If you left the house 5-10min earlier than usual, you could probably crack into the 50's since you won't be in as much of a rush.I have a 2023 hybrid XLT. Brought it home last week and didn’t expect mpg to be this high. Been getting mid 40 mpg on my trip to Boston ever day (43 miles each way).
I found that the system will be more eager to use electric only in eco mode. I first noticed this when I did a trip using normal mode and a patch I usually coast in I couldn’t get the engine to turn off. Switching to eco mode it turned off instantly.
Try it in "Slippery" mode, for even better results. MavGPS turned me on to this in his posts on getting the best mileage from your Maverick. I'm getting 2-3 mpg better in Slippery than I did in Eco.
This has been my experience too. Slippery mode tends to soften braking regeneration, giving you more hypermiling, coasting. That is the key to fuel efficiency. Get up to speed, coast, and repeat.
This is getting into crazy territory. Reminds me of a friend years ago who bought the mileage improvement gadgets for his car. I asked him if they helped and he stated they were so good, he had to stop twice and drain gas out because the tank kept overflowing.The other day I made several short trips around town, then came home. For the first 2-3 stops, I was getting low 50's for mpg. Then came my final leg home from my daughter's house:
That's my best (by far) mileage - though it's certainly not sustainable for longer distances. I'm pretty sure the HVB was fully charged when we stopped, and the ICE only engaged briefly when I first started (uphill) and about a 1/4 mile from the house as I topped a hill. Other than that, it was an EV trip... Still, it was fun to see this when I parked it in the driveway.
Yeah, but note that i said it is not sustainable, and the conditions were pretty much optimal for that short drive. But it IS fun to see one like that every once in a while when there's no traffic and conditions are right. For the most part, I'm finding I can get 45-50 mpg (per the onboard computer, which is a bit optimistic) on most of my in-town drives. After my next fuel-up, I'm going to adjust my computer to more closely match the actual mileage. Of course, that might be a while... Ha!
You are right, it is fun. We also have a Kia Niro Hybrid and I actually had some fun with my wife and drove like 20 mph for the 12 mi round trip going a back road to pick up some things. I don't think I left EV but maybe once and came in with 72 mpg and told her I expected her to do that each time. I never knew what hit me LOL.
