Acceleration help from the Electric motor?

[wax87]

I do not have my Mav yet so I am wondering. During acceleration, how hard to you need to accelerate before you get help from the Electric motor? And then would you actually get better gas mileage if you accelerated in that zone?
Just curious

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[icegradner]

I don't know if there is a set point that it gives aid. It always gives a boost from a dead stop. If you accelerate slow enough it will be all electric, but that is very slow and is only really useful in say a school or park speed zone. It will also give a boost if you push harder from a set speed, such as for an overtake on the freeway.

 

[Clarkdonbran]

Just put it in Eco and you won’t need to worry about accelerating. It’s slow as f!

 

[KSC Grey Ghost]

I just drive my Hybrid Maverick I don't put it in eco I don't look at the coach for my stops i just drive it if I need more power I push harder I never mainly in the county up hills down hills around many curves . In town very little and still get 42. MPH . My opinion just drive it

 

[K5Blazer]

You get power from the motors immediately. The “power gauge” on the left show how much battery power is being used during acceleration.

So no, there really isn’t a certain zone for better fuel economy.

Power and fuel economy is achieved just like a normal engine.

Your brain is the power vs fuel economy computer, just like a regular vehicle.

Leadfoots will suck gas but will also drain the battery faster, reducing mpg due to less input from the motors due to a drained battery.

Driving easier and coasting to stops instead of racing light to light gives you same gains as doing that in a regular vehicle.

However,

I definitely accelerate more briskly than I used to in my last two high mpg rated vehicles. First, because I have much more power than I did with them. Second, because I get much better mpg than I did with them even with the extra power being used.

Looks like you currently drive a 1999 Honda Accord?
0-60 times range from 7.7 to 9 seconds for those.

You will at least equal, if not significantly better, those times with your hybrid. The difference is that you will get far better mpg doing so, in a pickup.

 

[OneAlienBoi]

I do not have my Mav yet so I am wondering. During acceleration, how hard to you need to accelerate before you get help from the Electric motor? And then would you actually get better gas mileage if you accelerated in that zone?
Just curious

I think it's more like - How hard do you need to accelerate to get help from the engine. Under mild acceleration, the engine won't even turn on unless you're running the AC/Heater, or driving long distances.

If you're trying to maximize fuel economy, accelerate smoothly and gently. I also recommend letting off the gas when coming up to a red light sooner.

 

[rclee]

@K5Blazer is right on! This thing is very easy to drive. You will get good mileage "In Town" no matter how you drive. Highway mileage is another story. I barely use the cruise control because I think I will get better MPG by using my right foot.

Funny, that is why I bought the XLT as the XL didn't have cruise control in 2022.

 

[AF Blue]

I do not have my Mav yet so I am wondering. During acceleration, how hard to you need to accelerate before you get help from the Electric motor? And then would you actually get better gas mileage if you accelerated in that zone?
Just curious

Interesting way to think about it ....
I thought the Mav hybrid starts in electric mode and run until ICE is needed and it kicks in.
I did not know/think there is any electric aid other than initial start and up to a certain speed.

If the electric motor was engaging at highway speeds, i would expect to see traditional
lower MPG in city / higher MPG highway. Thought this is why a lot of highway driving gets you similar MPGs to the Eco driving highway speeds.

I have no clue ... just the way i think of it working.

 

[Mav_RICK]

The grade plays a role as well. Best the more you accelerate the more you use the ICE. The more you coast the more you charge. You just kinda of get in a zone after awhile where you spend a lot of time either charging or in electric when you’re around town. The better you do with that the less ICE you need.

 

[WesM]

The electric motor is pretty much helping any time the battery is full enough to provide power. There is an EV coach that helps you see when the engine would come on, so you can try and stay in EV mode as long as you can. Its a fun game at first... but gets old after a while.

 

[icegradner]

The “power gauge” on the left show how much battery power is being used during acceleration.

The power gauge is combined output, not just the electric motor.

 

[rclee]

The electric motor is pretty much helping any time the battery is full enough to provide power. There is an EV coach that helps you see when the engine would come on, so you can try and stay in EV mode as long as you can. Its a fun game at first... but gets old after a while.

Yeah it gets old, but an average of 45MPG in the warmer months does not get old. Winter is another story. But I still am not bitching about 35-40MPG in the winter.

My old Element could only do 24MPG's and that was in ideal conditions.

 

[BluegrassNbass]

I forget to coast a lot...I'm sure if I had the brake coach on it would just flash a middle finger at me. Sometimes the music is just that good at Mach1

 

[Onceforall]

The power gauge is combined output, not just the electric motor.

That's what I thought as well, but the first poster had me second guessing. Reason being, I rarely need more than 20% power to get up to speed, normal rate of acceleration. Since I have less than 1000 miles, we haven't done any acceleration in the 30%+ power level. Don't anticipate a need, either.

 

[GPSMan]

That's what I thought as well, but the first poster had me second guessing. Reason being, I rarely need more than 20% power to get up to speed, normal rate of acceleration. Since I have less than 1000 miles, we haven't done any acceleration in the 30%+ power level. Don't anticipate a need, either.

Yes! True!

And when towing I rarely need more than 50% combined power output.

There are no steadfast rules.
Electric motors can help you accelerate at ANY TIME depending on factors. But in general, they help you accelerate, be that zero to 40 mph or 60 mph to 75 mph, this is when they are for sure "boosting" you from the reserve of battery power.

Steady speed / cruise control conditions they also help, but not from the battery.

Gas engine turns the generator, the generated power goes directly to the traction motor spinning the wheels.
This is how a train locomotive works.
The diesel engine runs at a constant RPM. (They have 9 discrete settings)
Diesel generates electricity. Electricity turns the wheels. Railroads have been driving hybrids since the 1930's.

It is possible BUT VERY RARE to have gasoline power only going to the wheels. Hence the name "hybrid"

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