Hybrid average MPG in Normal, ECO, & Slippery modes

[glpuckett]

The Hybrid Maverick in ECO mode has more aggressive regen braking than Normal mode which almost always results in a 100% regen braking report and no actual usage of the physical brakes.

That means the brakes will last for a very long time and the additional regen power going back to the HV battery means less ICE engine running and overall better lifetime MPG numbers.

I have gotten pretty adapt to being fuel efficient & the obvious limitation is the battery capacity or the ability to regen. Over the last couple of weeks I've been using the Low "L" mode more often; especially in stop & go traffic, which has definitely helped in both regen and reduced braking! Understand, I've been in a Stick Shift for many years and my hands are used to being busy, so having my finger near or finding the "L" is quite easy / natural for me. Bottom line I use the Low mode more often now just to keep the battery more useable for a longer amount of time.

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[MtcARK]

My driving day today in the Maverick Hybrid: 53.1 MPG over 82.7 miles. A mix of around town, rural roads, and some interstate. All in Normal mode.

 

[BILLNOROVILLE]

Saturday going to San Jose from Oroville and Sunday coming home. Mostly Freeway and often 70mph or more and sometimes 60mph on two lane roads (1/3 of trip). There was a high wind advisory out for northern CA so some areas had very high winds and I could feel it in the truck.

This was my longest trip yet and the most traffic I have driven in. Truck now has 2683 miles (hybrid XLT). Round trip was 368.7 mile. I usually remember to put it in eco mode. Roads were pretty flat most of the time so never used Low button. AC was used some of the trip. Fan on when AC was off. No bed cover on the bed for the trip. Just 1 person (me). Filled up when I got home. Math says 41.08 mpg. Dash said 40.4mpg.

Very happy with the fuel consumption. Happy with seat comfort, visibility and mirrors and road noise. Also, my first time driving at night for over an hour. Like the headlights and the fact I could turn down the dash brightness and turn the screen off with just a button.

 

[JohnnyBravo]

I found eco mode allows more electric use at highway speeds.

 

[2517X]

When in Slippery mode the brakes aren't as aggressive, and since I've gotten used the the less aggressive braking, if I do forget to put it in Slippery mode, the first time I touch the brake I get a reminder because of the more aggressive braking, and I switch to Slippery mode. If you are having a hard time remembering to use ECO this might be a solution to the forgetfulness.

Update on average mileage with 8 trips in each mode.........

Normal = 48.7 MPG, 9.4 miles electric, avg temp 49 degrees
ECO = 49.9 MPG, 9.5 miles electric, avg temp 46 degrees
Slippery = 50.4 MPG, 9.6 miles electric, avg temp 48 degrees

 

[teamster02]

The Hybrid Maverick in ECO mode has more aggressive regen braking than Normal mode which almost always results in a 100% regen braking report and no actual usage of the physical brakes.

That means the brakes will last for a very long time and the additional regen power going back to the HV battery means less ICE engine running and overall better lifetime MPG numbers.

The (overly) aggressive regen braking also drastically reduces your speed, requiring you to accelerate more often. No coasting in Eco mode. For strictly city driving, eco is ok. For anything else, no.

 

[clavicus]

The (overly) aggressive regen braking also drastically reduces your speed, requiring you to accelerate more often. No coasting in Eco mode. For strictly city driving, eco is ok. For anything else, no.

Theres no coasting in normal mode either, it’s really just a learning process of what level of light pedal input equals “neutral”, so to speak.

 

[Spartan]

I drive a route that starts and stops at the same place and is 16.5 miles long, so I decided to document the mileage I was getting in normal, ECO, and slippery mode. Some of the variables..... traffic and traffic lights, can't very well be quantified, but weather can be. The surprising thing was that the temperature seemed to cause the largest MPG swing. The min temp so far was 35 degrees and the max was 55 degrees, which coincided with the min MPG of 42 and the max of 56.1. Both the min and max MPG was in slippery mode, which happened to have the highest average MPG of 5 trips of 49.7. While the average MPG in ECO for 5 trips was 48.5, average MPG in Normal was 46.5. Average temperature for Slippery was 43, ECO was 44, and normal was 42. So for this trip the cost per mile in slippery is 8.5 cents, in ECO it is 8.6 cents and in normal it is 9.0 cents.

The Honda Ridgeline I had before averaged 16.5 MPG, which makes the gas consumption easy to calculate on a 16.5 mile trip. So at 49.7 MPG in slippery mode, driving the Maverick cost the equivalent of driving the Ridgeline when gas was $1.41 / gallon. Makes you feel a lot better about $4.19 / gallon gas now. By the way I was using the EV coach aggressively to get the above MPG's.

