My Hybrid continues to surprise me!

[GPSMan]

One thing that I find perplexing is that when I exit a freeway, using regenerative breaking with 100% efficiency,, when I exit the ramp, often the truck immediately uses the gas engine, rather than being in electric mode using the energy I just pumped into the battery. I am really gentle on the accelerator, and expected the truck to use electric mode more than it does.

Every hybrid I have driven going back 20 years behaves like this. It is normal.

There are a few reasons but most common is you are just pressing the "Go" pedal a bit too much.

Are you using the "EV coach" that is found on the "star" menu? It won't change anything but you can learn a lot from it.

If does not matter how fully charged your battery is, you are software limited to roughy 20 horsepower in electric mode. Ask for 21 or 22 with that go pedal and the gas engine comes on.

But literally the word hybrid means a mix. So you are getting a combo of electric and gasoline propulsion leaving the exit. Your MPG may be 40 MPG instead of 25 MPG for example, so you are still getting a benefit from the recharge you did decelerating.

I call these truck "Battery Boosted".

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[Ozarkbeard]

...One thing that I find perplexing is that when I exit a freeway, using regenerative breaking with 100% efficiency,, when I exit the ramp, often the truck immediately uses the gas engine, rather than being in electric mode using the energy I just pumped into the battery. I am really gentle on the accelerator, and expected the truck to use electric mode more than it does.

Change the instrument cluster display to show the EV Coach.
If you're not on an incline and if the HV battery's charged (and the Coach shows it's barely using the ICE), let off the go pedal and re-apply the pedal slightly a couple of times. That will usually kick it into electric mode, unless you're trying to accelerate too quickly.

 

[gwrace14651]

I originally ordered an EcoBoost but found my hybrid on a local lot.
Just took a 50 mile round trip highway speed for most of it. Averaged 52mpg! I don't drive much but I just filled my tank for the second time in over three months. Am averaging over 40 MPG lately even though the weather has gotten colder since I live in S.Ontario. Amazing!

We have 100 miles on our 24 Lariat Hybrid and I'm still waiting for the fuel tank to come off the full mark. I want to know how the rack and tonneau cover install will impact the mileage. Been driving in sport mode but taking it very gently until we get her broken in.

 

[Derwood]

We have 100 miles on our 24 Lariat Hybrid and I'm still waiting for the fuel tank to come off the full mark. I want to know how the rack and tonneau cover install will impact the mileage. Been driving in sport mode but taking it very gently until we get her broken in.

That's a neat colour, don't think I've seen one before! What's it called?

 

[GPSMan]

That's a neat colour, don't think I've seen one before! What's it called?

Beige.


Personal preference.
My Alto Blue is pretty when clean, but it gets dusty just from looking at it. This terrain colored probably will hide the dust.

 

[gwrace14651]

That's a neat colour, don't think I've seen one before! What's it called?

Terrain, we've had it almost two weeks and really can't see any dirt on it. More importantly the wife loves the color. Pictures do not do it justice. My son has a 2022 Velocity Blue XLT and it gets dirty pretty fast.

 

[Derwood]

Terrain, we've had it almost two weeks and really can't see any dirt on it. More importantly the wife loves the color. Pictures do not do it justice. My son has a 2022 Velocity Blue XLT and it gets dirty pretty fast.

I've got the carbonized grey and the wheels match which was a nice coincidence!

 

[Suzukiridr14]

I've seen a bicycle with a small gas engine on the front wheel.

Yes for sure! My son collected mopeds, and I remember he had 2 that I think were French.

 

[MarcoG]

Terrain, we've had it almost two weeks and really can't see any dirt on it. More importantly the wife loves the color. Pictures do not do it justice. My son has a 2022 Velocity Blue XLT and it gets dirty pretty fast.

Iconic silver for me. Never looks dirty.

 

[Goose20]

Yes it is fantastic the great milage the Hybrid Maverick gets My Maverick just over 19,000 miles Been across the U.S. twice . All over Tn ,Ky, Al, Ms ,Mo ,Wv don't drive easy when I need to go I go and I have average just under 42 MPG .

Like the stripe....

 

[gwrace14651]

Iconic silver for me. Never looks dirty.

One of the Honda Accord hybrids that we sold was silver. We had to change it up a bit.

 

[stoptothink]

Interesting. I haven’t seen an Electric Bike with front wheel drive.

My e-bike has hub motors on the front and back https://eunorau-ebike.com/products/...MIoY3GiKH5ggMVCQ-tBh0thAx_EAAYASAAEgJIsPD_BwE

 

[inline_five]

My e-bike has hub motors on the front and back https://eunorau-ebike.com/products/...MIoY3GiKH5ggMVCQ-tBh0thAx_EAAYASAAEgJIsPD_BwE

Wouldn't a mid-drive unit make a lot more sense on a mountain bike?

 

[stoptothink]

Wouldn't a mid-drive unit make a lot more sense on a mountain bike?

A 100lbs. bike doesn't make sense as a mountain bike, unless you redo the suspension and put some insane brakes on it. I have a <25lbs. hardtail for the trails. For me it's just a comfy and fast cruiser, that is safe to ride in almost any condition. I even put cruiser tires on it.

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