overtrail887
Active member
I thought with all this life time mpg talk there should be a thread on sharing how to get better MPG.
First get a base line, which for everyone will be different. Don’t compare yours to someone else’s because my commute is 2 miles and others might be flat. Big tires, roof rack, etc all change things. As does fuel, btw, straight 91 0% ethanol is worth 3% alone if you are in a state that has it.
Anyway here is what I have found to get me better MPG’s.
1) Coast - Holy hell can this thing coast. I was not used to how early I could lift and maintain a decent speed. If I see a red light I lift and coast. Going down hill, coast. Find the places you can coast.
2) If the engine is off, keep it off. - This was the second most helpful thing to eke out better MPG. If you use the boost gauge and on the electric motor one there are 3 hash marks with the first one roughly 1/3 the way.
I have found if can keep it below that the engine stays off. Think parking lots, slow and go traffic where you have been coasting, hwy transitions, long downhill runs that aren’t too steep. All of this is mostly below 60 mph where I noticed it was possible to keep running on electric. Above that speed the wind resistance is too much.
3) Light foot - much less that the others and in a way less obvious. Staying out off boost and holding part throttle helped too but less so.
Everything else for me wasn’t a noticeable improvement. What’s worked for you?
First get a base line, which for everyone will be different. Don’t compare yours to someone else’s because my commute is 2 miles and others might be flat. Big tires, roof rack, etc all change things. As does fuel, btw, straight 91 0% ethanol is worth 3% alone if you are in a state that has it.
Anyway here is what I have found to get me better MPG’s.
1) Coast - Holy hell can this thing coast. I was not used to how early I could lift and maintain a decent speed. If I see a red light I lift and coast. Going down hill, coast. Find the places you can coast.
2) If the engine is off, keep it off. - This was the second most helpful thing to eke out better MPG. If you use the boost gauge and on the electric motor one there are 3 hash marks with the first one roughly 1/3 the way.
I have found if can keep it below that the engine stays off. Think parking lots, slow and go traffic where you have been coasting, hwy transitions, long downhill runs that aren’t too steep. All of this is mostly below 60 mph where I noticed it was possible to keep running on electric. Above that speed the wind resistance is too much.
3) Light foot - much less that the others and in a way less obvious. Staying out off boost and holding part throttle helped too but less so.
Everything else for me wasn’t a noticeable improvement. What’s worked for you?
under the pedal technique is a must, not practical on modern day USA roadways 