Thanks.
So, ECO Mode was worth about (2 MPG) over Normal ?
All the Best,
Spartan

 

[Spartan]

I drive a route that starts and stops at the same place and is 16.5 miles long, so I decided to document the mileage I was getting in normal, ECO, and slippery mode. Some of the variables..... traffic and traffic lights, can't very well be quantified, but weather can be. The surprising thing was that the temperature seemed to cause the largest MPG swing. The min temp so far was 35 degrees and the max was 55 degrees, which coincided with the min MPG of 42 and the max of 56.1. Both the min and max MPG was in slippery mode, which happened to have the highest average MPG of 5 trips of 49.7. While the average MPG in ECO for 5 trips was 48.5, average MPG in Normal was 46.5. Average temperature for Slippery was 43, ECO was 44, and normal was 42. So for this trip the cost per mile in slippery is 8.5 cents, in ECO it is 8.6 cents and in normal it is 9.0 cents.

The Honda Ridgeline I had before averaged 16.5 MPG, which makes the gas consumption easy to calculate on a 16.5 mile trip. So at 49.7 MPG in slippery mode, driving the Maverick cost the equivalent of driving the Ridgeline when gas was $1.41 / gallon. Makes you feel a lot better about $4.19 / gallon gas now. By the way I was using the EV coach aggressively to get the above MPG's.

Have you tried to compare regular to premium fuel yet for MPG?

 

[JBryant]

I drive a route that starts and stops at the same place and is 16.5 miles long, so I decided to document the mileage I was getting in normal, ECO, and slippery mode. Some of the variables..... traffic and traffic lights, can't very well be quantified, but weather can be. The surprising thing was that the temperature seemed to cause the largest MPG swing. The min temp so far was 35 degrees and the max was 55 degrees, which coincided with the min MPG of 42 and the max of 56.1. Both the min and max MPG was in slippery mode, which happened to have the highest average MPG of 5 trips of 49.7. While the average MPG in ECO for 5 trips was 48.5, average MPG in Normal was 46.5. Average temperature for Slippery was 43, ECO was 44, and normal was 42. So for this trip the cost per mile in slippery is 8.5 cents, in ECO it is 8.6 cents and in normal it is 9.0 cents.

The Honda Ridgeline I had before averaged 16.5 MPG, which makes the gas consumption easy to calculate on a 16.5 mile trip. So at 49.7 MPG in slippery mode, driving the Maverick cost the equivalent of driving the Ridgeline when gas was $1.41 / gallon. Makes you feel a lot better about $4.19 / gallon gas now. By the way I was using the EV coach aggressively to get the above MPG's.

Glad someone pulled up this old thread. GREAT information and my experience is that a 1300 mi trip I just finished - 90% interstate driving - Slippery mode did about 2-3 mpg better. I would use normal for a segment before I made a food/restroom stop, look at the segment summary and write it down. Next segment would be in Slippery mode and do the same thing. Finally, would use Eco mode. Slippery mode was better in each segment. Highway terrain was the same and temp was the same for basically entire trip. Definitely slippery is best. My overall mpg for entire trip was just under 43.

 

[JimParker256]

Does anyone know if the seat heaters draw off the 12v battery or the high voltage battery? I'd assume the 12v but an not positive.

Also, it seems to me the seat heaters warm a person with less energy than climate heat but I suppose that's probably hard to measure.

Well, the 12V battery gets recharged from the HVB, so it's kind of a moot point, isn't it? The hybrid doesn't have a separate engine-driven alternator to recharge the 12V battery - it gets recharged via the DC-to-DC converter from the HVB, which in turn gets recharged by the ICE through the motor-generator. (Technically, you can also sort-of recharge the HVB via regenerative braking, but that's more about "recovering a portion of the energy used to get the vehicle in motion" than it is truly about "recharging" anything.)

 

[Derwood]

Cabin heating results in most of my lower MPG numbers that I have gotten as the ICE engine has to kick on for heat to be available when first starting out.

On very short trips on cold days of 1.5 miles or less I leave the climate control off as that trip would not even get the engine warm enough for heat and having the ICE engine running on those trips results in abismal MPG numbers.

I don't bother turrning the heat on for my work commute either as it's 2 miles the short way and still under 4 miles if I take the highway route.

 

[GPSMan]

I don't bother turrning the heat on for my work commute either as it's 2 miles the short way and still under 4 miles if I take the highway route.

Hell. I go 2 or 3 miles to lunch without turning the gas engine on!!!

 

[Derwood]

Hell. I go 2 or 3 miles to lunch without turning the gas engine on!!!

LOL. As it gets colder I notice a bit less electric travel on short trips. Still excellent though am very happy with my little truck!

 

[GPSMan]

LOL. As it gets colder I notice a bit less electric travel on short trips. Still excellent though am very happy with my little truck!

I could never get to work and back all electric in THIS truck even if it had a plug. But I COULD get to lunch and back all electric if there was a socket to recharge just 0.5 kWh at the lunch place.

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