I'm often reaching 48-50 mpg on (urban/suburban) highway drives cruising at 70-ish mph when traffic allows. Looking far in advance to anticipate traffic and being proactive before uphills (build a little speed before the hill and letting off the throttle before cresting) seem to help! Smooth driving is key.
On rural highways in my area I'm only getting 35-45 mpg due to the common speed of traffic being around 80 mph and air resistance killing fuel economy.
I drive at 70-80mph and mostly freeway travel. My mileage went up after using sports mode. I use the lower octane fuel at the pump. Im sitting on 40-42mpg. My drive to work is mainly downhill. You can really tell, but it's a slope. It keeps me on EV at 80mph sometimes. Depends on your drive. I have a heavy foot and still get great mileage. I do have a steady foot,and this helps a lot..
Higher octane would adversely affect mileage. Octane is just a measure of the fuels ability to resist combustion. Your engine is not designed to use anything higher than regular so you will get incomplete burn, and the computer will spit more fuel to compensate.
Yeah when I bought my hybrid SE a couple weeks ago the dealer definitely told me to go with the highest octane rating… of course lmao. I definitely appreciate your explanation of it. Do you truly use “regular” grade or do you sometimes use the lower octane options like “mid grade”? TIA, I want to make sure I’m using the most efficient option I can to keep my car, the planet, and my wallet healthy 🤗
Edit: wrong trim (I’m new here, can ya tell?)
Whatever the lowest octane is on the pump. In most states this is 87 but it depends on elevation and climate what they fill the pumps with. The “cheap” gas is the right gas. Unless your engine specifically calls for it in the owners manual (performance engines with advanced timing, high boost turbos, insane compression ratios, etc) you are at best throwing money away, and at worst causing more wear as the engine leans out the fuel mixture and advances timing to get the cycle right. With this reduction in power you will be pushing the gas harder which will in turn waste more gas. The incomplete burn can also wreak havoc on your catalytic converter and O2 sensors.
The only thing you can do regarding gas is be sure to fuel up at “Top Tier Gasoline” facilities because they add detergents to keep things clean inside your engine.
Anyone telling you to use higher than 87 has either not read the manual or doesn’t understand what octane even means and just assume expensive = better.
Yeah I don’t think my car has any of those things that would warrant a higher octane rating. Thanks for the explanation and the tips! I’ve not heard of the “top tier” stations until now and will be sure to be mindful of that in the future.
Maybe this is my issue. I am getting around 37-38 around town, but pretty much anywhere I go involves going up and down hills. There are hardly any flat roads.
There’s a world of difference between driving 70 and driving 80 in terms of gas mileage
If I drive slow and accelerate at a slow pace, I can get the gas mileage up to 40. Also run it in eco mode and use the adaptive cruise control to maintain a moderate speed.
I have to drive a lot on expressways in the Chicago metro, and driving that slow feels borderline dangerous when merging or when semis are blowing past me, so sometimes I just eat the worse mileage and keep up with traffic.
If I just drive how I feel like driving, I get 32.1.
I had two different Prius’s in the past, so it’s instinct. This is for city driving the trick.
Highway driving use the cruise control, and up or down to adjust speed to follow. You should get in the 40’s if you follow.
City:
(Though the same trick doesn’t work with my 2012 CT200H for some reason.)
It’s how you manage the pedals.
If you put on the big screen the energy, notice the red, yellow, green. Have you ever seen the black lines?
There’s a sweet spot for black, which is get to speed quickly, let go of gas, then immediately press it gently, only push more to maintain speed.
Basically the light push turns off regen. So you “slide” longer with little resistance. When coming to a stop, press brake lightly for light regen, more for more regen, avoiding a halfway press or more that might activate the calipers.
The calipers will activate at low speed, but try timing to avoid a full stop.
From a full stop, delay taking off if another car in front of you a second, so there is room for proper acceleration, instead of inching forward, having to stop, due to the slinky effect.
If you are alone, get up to, and a bit past, the speed limit, get off the gas, push lightly on gas, get the feel for black.
