After ~ 1,500 miles, <this> was my combined MPG

[olderbudwiser]

Where do ya get your 'shine from?

Better go somewhere else. They're not removing the heads and tails.

You want to gaslight people when you talk about your FE that's cool. When someone asks me I tell the truth. In one mode (ice only) I get this, plus I get some free miles.

If I drive in stop and go traffic my total miles go up because of free miles. When I'm on the freeway it's 75+ mph. 25-26 mpg. I did not buy my maverick for FE, I viewed it as a novelty item. I suppose if gas was $6 a gallon I would see it differently.

You seem to like using words to make yourself sound smart or superior. Looking at your location it's comes as no surprise. I just feel sorry for folks living where you do. So I try to be nice. You have enough misery to deal with. Cheers.

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[GPSMan]

So you bought a hybrid and get worse gas milage than an EcoBoost is what you are telling everyone. Nice.

Do you run the air conditioner with the windows open to help combat global warming as well?

 

[jsalewicz]

currently at 2668 miles and the average MPG is 47.8. On my 2nd tank I got 710 miles, but I did fill past the first auto shut off. I will not do that again, for we are not to do that

 

[DonPe1]

Yes, I feel so left out of these discussions. I have 23 Hybrid XLT since Aug. Try to run mostly on eco setting. I switch between highway and city. Use regular gas. Drive conservatively most of the time. Live in Chicago area. I can never get above 39mpg.....

 

[Bobinmi]

I have a 2022 hybrid with 43k miles, I have average 41.6 mpg over the life of it. Made several trips from Michigan to Florida, NH, SC and bunch to TN. I figure I have done 60 percent city, 40 Hwy. I drive Hwy at 70 mph, sometimes 75 mph.
City I usually see 40-60 mpg. Hwy 35-38 mpg.

I am very happy with my MPG......

BUT...I do have a 2024 ordered, with EB, AWD, 4k tow XL and just got my build date email yesterday, build week supposedly 2/5/24. Don't really want 2 mavericks, but do want to get a small camper...and I DO ALREADY tow a 6x12 enclosed trailer for moving a motorcycle here and there...so I'm kind of torn.

 

[stoptothink]

We're at 50.6mpg (on-board estimate) in the first 9,900 miles. DRAMATIC decrease in efficiency when it gets cold. We have blizzaks on our other car, so the maverick spends most of the time in the garage in the winter.

About half the miles are wife's commute to work (~45 miles round trip, all but maybe 2 miles on highway), then me puttering around town and a few longer trips (almost all highway). Wife could not care less about efficiency (on-board estimate drops quite literally every time she drives it), while I am an annoying fuel miser who uses most (not all) the hypermiling tricks.

 

[jsalewicz]

We're at 50.6mpg (on-board estimate) in the first 9,900 miles. DRAMATIC decrease in efficiency when it gets cold. We have blizzaks on our other car, so the maverick spends most of the time in the garage in the winter.

About half the miles are wife's commute to work (~45 miles round trip, all but maybe 2 miles on highway), then me puttering around town and a few longer trips (almost all highway). Wife could not care less about efficiency (on-board estimate drops quite literally every time she drives it), while I am an annoying fuel miser who uses most (not all) the hypermiling tricks.

I have notices when the hvac is on is does drop and EV is less available when first started when cold.

 

[bigcat1185]

We're at 50.6mpg (on-board estimate) in the first 9,900 miles. DRAMATIC decrease in efficiency when it gets cold. We have blizzaks on our other car, so the maverick spends most of the time in the garage in the winter.

About half the miles are wife's commute to work (~45 miles round trip, all but maybe 2 miles on highway), then me puttering around town and a few longer trips (almost all highway). Wife could not care less about efficiency (on-board estimate drops quite literally every time she drives it), while I am an annoying fuel miser who uses most (not all) the hypermiling tricks.

What are your tricks?

 

[stoptothink]

What are your tricks?

I use slippery mode 99% of the time (we live at the base of mountains and surrounded by rolling hills), coast as much as possible. Never use more than ~15% ICE power when accelerating from a stop, regularly get off the accelerator to kick it into e-mode (especially effective for stretches on the highway). And then just regular driving behavior like never exceeding speed limit and using the accelerator like there is an egg under it.

 

[GPSMan]

When people say "my MPG for 41,000 miles is 47.5 MPG" or such, make sure you are using pencil and paper.

The built-in computer only holds 5000 miles of data. Then the oldest is over-written.

FIFO
First In - First Out memory.

 

[bigcat1185]

When people say "my MPG for 41,000 miles is 47.5 MPG" or such, make sure you are using pencil and paper.

The built-in computer only holds 5000 miles of data. Then the oldest is over-written.

FIFO
First In - First Out memory.

Where did you find this information?

 

[GPSMan]

Where did you find this information?

I did the math on paper.

The dashboard value (if never reset) is your "lifetime" MPG for the first 5000 miles.

After that, if never reset, it represents your most recent 5000 miles.

Example: drive 5000 miles not loaded and net 40 MPG average.

Don't reset anything.

Then drive 5000 miles towing a heavy trailer and net 20 MPG while towing.

Dash will show 20 MPG "lifetime" Not 30.

I literally did this. (Or close)

On the reverse, the next 5000 miles not towing, took my never reset average back up to 40+. As if the towing event never happened.

This is an XLT. I would expect XL to behave the same. And likely Lariat too.

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