newbeetle18t Posted June 27, 2013 at 09:39 PM Report Share Posted June 27, 2013 at 09:39 PM Picked up out car April 29th. Heading out for a 400 mile round trip this weekend so I decided to fill up the car for the 1st time. It had 1250 miles on odometer and took 10 gallons of fuel. Computer said 990 EV miles traveled out of the 1250 total. So 260 miles traveled on the ICE correct. I think we have done great so far utilizing the battery for most of our driving. How do most people interpret this information? Do I need to factor in regeneration miles also? Energized 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larryh Posted June 27, 2013 at 09:48 PM Report Share Posted June 27, 2013 at 09:48 PM (edited) The EV miles shows are the miles driven when the ICE was off. So the 260 miles are when the ICE and motor are powering the car or when only the ICE is powering the car. Regen miles are included in the EV and total miles. They are simply the estimated additional miles you gained via regenerative braking. Edited June 27, 2013 at 09:51 PM by larryh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griff Posted June 28, 2013 at 02:47 AM Report Share Posted June 28, 2013 at 02:47 AM I think that means you got 125 mpg overall, but the ICE averaged 25 mpg. I'll take that all day! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larryh Posted June 28, 2013 at 08:06 AM Report Share Posted June 28, 2013 at 08:06 AM (edited) You cannot determine the average MPG in hybrid mode for the ICE from the data in the post. If you drive the car with the battery depleted like a hybrid, you should get 43 mpg or more depending on the type of driving. The car does not separate EV miles into miles attributed to electrical energy obtained by plugging the car into a charging station versus electrical energy obtained from the ICE recharging the battery (and regenerative braking). Any EV miles resulting from the ICE charging the battery should be credited to the ICE when computed mileage--that's energy that didn't come from the electrical socket in the wall. Edited June 28, 2013 at 08:17 AM by larryh newbeetle18t 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newbeetle18t Posted July 1, 2013 at 06:58 PM Author Report Share Posted July 1, 2013 at 06:58 PM You cannot determine the average MPG in hybrid mode for the ICE from the data in the post. If you drive the car with the battery depleted like a hybrid, you should get 43 mpg or more depending on the type of driving. The car does not separate EV miles into miles attributed to electrical energy obtained by plugging the car into a charging station versus electrical energy obtained from the ICE recharging the battery (and regenerative braking). Any EV miles resulting from the ICE charging the battery should be credited to the ICE when computed mileage--that's energy that didn't come from the electrical socket in the wall.Thanks I your info and explanation of the EV miles was very helpful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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