Calling 450H owners please! Hybrid mode only
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Calling 450H owners please! Hybrid mode only
For some odd reason, I am getting SFairly poor mpg on my new 450h. The trip odometer and everything has been reset, and unfortunately I am looking at about 32 miles per gallon. Everything with tires is on point, not lifting anything very heavy, I also I'm using premium gas. I'm on echo mode.
The only thing is my trips are pretty short, about 5 to 7 1/2 minutes each way, so the engine does have to warm up a little bit before the car goes into cruise/ev mode.
I just wanted to know what you guys are getting, what is your experience with MPG with the hybrid mode, in the city.
The only thing is my trips are pretty short, about 5 to 7 1/2 minutes each way, so the engine does have to warm up a little bit before the car goes into cruise/ev mode.
I just wanted to know what you guys are getting, what is your experience with MPG with the hybrid mode, in the city.
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For some odd reason, I am getting SFairly poor mpg on my new 450h. The trip odometer and everything has been reset, and unfortunately I am looking at about 32 miles per gallon. Everything with tires is on point, not lifting anything very heavy, I also I'm using premium gas. I'm on echo mode.
The only thing is my trips are pretty short, about 5 to 7 1/2 minutes each way, so the engine does have to warm up a little bit before the car goes into cruise/ev mode.
I just wanted to know what you guys are getting, what is your experience with MPG with the hybrid mode, in the city.
The only thing is my trips are pretty short, about 5 to 7 1/2 minutes each way, so the engine does have to warm up a little bit before the car goes into cruise/ev mode.
I just wanted to know what you guys are getting, what is your experience with MPG with the hybrid mode, in the city.
#3
What's yer tire pressure? We're finding this affects things quite a bit. We picked it up new from the dealership at about 37psi and got it back after its 5k mile service closer to 40psi and we're now getting a few more EV miles out of it.
Short in time trips do make for inefficient trips - so that's definitely part of your problem, @450hPlus . We're seeing much closer to 40MPG (35-39 most of the time), but our trips are always significantly longer so it's a tough comparison.
Short in time trips do make for inefficient trips - so that's definitely part of your problem, @450hPlus . We're seeing much closer to 40MPG (35-39 most of the time), but our trips are always significantly longer so it's a tough comparison.
#4
Why run a car that is designed to run on electric in the city on hybrid mode? The motor is designed to work with the batteries. Electric high torque at low speed and the engine delivers high torque at high speed.
just curious.
just curious.
#5
Def a good point... for a trip that short the whole thing should be EV! I presume unable to charge it... or they just like having all the horsepower all the time. . (That's the big downside to EV only...)
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