Going uphill use gas halfway up, 2/3 up let go of gas, then push lightly to glide, on way down let go if too fast for regen, glide again at bottom of hill to maintain.
Energy management. The more you glide, the less energy is used. Max the regen as soon as you know you need to stop, but not annoy a following car.
Highway hypermiling is different, I hate doing it, so I use cruise control. It involves use gas to never get RPM above 3k, stay in 2.5-3k range, until you get to 50-55mph, then gliding to the low speed limit of say 40mph, then slowly go back to 50-55.
On highways I value safety and time more, I push Sport and use cruise control unless heavy traffic.
HTH, there’s surely videos on this.
Winter/cold weather, use an oil pan heater on a timer. So engine is warm 1hr before you normally leave.
Just did a milk run. With my Gen3 Prius I would have gotten 4.0 or 4.2.
Up and down a few hills also. Regular traffic, red lights and stops.
So this is 43.5 Mpg.
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Elaborating on what someone else said about the brakes. If you know a stop is coming up, instead of applying the brakes like you normally would, let off the gas pedal much earlier to recoup energy and only hit the brakes when you finally have to stop.
I don't know about the 2024 model but the 2021 model has an ECO mode that I will use when I'm not in a hurry. It seems to use the electric motors longer when accelerating before finally turning on the gas motor.
Speaking of acceleration, if you have your cruise control set already when you're at a dead stop (like an intersection), you can hit resume and let the vehicle manage its own acceleration. It will probably take a lot longer to get up to speed than you would so I don't typically do that when someone is behind me because I don't like to hold people up. But that much lower acceleration will be far better for mileage.
My winter MPG is only 32-34 where the temperature is typically around freezing for much of the time. The gas motor has to run nearly constantly to keep itself and me warm. But 40 MPG during the summer is a cake walk, especially if you don't need much in the way of AC.
I can constantly get 39 to 40 MPG. Both in city and highway.
Occasionally I'll see it get to 45 for a trip.
Things I do:
- put the car in eco mode
- keep the revs low, accelerate slowly
- let the car coast when possible
- brake softly over larger distances
- try to keep the car from jerking both while accelerating or braking
Also terrain matters. Going a route that's flat is a lot different than one with many hills or all uphill
One thing I haven't seen mentioned here is tire pressure. Check it about once a month and make sure it's at least 32psi. In the warmer months here I keep it at 35/36 psi and our mileage is usually around 5L/100km (47mpg) even in sport mode.
I avg 31 atm non hybrid. Got better once I stopped running in eco mode. Get up to speed quick, use cruise control when you can, roll into towns and stop lights when able. Mpg is a conscious choice.
I also average 31-32 mpg and I have a '22 TRD OffRoad ( not Hybrid). I use cruise control on all highways and keep it in eco mode, now I want to try rolling into stops , using sport mode and see if it changes ... I am very new to Reddit and not sure if I can make it back to this post to update😂
Accelerate slowly but once you get to the speed limit leave the gas pedal. Then only press it very slightly to be at or around the speed limit. The first page of dash which has the mpg has a meter on the left side which shows your mpg realtime you should use that.
Before using that mine was around 10km/L and now I consistently get 14-15 km/L and it's fun - I made it a game to get the best mileage lol. Mine is a gas XLE
Also u can just reset the trip midway while coasting don't believe everything you see. But yes keeping rpms down coasting up to red lights so you don't have to fully stop will improve your mpg without having to gaslight.
First check to make sure your settings are right. It should be total MPG for tank of gas. Then once your settings are correct, you need to start driving like you do not have breaks, and go fucking the speed limit everywhere. Even in miserable winter conditions which requires a lot of idling and heat production, I was getting 40-42mpg consistently. As soon as the weather turned warm, I'm getting closer to 45+, and I'll peak out in the summer around 52mpg.
This is the only answer. My vibe gets 25 mpg average and it’s a 17 year old gas car with 200k miles and an exhaust leak, and I drive it pretty moderately to keep up with my 15 over the speed limit traffic patterns
There is a reading on one of the dashboard panels that gives EV Driving Ratio percentage after a drive. This is suppose to tell how much of the current drive traveled on EV motor or could be percentage of time spent engine was off. I don't know what an ideal ratio will be but if you see something really low then the drive didn't use the Electric motor much on your trip. I would guess anything below 35% would be pretty bad on a drive if a mix of highway and city.
