rjent Report post Posted June 16, 2013 (edited) First of all ..... get rid of the girlfriend ... JK I would be interested as to what the grade is. The western mountains are known for their steep grades, especially on the older highways. Also, the speed limit is like 50 on that stretch of highway, I think that maybe the speed I was driving had something to do with it. Oh, and I had the speed control set to speed limit. You might try that..... JMHO Edited June 16, 2013 by rjent Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rupert Report post Posted June 16, 2013 Took two short trips during work to get Chinese food. The first trip to the Chinese place was in the mid 40s & the return trip was in the low 50s. Very nice. It was about 6 mile round trip. The weather is in the high 60s I believe. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rupert Report post Posted June 17, 2013 Welcome to the Forum, glad you've found it helpful :) It'll be interesting to see if you find EV+ to be harming your overall MPGs. The theory is that because when the ICE turns on the first time it runs longer to heat up the emissions components so and if you start that trip with a full battery you won't get the most bang for your gas consumption. If EV+ runs the battery down then when you first start driving the car will charge the battery back up to somewhere between 50% & 75% before it shuts off the first time which gets the car ready for maximum efficiency.I'm not sure what I'll do with EV+. I haven't noticed any detriment to my MPG with it turned on or off :headscratch: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HenryVIII Report post Posted June 17, 2013 Finally breaking 30mpg highway on the trip meter and instant fuel meter. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
neod192 Report post Posted June 17, 2013 I had a great run this morning. Looks like this is another personal best :) 4 Riggo, hybridbear, gadgetguy and 1 other reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gadgetguy Report post Posted June 17, 2013 I hope all of the dads here had a great fathers day! A couple of good numbers. Drove my son home last night (to his mothers) and had a good mpg trip. At one point approx 3-4 miles in the drive I had like 115 mpg lol :peelout: . The battery was almost full when I left and it was so nice out I turned off climate control and rolled windows down. This is this mornings commute :shift: . Left the house with temps right at 70, battery almost dead and ICE cold. No A/C and windows down. Had one of those lights change right at that moment when you can't gun it because you will still run a red and so you have to slam on the brakes. Got a 44% score on that one which killed my average :doh: . All of the other stops were 97-100. I love this car!!! :happy feet: :rockon: 4 hybridbear, corncobs, Da0ne and 1 other reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jsolan Report post Posted June 17, 2013 First of all ..... get rid of the girlfriend ... JK I would be interested as to what the grade is. The western mountains are known for their steep grades, especially on the older highways. Also, the speed limit is like 50 on that stretch of highway, I think that maybe the speed I was driving had something to do with it. Oh, and I had the speed control set to speed limit. You might try that..... JMHO The grade at least on the return trip was 2 @ 10% and 1 @ 12%. Those sides of the mountains had a few more sharp curves so I needed the breaks and couldn't retry the grade assist. Overall trip mileage was 42.2 mpg in 218 miles running it pretty hard. I love this car. 3 hybridbear, Da0ne and corncobs reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
acdii Report post Posted June 17, 2013 (edited) Lunch trip, 45 there, 60 back. Yep she's a good one! 44.9 on the drive in, yep Loving it! OK now that was cool, it added the video! Edited June 17, 2013 by acdii 4 corncobs, HenryVIII, Da0ne and 1 other reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gadgetguy Report post Posted June 17, 2013 Hahaha that's awesome both for the mpg and video! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
corncobs Report post Posted June 17, 2013 Hahaha that's awesome both for the mpg and video!Ditto... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HenryVIII Report post Posted June 17, 2013 Glad to hear you're finally getting mileage-wise what you actually wanted out of the car! 1 gadgetguy reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rjent Report post Posted June 17, 2013 Another Ruidoso run today. We left the condo and drove to Alamogordo (White sands monument, and the airbase). Got 64 going down (Stopped at Walmart at the bottom and turned off the car for the mileage) and 34 back up (again, stopped at Walmart for the trip home so the computer would start fresh for the return trip) for an average of 49..... I love this car! 2 gadgetguy and corncobs reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gadgetguy Report post Posted June 17, 2013 Another Ruidoso run today. We left the condo and drove to Alamogordo (White sands monument, and the airbase). Got 64 going down (Stopped at Walmart at the bottom and turned off the car for the mileage) and 34 back up (again, stopped at Walmart for the trip home so the computer would start fresh for the return trip) for an average of 49..... I love this car! That's awesome and I totally agree! