Oh in sports mode? It runs like a bat out of hell! But hybrid mode isn't used in Sports mode, correct? And I get about the same mileage when on the highway (65-70mph) no matter what mode I'm in.
In sports mode it accelerates like a bat out of hell. But the mileage it about the same no matter what mode I am in. I try to remember to switch it to econ every time I start it up. But it doesn't make much difference in mileage.
Not sure what you mean by hybrid mode, but yes a parallel hybrid system generally has the electric motor helping as long as there is enough battery charge.
Yeah truck computer shows a bit more than the actual mileage, when calculated by hand. I have about 3500 miles on the truck and have NEVER calculated more than 32MPG
I improved my city driving mpg after disappointing results by mostly %power usage gage at 9-18% as less takes too long. (this is my first 6kmiles in hybrid so I'm just learning). Too slow accelerating is worse than a reasonably fast acceleration particularly if driving to keep in battery mode once you are up to 20-30-40 just get to speed while keeping power gage under 20%. If you can get get 90+% recovery when braking then getting back to speed is pretty much a wash. Also when I first leave and truck is cold I will put truck in drive economy and low. My thinking is the Regen braking is enhanced ( if in EconDriveLow more current is put into battery when foot comes off accelerator, at 35 Regen can go to 100%. I trust computer to max Regen to capacity to what is safe to put into battery. This will help warm battery internals quicker which will allow max Regen current acceptance. The warmer the battery the more current it can accept or disperse. The computer will adjust transfer rates to whatever Ford has programmed. I generally do not leave truck in low for more than 2 miles. You can push the L button on and off at any speed. If the HVB gets close to being charged the ice will be used to engine brake instead of Regen braking as fully. This will happen if you forgot to turn low off. After a mile or so in EconDriveLow I have a 14 mile trip that's winding 40mph with 6 90° turns so driving is 10mph to 40mph. Depending of ??? I usually get 42-60 mpg. I normally don't super attempt to keep truck in battery mode as I just keep the power gage in the 9-20%range. If the Regen braking seems to not be as aggressive I may turn drive low on for a few minutes. You cannot leave low on for extended periods or milage will go downhill. When approaching a 90° turn I sometimes will turn on low at 45-50mpg and 100% Regen brake to speed I want to make the turn at and then gently touch the accelerator the turn low off or maybe not. Have fun but try driving a little more aggressively.
Thanks for the advice. I'll give using the L button a shot. But understand, in no way can I ever go beyond 10% power usage without the gas engine starting. Then instant mileage starts at 10mpg at 20mph, and slowly increases to maybe 22mpg until I let off the gas to put it into electric. Then on the highway at 65-70 it will start out showing 30mpg and slowly get up to 35 on level ground after maybe 10 miles. I have never SEEN 40 mpg except on a long downhill.when it might flick up to 45 for a bit close to the bottom of the hill.
Try driving some in all gears and modes. Might help the computer to build some tables (give the computer some data to possibly work with). Remember it says that the truck may do strange things for some time at first. The program might be turning some things on and off to see what does what and when and at what voltage or resistance. I have never bothered to find the instant milage screen, I need to see what it's like. Perhaps when you are seeing 22 mpg on that screen it's simply showing that the portion of the torque being used from the ice to push the truck equates to 22 mpg with the rest of the torque being used to generate the electricity for the electric drive motor which may be factored in differently. I'm going to have to find the instant screen. I drove 1.8 miles the other day and my trip summary showed 1.2 electric with a trip mpg of 84.6. I would expect the 22 mpg or whatever you are seeing is only for the mpg for what the truck actually did. I have trouble hearing the ice run due to lariat sound deadening windshield and ears ringing but it seems to come on sooner than I would like. I was thinking 12-15% on mine but do not worry about all electric mode since all the electricity was created by the ice. The computer will try to run the ice at it's most efficient rpm's for the energy needed. If any generated is not needed it will be put into battery for future use
Yes accelerate using up to 20-22% power then feather it.
