Sometimes when I have an idea, I wish I’d implemented it much earlier. This is one of those times.

I’ve been planning all along to eventually analyze results of TrueDelta’s Fuel Economy Survey to generate figures for straight city driving, straight highway, the impact of A/C use, and so forth. Problem is, with so many variables, this is going to require a lot of data. And quite a bit of money to pay an analyst.

Then, the other day, I had a blinding flash of the obvious. While there aren’t yet enough data (or funds) for such an analysis, why not make it possible for people to simply filter results based on their own responses to the survey questions? This is relatively simple, and can be done right now.

So I did it. Members can now specify their driving style and their driving mix (traffic/city/suburbs/highway). You do have to be logged in to use the filter–so we also have another way to reward those who’ve been making everything possible.

There have been nearly 10,000 responses to the Fuel Economy Survey so far. This is enough to provide some results for many likely combinations of driving style and driving conditions, but no doubt many others will get a “no data for this combination” response. In this month’s email I’ll ask members to submit responses.

Thanks for helping me create the best Fuel Economy Survey on the Internet.