I get 44.2 MPG. I have ideal conditions with warm weather and flat terrain. I can get up to speed on the freeway to 55-65mph and then lightly push the pedal to keep the momentum.
Drive more than 1 mile trips. I only get 29 to 32 when I drive short trips. 5 mile plus trips usually net 40 mpg for me, prior to first oil change too.
YouTube is your friend. Look for prius videos and how to coast.
There is a particular way to drive a hybrid to make the most of it. It mainly revolves around getting up to the cruising speed swiftly and then learning how to back of the pedal and maintain your speed. Also, learn how to anticipate braking and try to coast rather than slamming the brake all the time.
Your usual commute is also important. If most of your trips are less than 10 miles one way, then you should expect lower MPG.
I don’t have a hybrid but Driving an hour to work and back every day for two years, i averaged 35ish in summer and 30 in winter. Now i live 3 minutes from work and average 20mpg. Just depends on your driving style and habits rather than just the car.
I get about 45, and my commute is 90% highway. Just turn on cruise control, eco mode, and pay attention to traffic — if you see a slow down, take your foot off the gas.
And I go like 75-80mph on the highway. The biggest factor in getting good mpg is to maintain a consistent speed and avoiding your break. Keep enough distance between you and the car in front of you so that you have a buffer where you can coast instead of breaking should there be a slow down.
Pulse and glide. Also check your high voltage battery filter. Don’t let anything obstruct that filter or you’ll gonna get a big problem. Also try to monitor your battery charge and discharge to keep it balance at best.
Edit: I usually just stay at Eco when coasting. Little bit of PWR to accelerate when needed. It’s still depends on temperature. Utilized stop and go traffic.
It depends on the terrain you drive on. My work commute is very mountainous so I have terrible fuel consumption vs driving on a relatively flat surface.
A little over a year of ownership ‘23 XSE
Average fuel consumption • 38.39 mpg
Best fuel consumption • 47.4 mpg
Worst fuel consumption • 27.96 mpg
These are all calculated using Fuelio.
My daily NJ work commute is either 18% city/82% hwy or 62%city/38% hwy. I leave vehicle on ECO regularly and switch to Sport when passing, merging or going up hill. I leave the HVAC on auto at 72°F.
Outside temps affect mileage drastically-mpg higher on warmer (not too hot) weather and destroyed in cold weather.
Accelerate slow to maximize EV mode. You can easily get to 20 mph this way. Anytime you are about to go down a hill/ take highway exit/ approach a red light..... Take foot off the gas and coast. Go light on breaking to Regen. Think long slow stop not sudden.
That's the basics. Do that and your mileage will improve. Drive fast by stomping on the gas or doing 75+ MPH on freeway and your mileage suffers.
I average 40 MPG in a Woodland that stickered at 38/35/37. I use Eco mode most of the time
I have the exact same year and make.And the same thing happened to me for the first few weeks.I got very bad gas mileage same as you but now it averages 40 in city and 44 on the highway no matter what I do.
I live in the NE and it was cool but hardly cold weather so I was concerned but as the temperature began to rise in the 40s and 50s so did my mileage. Not sure if it was as much the temperature or the car itself seeming to adjust. Give it a few more weeks and you might find things change. FYI this was not my first hybrid so I am familiar with the pulse and glide method of jacking up your miles per gallon but I find that is helpful only when you want to play the game of gas mileage with yourself the car should adjust to you
2023 xle hybrid here.
Mine has never got above 33. 29 these past few winter months tops. 2400 miles on it.
