Today's Commute mileage

[TexasHybrid]

Surface streets, traffic lights, no HVAC.

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[MaverickDragon]

@TexasHybrid
Looks like the Mavbrid was build for your kind of driving.
Stop and go is where the hybrid power train shines, and in your case, that's awesome mpg's.
I've got round trips a bit over 50, but the nearest traffic light (or traffic) is 25 miles away...

 

[Mavster Mechanic]

Now you are getting it.

Congrats.

Without the aid of Gravity; 65 MPG is about the theoretical limit over flat terrain with ideal weather.

Anything higher on long trips and the computer is lying / mis calibrated.

 

[Phred]

Surface streets, traffic lights, no HVAC.

I hear similar reports frequently, so there must be something I’m missing. The most I’ve gotten is 542 miles on one tank with 223 electric miles. The computer tells me 42 or 43 mpg. Math figures it to be 36-38 mpg. I drive 2.2 miles to work each day on a secondary road (35 mph speed limit) all year. The late spring and summer driving are the best. How are people getting reports of 800 miles/tank or 60-70 mpg? Not saying it doesn’t happen, but I get nowhere near that and have made the effort to get those types of numbers. Not being confrontational. I just want to learn how to do this routinely. Thanks for reading my comment.

 

[ZABSMAV]

Surface streets, traffic lights, no HVAC.

Leaving the HVAC on has very little, if any, effect on local MPG. Ours is a 2023 Lariat Hybrid and we just leave the HVAC on.

 

[grandpopa'sMPGs]

I guess I am not doing as well

 

[OJJR]

Surface streets, traffic lights, no HVAC.

My F 150 gets about 13 mpg on surface streets. Eleven miles to work, all on surface streets. Gas up the F 150 about once every twelve days. Fill up the Maverizk Hybrid with 13 gallons of gas and drive for more than a month.

 

[Waterick]

I hear similar reports frequently, so there must be something I’m missing. The most I’ve gotten is 542 miles on one tank with 223 electric miles. The computer tells me 42 or 43 mpg. Math figures it to be 36-38 mpg. I drive 2.2 miles to work each day on a secondary road (35 mph speed limit) all year. The late spring and summer driving are the best. How are people getting reports of 800 miles/tank or 60-70 mpg? Not saying it doesn’t happen, but I get nowhere near that and have made the effort to get those types of numbers. Not being confrontational. I just want to learn how to do this routinely. Thanks for reading my comment.

There are many ingredients to getting the best mileage out of your hybrid; I don't believe I will get them all here. But, I will try. First don't make short trips, every time you turn off the truck it will go into a cycle of the ice constantly running for up to two minutes when you restart (edit: unless your'e very careful not to use hardly any throttle until the HVB needs its normal charge cycle). Don't use more heat than you need, heated seats and steering wheel have less negative impact on fuel mileage. When you do need heat, try to delay it's use until the gas engine has warmed through usage, otherwise it will operate just to generate heat. A/C has less impact but does negatively affect MPG. Don't set it colder than you actually need or just open the windows. I have a sunroof and sliding rear window and find that opening the roof to the vent position and opening the rear window provides great ventilation even at quite warm temperatures. This creates little air drag and cabin turbulence on the highway. Actual driving: even more things you can do. Some people like slippery mode because they coast better, others just feather the accelerator to prevent loss of momentum due to regenerative braking. Eco mode probably does more than I know, but does increase regenerative braking. I would think it affects throttle response especially when using cruise control. I know I can do better myself so usually don't use that unless, I just want a break. The vehicle seems to always have enough energy thru regeneration so don't worry about which way you reduce it. Rolling hills seem to provide some of the best MPG's when out of town. Use the down hills to gain speed (feather the "go" pedal) for the next hill, don't be a dead foot driver. Let off the throttle as you crest thill hill and get back into electric mode as soon as you can.
From a dead start: stay with the flow of traffic. No traffic, start promptly and get up to speed depending upon terrain, if at the top of a hill and in no hurry/traffic use gravity to do a slower acceleration using electric mode get up to speed and then use pulse/glide to keep within your desired speed range. Don't recommend using pulse/glide in high traffic unless you have multiple lanes that have lighter traffic. I find interstates and highly graded highways to be the most challenging for good MPG's. Too flat and leveled for much coasting and must use pulse and glide and lower speeds for great mileage. Much over 60 MPH and your mileage will suffer. I will always use a secondary road if practical, yes the speeds might be slower but, it probably is fewer miles with some ups and downs to help your mileage. If you have the time, it could be the way to go. These are just some of the many things you can do. I'm sure there are more I've omitted and hopefully people will add to this. Start using some of these things and with time they come naturally and the MPG's will improve. I have a corrected running display of 46.9 MPG and usually get just short of 700 miles per tank when I fill up near zero MTE. I hope this helps.

