[Willie]

Our rav4 H mileage drops about 10 mpg us from mid summer 80 degF to mid winter 0 degF for same driving habits.
Winter temperatures, winter gas, winter tires, snow/slush/rain.

 

[Fishdealer04]

I’ve had my Hybrid Maverick since Saturday. I have a 16 mile trip to work, mostly highway driving I’m averaging 35 mpg doing 75 mph so far.

 

[DanielFromNoWhere?]

for me so far the numbers are true and are exceeding.

 

[Kingandrew]

Never owned a hybrid so I’m very much looking forward to the estimated 40mpg city as that is the bulk of my driving? Also have a never owned a hybrid how closely do the real life numbers match up with the estimates?

Check out what I'm getting
I'm posting more details on my driving experience with hybrid maverick.
I'm waiting for the post to be approved - it's a new discussion.

 

[Cubican]

Here’s my #after a full tank of gas 80% city highway and20% city

 

[Kingandrew]

Here’s my #after a full tank of gas 80% city highway and20% city
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The dash display looks different. What are you driving?

 

[uga]

We have 2 Mavs so here is the scoop, if you have a lead foot like myself on the highway, I am lucky to get 26mpg at 80mph, in the stop and go city driving its easy to get over 40mpg, highest I have seen is 51mpg in stop and go driving

 

[Aufgeblassen]

I expect I'll see 35-40mpg with the Maverick hybrid we ordered.

I've had my hybrid for about 1000 miles, and I seem to get close to 45 MPG, both city and highway. One guy in a YouTube video got 47 MPG long term average over 5,000 miles.

I've always found EPA ratings lower than actual. For my 1998 VW Jetta TDI, it was rated 39/49, but I routinely got 55 MPG back & forth to work (90 miles round trip).

 

[Mrchips0401]

I also noticed whenever I travel in high elevation areas (at or over 4000ft ) for a couple hundred miles my mpg #’s are considerably higher ( +5 mpg ) than where I live at 1000 ft. Wonder if anyone else agrees.

 

[Aufgeblassen]

I also noticed whenever I travel in high elevation areas (at or over 4000ft ) for a couple hundred miles my mpg #’s are considerably higher ( +5 mpg ) than where I live at 1000 ft. Wonder if anyone else agrees.

Fuel economy improves at higher altitude in all engines because the pumping work is reduced. As you go up, a lower manifold vacuum is required to move the car. The lower vacuum means lower pumping work and the result is better fuel economy.

Higher altitude means engine's m.p.g. also higher

www.chicagotribune.com

 

[Mrchips0401]

Fuel economy improves at higher altitude in all engines because the pumping work is reduced. As you go up, a lower manifold vacuum is required to move the car. The lower vacuum means lower pumping work and the result is better fuel economy.

Higher altitude means engine's m.p.g. also higher

www.chicagotribune.com

thanks for that, I also read that the higher elevations with thinner air reduces drag coefficients ??

 

[Aufgeblassen]

thanks for that, I also read that the higher elevations with thinner air reduces drag coefficients ??

I'm sure that too! Still, at sea level, I've average 44.5 MPG for my 1st 1,000 miles.

 

[Aufgeblassen]

I noticed in really hot weather, you get then best MPG. In our motorhome travelling in southern GA, it was 98 degrees and got 19 MPG, when normally we got 17-18 MPG on flat land with no wind.

 

[Aufgeblassen]

Check out what I'm getting
I'm posting more details on my driving experience with hybrid maverick.
I'm waiting for the post to be approved - it's a new discussion.


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I did a similar trip (10.0 miles) in town from BBQ restaurant today to back home, and I got 65 MPG.

 

[Mavxltman]

The dash display looks different. What are you driving?

Bottom left (blue Electric) is instantaneous mpg, I believe.

 

[Aufgeblassen]

Bottom left (blue Electric) is instantaneous mpg, I believe.

NOBODY would display "instantaneous" MPG. For one thing, it would be that reckless driving! It would would require taking a pic while driving. I doubt anybody here would do that.

 

[Oddball]

Premium fuel will net better mileage in a hybrid. We usually run midgrade.

So far we are getting as much as 45 mpg in town.

 

[Mavxltman]

NOBODY would display "instantaneous" MPG. For one thing, it would be that reckless driving! It would would require taking a pic while driving. I doubt anybody here would do that.

Why would I take a pic while driving? I just need to glance down — safely. I am still trying to figure out what produces high mpg’s, besides driving in electric. In the long run, doubt I will be interested in this metric. Would anyone else like to comment?

 

[Mavxltman]

I have just completed driving 1,500 miles in my 23 XLT hybrid. Cumulative 42.4 mpg per the dash. This is probably about 40 calculated mpg’s. Last fill up: 43.6 mpg’s and about 41.1 calculated.

We are planning a trip to Florida to watch some Braves’ Spring Training games. We’ll see what this does to mpg’s from flat interstate driving.

 

[Aufgeblassen]

Premium fuel will net better mileage in a hybrid. We usually run midgrade.

So far we are getting as much as 45 mpg in town.

ALL octane does is prevent pre-ignition. IF and only IF you have knocking/pinging when accelerating light to moderately using 87 octane, going higher will make a difference. If you don't have it whatsoever, it will not make even the slightest of a difference. Lot's of things folks do have have a "placebo effect". Cars do run better after they've been washed!

Dieselheads have the same misconception about cetane; they think they have more power or it runs better or it runs smoother. All cetane does, is allow engine to START. You go lower and lower in number, until all it does is crank and does not start. Once it starts with high enough cetane, you are good to go. Add extra does nothing.