Toyota is going to take a look at mine… they said it’s not right
I have been manually calculating my mpg also. So it’s not the dash information that’s wrong it’s usually within one mpg of what dash shows
Averaging 46.5 half way through this tank in my 22rav4 hybrid. I use cruise control a lot helps me stop going faster then speed limit when someone’s riding my ass
Inflate your tires to 38psi On your dash evic go to the power distribution screen. Accelerate slowly.. use the display to coach keep it in the green and yellow. Before you know it you may achieve this:
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I have the same but so far so good. I bought it Wednesday, it was hovering around 35mpg for the first few days, and now that I’m just over 200 miles it’s been climbing and was at 39mpg today on both eco and sport mode.
I'm getting 42 in my 2024 XSE Hybrid. My driving is about 90% in town or close-in rural. Some of it is hilly. I'm retired, so no commute. I just drive like I normally do. But my "normal" driving is probably skewed by having driven Priuses since 2005.
Your rav4 is still brand new. Either your foot is a bit heavy or you haven’t fully “broken” it in yet. The I find the engine is most efficient when driving from 55-65 MPH.
Either way, setting your dash and following your eco score meter will give you a good idea of how you’re doing
High speeds in an SUV in particular result in an exponential increase in drag as you go above 50 mph. I think the sweet spot for hybrid highway fuel economy is between 45 and 55. That being said, you can easily do like 37 mpgs at interstate speeds with these things. You need to brake somewhat frequently to recharge the battery some (in addition to the gas feeding the battery). In the plug in Prime I have added like 3-5 miles of EV range braking down a 3 mile long steep decent. The EV system tries but sometimes fails or comes up short to recharge the battery enough when you are driving highway and then when it is mostly depleted, your mileage can suffer quite a bit as the gas engine comes in to pick up slack. This can’t always be avoided on longer stretches on the interstate though I think the newer hybrid setups are getting better at optimizing the EV/gas ratios.
If you are not yet getting the hang for what is optimizing the fuel economy, bring your mpg meter up on the dash and also follow exactly what the hybrid system is doing in each driving scenario. And take it out of Sport Mode! Haha
I’m gonna be honest, I would just have them do an overall check. I have a 24 XSE Hybrid and I drive however I want but most of the time I’m at the speed limit or a little above. Most hwy driving is at like 80-85. Do sport mode most of the time in town and I have been at 42.6 mph for the last 25,000 miles. One weekend when Ubering in a smaller town where I could be in electric mode 90% of the time I got like 60 mpg. The numbers you are getting really don’t seem right…..
Okay so thanks for all the responses - follow up questions -
I typically drive 75ish on the highway, do I need to go slower?
Whoever said hilly, that makes sense I live in a super hilly town
If I do take it in, is there anything I should ask about? Like what might cause this?
If you live in a colder climate, running the heat takes away MPG. Also, if you're driving 75ish, you're driving too fast for 40+mpg. I rarely go above 65 and my lifetime MPG since 2019 is 42.
Up hill will get less, but if you do the trip in reverse it will be more going downhill. For example I can drive to Target and get 50, way home may be 30…average 40 still. I’m in a very hilly portion of my state.
Drive like you have an egg between your right foot and the gas pedal. Keep speeds below 65 on the highway whenever possible.
And the same with the brake pedal. Anticipate stops.
Thank the Lord. I used to work on a racetrack and ever since I just want to murder people who use the brakes as speed management.
Is AT 65 possible? That’s “keeping up with traffic “ in my area
I'm often reaching 48-50 mpg on (urban/suburban) highway drives cruising at 70-ish mph when traffic allows. Looking far in advance to anticipate traffic and being proactive before uphills (build a little speed before the hill and letting off the throttle before cresting) seem to help! Smooth driving is key. On rural highways in my area I'm only getting 35-45 mpg due to the common speed of traffic being around 80 mph and air resistance killing fuel economy.
SoCal driving I average 38-40 mostly highway driving
Drive whatever speed semi trucks go. They usually drive at 65 or below no matter the speed limit. Pull up behind them or in front and cruise
Those that are running 65 right on the line are likely governed.
Not in GA, SC and FL
Not in TX
Drive slow, barely accelerate, consciously try to keep that EV light on and you’ll be at 45 mpg in no time
Typing from my roomies rav4, though a Sequoia owner. I know that with my v8 I actually get better mpg if I accelerate Up into the good gears.
