I routinely get 21-22mpg as long as I don't drive too crazy. It seems the more "normal" I drive the higher the mpgs. Normal meaning not excessive acceleration off the line, but not trying to drive ultra-conservative either.
Does anyone actually get the posted 22/24 mpg?
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The mileage estimates are determined in a laboratory, at an estimated 55 mph, using a 1958 with its smaller, lighter tires. Any speed above 55 is going to cost you at the pump. It’s not easy pushing a 5,000+ pound brick through the air.
Just finished my second tank, and I already noticed a big difference from the first tank off the lot. 19 MPG on the first tank, and closer to 23 on the second.
Biggest change was trying to get the car to enter the hybrid coast mode as much as possible
Biggest change was trying to get the car to enter the hybrid coast mode as much as possible
Thanks, Loving it so far! Wild what these 250's can do
The 2024 LC received an rating of 21.9455/24.8453/23.162 city/highway/combined
The 2025 LC received an rating of 21.9277/24.8415/23.1496 city/highway/combined
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While tested in a lab, the EPA testing is quite a bit more comprehensive:
(I still think the city testing is bogus, 23 stops over 11 miles hitting 56mph? Should be more like 40 stops over 4 miles hitting 25mph)
Detailed Test Information
EPA tests vehicles by running them through a series of driving routines, or schedules, that specify vehicle speed for each point in time during the laboratory tests.
www.fueleconomy.gov
I get just over 19 mpg in town and at interstate speeds running 34" tires in E load. So not bad in my opinion
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Drove to Cleveland and back from Louisville. I got 20-21 MPG. I tried maintained a speed of 75 MPH using adaptive cruise control. However, I did notice that when I to slowed to 55-65 MPH around the cities the MPG increased to 22-23. My LCFE has 8000K miles on it.
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1200 miles and 16.7. All city so far. But do have 34" tires and a 2" lift so that probably lowers the MPG a little compared to stock set up. I kind of have a heavy foot too.
Just pulled 26.1 (per the vehicle) on the way into work this morning. Ambient temp was 70F and I caught almost all green lights over my 8.9mile trip here in Albuquerque. I've put ~2300miles on the vehicle so it's getting better and better mpg's especially with the warmer weather.
Lots of coasting and/or off-throttle then back on gently to get the battery. But then again, on the way home I had a friendly run with a F-150 Raptor and the vehicle said 21mpg on the same route sooo
Lots of coasting and/or off-throttle then back on gently to get the battery. But then again, on the way home I had a friendly run with a F-150 Raptor and the vehicle said 21mpg on the same route sooo
I'm fairly consistently able to get 8.5L/100km (27.5Mpg) on my commutes now.
Getting the electric motor to run in the city and on the highway as much as possible is your best bet in driving up fuel efficiency. You can make up for a lot of the stop and go acceleration losses just by coasting to the next red light.
Getting the electric motor to run in the city and on the highway as much as possible is your best bet in driving up fuel efficiency. You can make up for a lot of the stop and go acceleration losses just by coasting to the next red light.
It's the tires mostly, city driving doesn't help thought.
I'm running tires with a "D" load range (stock size, however), and still able to get ~20 MPG city, and anywhere from 23-26 MPG on the highway, and that's also with a fairly heavy foot, particularly when accelerating (those numbers do definitely drop when it's colder out though in the winter months)...I've actually been surprised the hit to my MPG hasn't been as bad as I expected since swapping the stock tires, but again, I didn't go to crazy there. Larger, heavier tires will quickly have a pretty noticeable effect on fuel economy though.
I've owned mine since July 2024 and drove it through a Canadian winter. My overall average MPG since new is 12.1L/100 (19.5 MPG), but I just did a 160km trip with a strong tailwind, mostly downhill at 110km/hr, and the trip mileage was 8.0L/100 (29.4 MPG) 
Our winter gas is a killer for mpgI've owned mine since July 2024 and drove it through a Canadian winter. My overall average MPG since new is 12.1L/100 (19.5 MPG), but I just did a 160km trip with a strong tailwind, mostly downhill at 110km/hr, and the trip mileage was 8.0L/100 (29.4 MPG)
I'm averaging 24/25mpg and honestly I'm let down. I need to figure out a way to get better mileage.
I think the hybrid system is fantastic. It is just a very different kind of tool that takes some getting used to in order to be proficient. So a couple of observations to start building information:
1. Seems possible to run perpetually on battery if under 15 mph. Obviously if you accelerate too fast the ICE motor kicks in but I putted around a parking lot for a few mins until I got bored on battery only.
