Nherring Posted June 18, 2013 at 12:53 AM Report Share Posted June 18, 2013 at 12:53 AM Hi all I completed my first 110.6 mile commute today. Traffic was fine on I95 and I flew along at between 75 and 80 mph for about 35 miles each way. Kept the car on EVlater the whole time. From home to the highway entrance (5+miles each way - full EV mode and the same for a stop and go trip down RT 1 onto the Tobin Bridge and up Storrow Drive to the medical school. I arrived at the garage with 3miles to go, picked up a full charge, and arrived home with 1mile left on the battery. Note, the battery is now indicating 25 miles fully charged, vs 18 when I took delivery Saturday. The results? Overall MPGe round trip 50.2 Total fuel use for 110.6 mies? 1.7 gallons for a net of 65mpg round trip. And this system ain't broken in yet.... jeff_h and Energized 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Fusion Posted June 18, 2013 at 01:57 AM Report Share Posted June 18, 2013 at 01:57 AM Try the same trip in the slow lane doing the speed limit. Curious to see what your MPG will be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nherring Posted June 22, 2013 at 01:55 AM Author Report Share Posted June 22, 2013 at 01:55 AM So after 4 days with the same commute, it keeps getting better. My overall mileage is up to 57.6 MPGe and assuming that the gas gauge is accurate, I could be looking at ~900 miles on my first tank. Could I really hit 65 mpg? Stay tuned. A couple of factoids; 1. Fully charged my battery claims 27-31mpg although it seems to be averaging around 27.2. I've seen te MPGe hit 156 during short trips around town.3. Overall, I'm averaging 91% braking efficiency.4. Battery & re-gen together are providing about 58% of total energy, and gas 42%. If someone were to use this car mostly for commuting city-style, gas station stops would be a rare occurance.By the way, when I have time to slow down, I will. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meyersnole Posted June 22, 2013 at 03:29 AM Report Share Posted June 22, 2013 at 03:29 AM (edited) So after 4 days with the same commute, it keeps getting better. My overall mileage is up to 57.6 MPGe and assuming that the gas gauge is accurate, I could be looking at ~900 miles on my first tank. Could I really hit 65 mpg? Stay tuned. A couple of factoids; 1. Fully charged my battery claims 27-31mpg although it seems to be averaging around 27.2. I've seen te MPGe hit 156 during short trips around town.3. Overall, I'm averaging 91% braking efficiency.4. Battery & re-gen together are providing about 58% of total energy, and gas 42%. If someone were to use this car mostly for commuting city-style, gas station stops would be a rare occurance.By the way, when I have time to slow down, I will. I am still on the dealers tank... over 2200 miles. :). On my morning commute I can get about 54mpg in hybrid mode (the other day my car didn't charge) on the way home it dropped to about 45mpg according to the trip summary. It is nice to know that you can pretty easily get the EPA numbers. It will be interesting to see how this car does on a long trip. I will be happy with mid 30s driving 75ish. Anybody drive this car at speed for a distance? I have never gotten anywhere near 27 miles, but I think that is because my commute includes a stretch of about 3-4 miles doing 60mph. I usually get 20-22. (I commute 22 miles). Fully charged I usually read 23-25 (no climate control) I don't use the MPGe, but my miles per gal is in the 250s range Very similar brake score, my lifetime is 92 would have to look, but I am obviously much higher on electric then gas Edited June 22, 2013 at 03:34 AM by meyersnole Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nherring Posted June 25, 2013 at 11:22 AM Author Report Share Posted June 25, 2013 at 11:22 AM Ok, just filled the tank for the first time. 12.186 gallons for 793 miles or ~ 65 mpg. I'm a happy camper!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtshinn Posted June 25, 2013 at 01:10 PM Report Share Posted June 25, 2013 at 01:10 PM Hi all I completed my first 110.6 mile commute today. Traffic was fine on I95 and I flew along at between 75 and 80 mph for about 35 miles each way. Kept the car on EVlater the whole time. From home to the highway entrance (5+miles each way - full EV mode and the same for a stop and go trip down RT 1 onto the Tobin Bridge and up Storrow Drive to the medical school. I arrived at the garage with 3miles to go, picked up a full charge, and arrived home with 1mile left on the battery. Note, the battery is now indicating 25 miles fully charged, vs 18 when I took delivery Saturday. The results? Overall MPGe round trip 50.2 Total fuel use for 110.6 mies? 1.7 gallons for a net of 65mpg round trip. And this system ain't broken in yet.... Nice,very encouraging Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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