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gadgetguy Report post Posted June 18, 2013 This evening commute :shift: home (to the gas station by my house actually) with it raining and I started with a very low battery. Not too bad. This is my trip 1 when I filled up. I actually pumped 10.90 after 2 clicks which Fuelly has as 41.2 mpg average. Either way I'll take it!! This is my lifetime since I reset it at roughly 5000 miles and it ha been steadily climbing. Makes me Happy!! :banvictory: 3 corncobs, hybridbear and thavil reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
acdii Report post Posted June 18, 2013 OK, add me to the 50 + 100% club! Trying to give hybridbear a run for his money (not) LOL It was time for a fillup and checking gas prices, the station in Sharon was .40 cents a gallon less then the local one nearby, so it was well worth the 23 mile round trip. 11.5 up and 11.5 back. Got 42 something there, and the above on the return trip. Also nailed the 100% brake score finally! Saved over $4 driving across the border. Oh and looky below, gained 1 MPG on Fuelly too. 3 hybridbear, gadgetguy and corncobs reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
corncobs Report post Posted June 18, 2013 Congrats it's so nice to see you getting numbers you deserve. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LEM Report post Posted June 18, 2013 I got my car on Thursday and I'm already getting pretty good numbers! So happy I can post on this thread! :happy feet: 5 rjent, acdii, gadgetguy and 2 others reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gadgetguy Report post Posted June 18, 2013 I got my car on Thursday and I'm already getting pretty good numbers! So happy I can post on this thread! :happy feet: That's awesome with such low miles! Welcome to the forum!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gadgetguy Report post Posted June 18, 2013 Not what I have been getting on my morning commute :shift: but considering it was raining with A/C on not too bad. Started with battery about 3/4 and temp at 67. 2 above EPA... I'll take it! 3 corncobs, Da0ne and rjent reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LEM Report post Posted June 18, 2013 That's awesome with such low miles! Welcome to the forum!! Thanks so much! I'm absolutely loving this car! It has surpassed my expectations! 5 corncobs, gadgetguy, hybridbear and 2 others reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
corncobs Report post Posted June 18, 2013 That's awesome with such low miles! Welcome to the forum!!Ditto... 1 gadgetguy reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kuzzi Report post Posted June 18, 2013 Bike was able to break 40mpg this fillup, probably because I didn't spill fuel when filling it this time, haha. I've been hammering the throttle much more to get around traffic in rush hour. Highway trips yield closer to 45+mpg. 1 gadgetguy reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jsolan Report post Posted June 18, 2013 I was going to take a picture if/when I hit 70 mpg on my drive home 2 hybridbear and gadgetguy reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fusionTX Report post Posted June 18, 2013 That's pretty awesome! Can you describe the 14 mile commute and how you got such high mileage? 1 gadgetguy reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jsolan Report post Posted June 19, 2013 That's pretty awesome! Can you describe the 14 mile commute and how you got such high mileage? It's a relatively flat (or so I originally thought) 2 lane country highway with speed limits mostly at 45mph. The drive home tonight started with about a 60% SOC because of the slope going into the parking lot at work and no AC because of a cool day. Today I hit the 1 major stop light with good timing and didn't need to stop. As I've found over the past few weeks, work to home is slightly downhill, enough that I can feather it in EV mode to keep up the speed limit for about 4-5 miles. I've also learned the best places to time kicking on the ICE to maximize momentum.There's 2 miles of city driving, but it's very flat with short blocks between lights so I can accelerate in EV mode. The drive to work is slightly more uphill and my mileage there usually ranges 35-40 mpg on that screen. It all averages out to a decent mileage, but not as good as some others I see on here. 1 hybridbear reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
