Re: FEH Fuel Economy Issues
Good idea to put a reminder for FEH owners to log in their mileage at GH, the more the better for having a good sampling to show people researching what "real-world" fuel economy they may expect (slightly below EPA but better than CR).
Gary - while you and some others may be getting stellar MPG by going in EV as much as possible, I don't believe this is achievable by the average driver. Reason being that most FEH owners are not able to stay in EV mode at speeds of 35-40MPH on a daily basis, like you do in flat Florida. The Pulse & Glide technique perfected by Prius group will produce the highest MPG, but this is not a technique for the average driver, which is the intended audience I wrote the "Fuel Economy Issues" attached document (first post of thread).
I have also come to the conclusion that not all FEHs were built the same, as evident by the different emissions rating in different locations. Some drivers like you are able to drive in EV mode at speeds of 40MPH with cruise control for more than a mile at a time. I have seen more people report their FEH acts similar to mine, where top EV speed is more like 30MPH unless going down hill and ICE will snap on after a mile (with no regenerative braking). This may change for me since I only have ~3k miles so far, but don't believe it will be that significant. Difference may be just a PCM software version that may be adjusted with update, although ...
It is also interesting to note that several FEH hypermilers have reported the highest MPG in mountain areas, getting high 40s by climbing at ~35MPH and coasting back down, so flat ground is not necessarily the best for FEH fuel economy.
Edit: GaryG - another reason to post your good MPG average is to offset some seemingly bogus entries, like ecoman's 15000 miles of 26MPG (one entry, NOT multiple tanks) where he only posted 3 times (in 2 days) months ago saying he was a new owner. Noticed several other questionable entries with only 22-23MPG in FEH AWD, but they only logged once or twice with hundreds of miles, not 15K. Would it be fair to request moderators to filter out bogus entries?
Last edited by Gillman : 09-14-2005 at 09:56 AM.
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