 

[DS_Ohio]

My ICE engine does not run when I turn off the truck.

 

[ZABSMAV]

There are many ingredients to getting the best mileage out of your hybrid; I don't believe I will get them all here. But, I will try. First don't make short trips, every time you turn off the truck it will go into a cycle of the ice constantly running for up to two minutes when you restart. Don't use more heat than you need, heated seats and steering wheel have less negative impact on fuel mileage. When you do need heat, try to delay it's use until the gas engine has warmed through usage, otherwise it will operate just to generate heat. A/C has less impact but does negatively affect MPG. Don't set it colder than you actually need or just open the windows. I have a sunroof and sliding rear window and find that opening the roof to the vent position and opening the rear window provides great ventilation even at quite warm temperatures. This creates little air drag and cabin turbulence on the highway. Actual driving: even more things you can do. Some people like slippery mode because they coast better, others just feather the accelerator to prevent loss of momentum due to regenerative braking. Eco mode probably does more than I know, but does increase regenerative braking. I would think it affects throttle response especially when using cruise control. I know I can do better myself so usually don't use that unless, I just want a break. The vehicle seems to always have enough energy thru regeneration so don't worry about which way you reduce it. Rolling hills seem to provide some of the best MPG's when out of town. Use the down hills to gain speed (feather the "go" pedal) for the next hill, don't be a dead foot driver. Let off the throttle as you crest thill hill and get back into electric mode as soon as you can.
From a dead start: stay with the flow of traffic. No traffic, start promptly and get up to speed depending upon terrain, if at the top of a hill and in no hurry/traffic use gravity to do a slower acceleration using electric mode get up to speed and then use pulse/glide to keep within your desired speed range. Don't recommend using pulse/glide in high traffic unless you have multiple lanes that have lighter traffic. I find interstates and highly graded highways to be the most challenging for good MPG's. Too flat and leveled for much coasting and must use pulse and glide and lower speeds for great mileage. Much over 60 MPH and your mileage will suffer. I will always use a secondary road if practical, yes the speeds might be slower but, it probably is fewer miles with some ups and downs to help your mileage. If you have the time, it could be the way to go. These are just some of the many things you can do. I'm sure there are more I've omitted and hopefully people will add to this. Start using some of these things and with time they come naturally and the MPG's will improve. I have a corrected running display of 46.9 MPG and usually get just short of 700 miles per tank when I fill up near zero MTE. I hope this helps.

Our Maverick hybrid does not automatically start the ICE on restarts after short trips. If I drive just a few miles from home very gingerly I can do the entire trip on all electric. The ICE never starts at all. The HVAC does not have any appreciable impact on MPG or the ICE starting on short trips. Aggressive use of the throttle does.

 

[Waterick]

Our Maverick hybrid does not automatically start the ICE on restarts after short trips. If I drive just a few miles from home very gingerly I can do the entire trip on all electric. The ICE never starts at all. The HVAC does not have any appreciable impact on MPG or the ICE starting on short trips. Aggressive use of the throttle does.

Yes, mine will also do that if you don't need to accelerate up an incline or hill. But, after an hour off it will usually start soon after I turn it on anyway. The fewer warm up cycles you have over time, the better your mileage will be.

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