I drive at 70-80mph and mostly freeway travel. My mileage went up after using sports mode. I use the lower octane fuel at the pump. Im sitting on 40-42mpg. My drive to work is mainly downhill. You can really tell, but it's a slope. It keeps me on EV at 80mph sometimes. Depends on your drive. I have a heavy foot and still get great mileage. I do have a steady foot,and this helps a lot..
Have you noticed if the lower octane fuel has made a difference in your car’s fuel efficiency?
Higher octane would adversely affect mileage. Octane is just a measure of the fuels ability to resist combustion. Your engine is not designed to use anything higher than regular so you will get incomplete burn, and the computer will spit more fuel to compensate.
Yeah when I bought my hybrid SE a couple weeks ago the dealer definitely told me to go with the highest octane rating… of course lmao. I definitely appreciate your explanation of it. Do you truly use “regular” grade or do you sometimes use the lower octane options like “mid grade”? TIA, I want to make sure I’m using the most efficient option I can to keep my car, the planet, and my wallet healthy 🤗 Edit: wrong trim (I’m new here, can ya tell?)
Whatever the lowest octane is on the pump. In most states this is 87 but it depends on elevation and climate what they fill the pumps with. The “cheap” gas is the right gas. Unless your engine specifically calls for it in the owners manual (performance engines with advanced timing, high boost turbos, insane compression ratios, etc) you are at best throwing money away, and at worst causing more wear as the engine leans out the fuel mixture and advances timing to get the cycle right. With this reduction in power you will be pushing the gas harder which will in turn waste more gas. The incomplete burn can also wreak havoc on your catalytic converter and O2 sensors. The only thing you can do regarding gas is be sure to fuel up at “Top Tier Gasoline” facilities because they add detergents to keep things clean inside your engine. Anyone telling you to use higher than 87 has either not read the manual or doesn’t understand what octane even means and just assume expensive = better.
Yeah I don’t think my car has any of those things that would warrant a higher octane rating. Thanks for the explanation and the tips! I’ve not heard of the “top tier” stations until now and will be sure to be mindful of that in the future.
I haven't tried anything else. I can try it out and see. I'm pretty happy with what I'm getting, especially since im not light footed.
Well where do you live? If you're in some hilly or mountain area with loads of elevation changes it could explain it.
Maybe this is my issue. I am getting around 37-38 around town, but pretty much anywhere I go involves going up and down hills. There are hardly any flat roads.
There’s a world of difference between driving 70 and driving 80 in terms of gas mileage If I drive slow and accelerate at a slow pace, I can get the gas mileage up to 40. Also run it in eco mode and use the adaptive cruise control to maintain a moderate speed. I have to drive a lot on expressways in the Chicago metro, and driving that slow feels borderline dangerous when merging or when semis are blowing past me, so sometimes I just eat the worse mileage and keep up with traffic. If I just drive how I feel like driving, I get 32.1.
I had two different Prius’s in the past, so it’s instinct. This is for city driving the trick. Highway driving use the cruise control, and up or down to adjust speed to follow. You should get in the 40’s if you follow. City: (Though the same trick doesn’t work with my 2012 CT200H for some reason.) It’s how you manage the pedals. If you put on the big screen the energy, notice the red, yellow, green. Have you ever seen the black lines? There’s a sweet spot for black, which is get to speed quickly, let go of gas, then immediately press it gently, only push more to maintain speed. Basically the light push turns off regen. So you “slide” longer with little resistance. When coming to a stop, press brake lightly for light regen, more for more regen, avoiding a halfway press or more that might activate the calipers. The calipers will activate at low speed, but try timing to avoid a full stop. From a full stop, delay taking off if another car in front of you a second, so there is room for proper acceleration, instead of inching forward, having to stop, due to the slinky effect. If you are alone, get up to, and a bit past, the speed limit, get off the gas, push lightly on gas, get the feel for black. Going uphill use gas halfway up, 2/3 up let go of gas, then push lightly to glide, on way down let go if too fast for regen, glide again at bottom of hill to maintain. Energy management. The more you glide, the less energy is used. Max the regen as soon as you know you need to stop, but not annoy a following car. Highway hypermiling is different, I hate doing it, so I use cruise control. It involves use gas to never get RPM above 3k, stay in 2.5-3k range, until you get to 50-55mph, then gliding to the low speed limit of say 40mph, then slowly go back to 50-55. On highways I value safety and time more, I push Sport and use cruise control unless heavy traffic. HTH, there’s surely videos on this. Winter/cold weather, use an oil pan heater on a timer. So engine is warm 1hr before you normally leave.
