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What is this?

This is a mileage log that I've been keeping for my recent-model Toyota Tacoma truck. I'm publishing it on the Web for the simple reason that I know other consumers who are considering a Toyota truck are curious about what the actual fuel efficiency of a truck such as this is.

Of course, your mileage will vary from mine because your circumstances are different. But to give you an idea of how I am using my truck:

  • I currently use the truck mainly for commuting, with perhaps twenty-five pounds of cargo, plus the spare tire of course which is quite heavy, plus myself.
  • I tend to use gasoline that is 10% ethanol.
  • I keep the truck in good working order.
  • I put a cap (shell) on the back that is higher than the cab height. This surely reduces my efficiency somewhat.

Half of my driving is done on country backroads or in towns and about one-third on highways. I try to use hypermiling techniques whenever possible to improve my fuel efficiency, such as turning off the engine at long red lights and coasting. This results in my achieving about 23.5 mpg.

When I can drive mainly on highways and go less than 50 miles per hour, my average fuel efficiency shifts up toward 30 mpg.

Mileage log

Miles Gallons added Miles/Gallon
69504
69928 12.89 32.9
70197 13.85 19.4
70522 13.28 24.5
70749 9.256 24.5
71085 13.25 25.4
71423 13.635 24.8

Miles Gallons added Miles/Gallon
74468
74784 13.614 23.2
74959 7.615 23.0
75129 6.894 24.7
75339 9.536 22.0
75501 7.191 22.5
75807 13.138 23.3
75979 7.544 22.8
76334 14.01 25.3
76533 8.331 23.9
76844 11.753 26.5

Miles Gallons added Miles/Gallon
77545 11.693
77729 8.383 22.0
77929 8.893 22.5

Miles Gallons added Miles/Gallon
78145 4.573
78426 12.825 22.0
78606 5.725 31.44
78893 12.16 23.68
79166 12.16 22.45
79427 12.71 20.54
79601 8.79 19.80
79887 12.57 22.75

Miles Gallons added Miles/Gallon
80463 13.20
80773 13.44 23.07

Miles Gallons added Miles/Gallon
82139 13.521
82421 12.869 21.91
82746 13.787 23.57
83059 13.566 23.07

Miles Gallons added Miles/Gallon
84022
84339 13.494 23.49
84675 13.866 24.23
84978 12.384 24.47
85319 13.978 24.40

Conclusions

Just as I was beginning this log, I was commuting on highways primarily and using hypermiling techniques religiously, hence my achieving 32 mpg.

As you can see from the log, commuting with minimal cargo and half on backroads, half on highways, while making a moderate effort at hypermiling yields about 22 to 25 mpg.

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