware of this function on hybrids, but didn't know it was available anywhere for the yaris.

i wonder if a n.american yaris could be modified to perform this function.
does anyone know what it entails?

[St_G]

In wonder if they might not bring it here next year to offset some of the MPG losses under the new EPA ratings.

i wonder if a n.american yaris could be modified to perform this function.
does anyone know what it entails?

[AustinYaris]

Yeah... I noticed that article on the front page of cleanmpg a few days ago. Very nice. How did they find about you for that article?

[stuffy]

http://www.toyota.co.jp/en/environmental_rep/03/kaihatu02.html

the start/stop function sounds a bit more complicated than i originally thought .

[BailOut]

Yeah... I noticed that article on the front page of cleanmpg a few days ago. Very nice. How did they find about you for that article?
They found me through the Toyota dealership I bought it at.

great article bailout, congratulations on the 46 mpg!
Thanks, stuffy, but if you read more carefully you'll see a 49.74 MPG tank as well. :wink: Feel free to click my signature to track my Yaris MPG history thus far.

[Yaris]

How can you tolerate 60 psi? :iono:

[PetersRedYaris]

This part sucks. "Change oil often.: Oil thickens as it gets old, increasing engine drag. It's doubtful your mileage will increase enough to compensate for the cost of the changes, though."

How often do you change? Synthetic?

[ChinoCharles]

BailOut, way to bring some exposure to our little corner of the market. You're a great resource for these forums!

[Yaris Revenge]

That's one kickass photo there, too! You two look like you mean business! :cool:

http://www.cleanmpg.com/photos/data/501/Brian_Morris_-_Hypermiler.jpg

~YR

[churp]

Bailout...congrats on the article, and a true thank you, my milage is going up partly because of you.

One question though, sure your grandma wasn't one of us old hippies???? :smoking:

[zerofloat]

Bail you are my hero. Can't wait to get the scangauge installed.

[Ah Yum]

50 MPG on your commute with hills is quite a feat! :thumbsup: I heard some folks debating that although our cars are better with emissions, they don't stack up with the Metro's or VX's mileage. Thanks for a strong testament for the Yaris!

[tiksman]

Thanks for that article. I have used a few of your tricks to increase my mpg. but some I can't do because Atlanta is hell for traffic.:mad:

[ECHOKnight2000]

Cool article! Yeah I'm pretty much in the same catagory. I don't have a Yaris but my ECHO got 49mpg and I wasn't even trying that hard. I have yet to break 50mpg barrier maybe when it gets warmer. I have an auto which is just as impressive, I've read other ECHO owners getting 50mpg if not more. I commute 40miles to work and back each day and I stay consistant at 65 on the highway and I do some of the stuff pointed out in the article, on adverage I get mid 40's so really good mileage. Damn I love my car!!:laugh: :thumbsup:

[nebulight]

Yea, I've been driving my yaris kinda hard since I bought it. I've come from performance cars, like 400whp cars, but after my Acura was stolen, I decided to go economic and picked up a yaris. It's been hard for me to lay off that gas, but since I am shooting for 45mpg by summer, I need to start changing my habits.

After reading this thread and the other one about DFCO, I'm REALLY aiming for 45mpg. On a side note, I also watched "Who Killed the Electric Car?" documentary the same day I read the article and found cleanmpg.com, and it really makes me want to get a hybrid, like an old Insight or something.

[eco]

Ya,that movie is really weird,I cant beleive they would do that to those cars,let them just sit there on the lot,then destroy them.