2. Once up to speed, I can maintain cruise at 30MPH with the ICE at zero RPMs.
3. I can use pulse and glide technique on flat highway up to 65MPH and cruise at less than 1800 RPMs which is peak power band. So accelerating quickly is easy and fun when desired.
4. I haven't done a lot of downhill but based on other hybrids you can leverage the battery and save a ton of gas (or in their case regenerate) on the way down.
By exploiting the hybrid it is possible to get very good fuel economy and zippy performance without too much trouble. The trick is to stay in the zone.
What other driving techniques has anybody found useful to maximize the power train?
1. Seems possible to run perpetually on battery if under 15 mph. Obviously if you accelerate too fast the ICE motor kicks in but I putted around a parking lot for a few mins until I got bored on battery only.
2. Once up to speed, I can maintain cruise at 30MPH with the ICE at zero RPMs.
3. I can use pulse and glide technique on flat highway up to 65MPH and cruise at less than 1800 RPMs which is peak power band. So accelerating quickly is easy and fun when desired.
4. I haven't done a lot of downhill but based on other hybrids you can leverage the battery and save a ton of gas (or in their case regenerate) on the way down.
By exploiting the hybrid it is possible to get very good fuel economy and zippy performance without too much trouble. The trick is to stay in the zone.
What other driving techniques has anybody found useful to maximize the power train?
I'm at just over 2K miles with an initial oil change at 2K (longer than I wanted...life gets in the way).
I've been tracking fuel usage from the start and the only tank I don't know about for sure is the one the dealer filled. Other than that have been using 93 AKI (hard / impossible to get 91 where I live, not ready to do the drop to 87/89 yet) from Top Tier stations mostly.
My displayed total fuel economy is 21.30 mpg, and I've calculated it at 21.59 mpg, so given variances in how consistent I'm getting the tank "full" and the pump gauges the calculation seems accurate.
On a trip by trip basis I've topped 26 mpg with a 75/25 mix of highway/city, very little traffic on the highway and keeping speed between 55 and 70. Trips were 20 miles or more.
Staying out of the throttle on acceleration (minimizing turbo use) and keeping speed constant (and near 65 mph) seems to give the best mileage. Not that I can, or even want to, always drive that way, but it seems to be the most efficient profile when range is important. It's worth mentioning that there is almost no elevation change where I live other than bridges and tunnels, so I imagine that helps significantly.
I will say every tank is getting better gas mileage than the one before it, which sounds common based on others' posts for new break in. It'll be interesting to see what happens with the oil change and as the break in period ends.
On the issue of range, I've been getting progressively closer to Empty on the gauge before filling up to confirm the reserve. My last fill up was showing 1 mile left and it only took 15.9 gallons. I've been comparing fuel pumped to tank size (understanding the variables I mentioned in my consistency in what's "full", the pump gauge, and come to think of it probably even environmental issues); my average reserve fuel is 1.87 gallons.
I tend normally to not want to be below 1/4 tank, but it's nice to know what's truly available in extremis.
I've been tracking fuel usage from the start and the only tank I don't know about for sure is the one the dealer filled. Other than that have been using 93 AKI (hard / impossible to get 91 where I live, not ready to do the drop to 87/89 yet) from Top Tier stations mostly.
My displayed total fuel economy is 21.30 mpg, and I've calculated it at 21.59 mpg, so given variances in how consistent I'm getting the tank "full" and the pump gauges the calculation seems accurate.
On a trip by trip basis I've topped 26 mpg with a 75/25 mix of highway/city, very little traffic on the highway and keeping speed between 55 and 70. Trips were 20 miles or more.
Staying out of the throttle on acceleration (minimizing turbo use) and keeping speed constant (and near 65 mph) seems to give the best mileage. Not that I can, or even want to, always drive that way, but it seems to be the most efficient profile when range is important. It's worth mentioning that there is almost no elevation change where I live other than bridges and tunnels, so I imagine that helps significantly.
I will say every tank is getting better gas mileage than the one before it, which sounds common based on others' posts for new break in. It'll be interesting to see what happens with the oil change and as the break in period ends.
On the issue of range, I've been getting progressively closer to Empty on the gauge before filling up to confirm the reserve. My last fill up was showing 1 mile left and it only took 15.9 gallons. I've been comparing fuel pumped to tank size (understanding the variables I mentioned in my consistency in what's "full", the pump gauge, and come to think of it probably even environmental issues); my average reserve fuel is 1.87 gallons.
I tend normally to not want to be below 1/4 tank, but it's nice to know what's truly available in extremis.
