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Originally Posted by LOL TCH
45-52 miles per hour is the magic speed for this car. I usually accelerate up to 55mph, back off slightly on the pedal, then at 52mph (on the dash not my gps or ScanGauge) the car goes into what I believe is the "heretical" mode. My ScanGauge says I'm getting 75-110 mpg! I can usually sustain these numbers for several miles. The beauty of driving in this mode is that it doesn't really drain the battery like driving in the EV mode does. For the first 150 miles on my current tank my MFD said I was getting 55.6 mpg using this mode and judicious use of the EV mode.
-Ed
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My commute to and from work consists of hills and downgrades. Going to work, I end up getting a lower FE than coming home. I have found that the elevation is higher at my work than at my home. Anyhow, I have found my TCH sweet spot is around 55 miles per hour, and sometimes a little higher. If I dip down to below 50 miles per hour, I find that I cannot even attempt P&G, and my FE drops a lot. Since there are so many ups and downs on my trip, if I keep a steady speed, I seem to get the best FE. My MFD shows around 35-37 mpg when going to work. When coming home, it tops out the 40 mpg.
I haven't read where anyone questioned the transmission on the TCH. I sometimes wish I could "downshift" the transmission to lower the rpm's and increase the FE. If I maintain a certain speed on a level surface, the transmission does switch after a bit, and my FE starts to increase, I would just like it to get there faster. Perhaps I am doing something wrong, and with all these ups and downs, I am not sure the car can "learn" my driving style.