I'm sure this topic has been done to death, but I have a question about my gas mileage, which has always averaged close to 47 MPG. Not bad, but I had hoped for better. Highway or city driving doesn't seem to matter. I have tried to change my driving habits, slower accelerating, etc., all to no avail.
My question centers around how much work should the electric engine be doing when I am starting from a stand-still? On a few occiasions, the electric engine does the whole job of getting me up to 15 or 20 MPH, then the gas engine kicks in. Ususally, it seems that the gas engine is doing most (or all) of the work from 0 to 20 MPH or more. My MPG on most start ups is generally around 10 - 20 until I get up to cruising speed. Clearly, this is hurting mt average.
Any advice or suggestions out there?
My question centers around how much work should the electric engine be doing when I am starting from a stand-still? On a few occiasions, the electric engine does the whole job of getting me up to 15 or 20 MPH, then the gas engine kicks in. Ususally, it seems that the gas engine is doing most (or all) of the work from 0 to 20 MPH or more. My MPG on most start ups is generally around 10 - 20 until I get up to cruising speed. Clearly, this is hurting mt average.
Any advice or suggestions out there?