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Originally Posted by HybridAl
I'm on my third tank. I use my HAH mostly for local driving, short trips. I have not been able to get better than 18 mpg. Yet, I read posts on this site boasting of mileage in the high 20s, low 30s. Is there a break in period? Or should I have the vehicle serviced?
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Probably there is nothing wrong with your hybrid, its the short trips. My drive to work each day is 21 miles and depending on temperature not until at least 3 miles into the trip will the mpg be up to 30+ and by the end I average around 37. Some days it hits 41 MPG when I arrive at work. Its totally depends on temperature, distance traveled, no one on your bumper, if a slow vehicle is in front slowing down your momenentum going into a hill or slight evelation, and constantly keeping the ECO light on.