I am not getting 600km/tank :(

[BailOut]

Originally Posted by Edd

To save fuel here, don't creep every 1/2 metre that moves, wait for at least a 2-3 car's lengths, then start moving slowly, because if you have to brake and stop, you have just wasted more fuel.

That's good advice, and what hypermilers attempt to achieve in traffic like this. Our term for it is "Driving Without Brakes", or DWB, meaning we try to maintain constant forward movement by picking the right speed to let us not use our brakes at all, or come to a stop. The whole idea is to conserve momentum.

[Pars]

Originally Posted by BailOut

That's good advice, and what hypermilers attempt to achieve in traffic like this. Our term for it is "Driving Without Brakes", or DWB, meaning we try to maintain constant forward movement by picking the right speed to let us not use our brakes at all, or come to a stop. The whole idea is to conserve momentum.

If you're trying to save gas, wouldn't it make more sense to get the car moving, as soon as possible, once the traffic starts to move? And once you're on the move, slow it down a bit to make up the 2/3 second gap (which is easy to do since most drivers tend to be too hard on the gas pedal during stop/go driving).

Why sit and let the car idle unnecessarily (in neutral) for 2/3 seconds when it could be moving? Not only are you wasting gas, but you're delaying traffic for everyone else that's behind.