ECO Mode ON/OFF experiment (with data) - Highway driving

[Dad]

I agree, my hypothesis is that the ECO mode offers little to no value at highway speeds. Just having a little fun with data collection.
Also, that drive is EXTREMELY boring, so I need something to occupy my brain besides music, podcasts, or recorded books . I make that R/T drive every two months.

Try Sport Mode next time you get bored.

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[Tbone91]

I added Sport to my 24 FX4, It works. I like that I can basically turn on all 4 wheels.

Nice!

 

[samspritzer]

Agree with the highway vs city driving comments. At highway speeds, the vehicle is constantly maintaining speed and needs hybrid mode.

I regularly use the energy coach feature in my Maverick just to see what exactly happens with various road conditions. With the help of the coach, I can boost my trip mpg from upper 30s up to 45 or more just by reacting to the the road via the accelerator to keep the mode in electric.

I filled it up yesterday and then drove about 50 miles in a mixture of 10% highway at 55 and 90% stop and go, in Normal mode. I am one of those that prefers coasting to a stop whether its at a light or in traffic. To my delight, I ended the day at 51.4 mpg. But even better, watching the rear view mirror at those driving bigass tanks, frantically flipping me the bird and cursing me out....PRICELESS!

 

[Huchipapa]

Last time I did a 4 hour straight highway drive at 75mph, I got about 37mpg, it’s less than my 50mpg in town driving, but I’m not mad at 37 either

Yeah, when I get depressed about *only* getting 36-37 mpgs @ 75 mph instead of my usual 45-50 mpgs around town, I remember my Outback 2.5 only got 27 mpgs on the highway at 75 mph. So I'll take it....

 

[zorki1c]

The best way to improve mileage on my 2024 Maverick Lariat eco-boost is to turn off the air conditioner when it’s 100° but I’m going to pass on that

 

[AfterTheCalm]

Yeah, when I get depressed about *only* getting 36-37 mpgs @ 75 mph instead of my usual 45-50 mpgs around town, I remember my Outback 2.5 only got 27 mpgs on the highway at 75 mph. So I'll take it....

And I just did the same 4 hour drive yesterday, recorded it for this thread

 

[HeyBales]

I agree, my hypothesis is that the ECO mode offers little to no value at highway speeds. Just having a little fun with data collection.
Also, that drive is EXTREMELY boring, so I need something to occupy my brain besides music, podcasts, or recorded books . I make that R/T drive every two months.

It can degrade your AC - but if already at temp - nothing to improve.

It can improve regaining speed in cruise control calmly - but if not happening much - nothing to improve.

Otherwise it's changing the brake and Go pedal mappings to make it easier for YOU to drive more economically.

Therefore at set speed on CC - there will be little to no improvement since YOU aren't doing any input.

And since you can drive exactly the same way without the pedal mappings in Normal mode - you can make even that match.

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