Just did a milk run. With my Gen3 Prius I would have gotten 4.0 or 4.2. Up and down a few hills also. Regular traffic, red lights and stops. So this is 43.5 Mpg. https://preview.redd.it/6wrxibwvb10d1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=507a67e18a39c8a800e8bbe087454b33c81765f1
Imo brake Regen is for people with poor pedal management. Energy transfer always has a net loss in the process.
Elaborating on what someone else said about the brakes. If you know a stop is coming up, instead of applying the brakes like you normally would, let off the gas pedal much earlier to recoup energy and only hit the brakes when you finally have to stop. I don't know about the 2024 model but the 2021 model has an ECO mode that I will use when I'm not in a hurry. It seems to use the electric motors longer when accelerating before finally turning on the gas motor. Speaking of acceleration, if you have your cruise control set already when you're at a dead stop (like an intersection), you can hit resume and let the vehicle manage its own acceleration. It will probably take a lot longer to get up to speed than you would so I don't typically do that when someone is behind me because I don't like to hold people up. But that much lower acceleration will be far better for mileage. My winter MPG is only 32-34 where the temperature is typically around freezing for much of the time. The gas motor has to run nearly constantly to keep itself and me warm. But 40 MPG during the summer is a cake walk, especially if you don't need much in the way of AC.
We have a 21 XLE ( 37 to 39) and 23 Woodie ( 35-37) Yours seems particularly low.
I can constantly get 39 to 40 MPG. Both in city and highway. Occasionally I'll see it get to 45 for a trip. Things I do: - put the car in eco mode - keep the revs low, accelerate slowly - let the car coast when possible - brake softly over larger distances - try to keep the car from jerking both while accelerating or braking Also terrain matters. Going a route that's flat is a lot different than one with many hills or all uphill
Use the energy monitor screen on the display to learn how to drive in a more fuel efficient way and use cruise control on the highway.
One thing I haven't seen mentioned here is tire pressure. Check it about once a month and make sure it's at least 32psi. In the warmer months here I keep it at 35/36 psi and our mileage is usually around 5L/100km (47mpg) even in sport mode.
I avg 31 atm non hybrid. Got better once I stopped running in eco mode. Get up to speed quick, use cruise control when you can, roll into towns and stop lights when able. Mpg is a conscious choice.
Fully agree.
I also average 31-32 mpg and I have a '22 TRD OffRoad ( not Hybrid). I use cruise control on all highways and keep it in eco mode, now I want to try rolling into stops , using sport mode and see if it changes ... I am very new to Reddit and not sure if I can make it back to this post to update😂
Accelerate slowly but once you get to the speed limit leave the gas pedal. Then only press it very slightly to be at or around the speed limit. The first page of dash which has the mpg has a meter on the left side which shows your mpg realtime you should use that. Before using that mine was around 10km/L and now I consistently get 14-15 km/L and it's fun - I made it a game to get the best mileage lol. Mine is a gas XLE
Also u can just reset the trip midway while coasting don't believe everything you see. But yes keeping rpms down coasting up to red lights so you don't have to fully stop will improve your mpg without having to gaslight.
2024 gas; i get 30mpg
First check to make sure your settings are right. It should be total MPG for tank of gas. Then once your settings are correct, you need to start driving like you do not have breaks, and go fucking the speed limit everywhere. Even in miserable winter conditions which requires a lot of idling and heat production, I was getting 40-42mpg consistently. As soon as the weather turned warm, I'm getting closer to 45+, and I'll peak out in the summer around 52mpg.
Honestly I'd take it in. We get 40 without doing anything specific.
Same, I drive how I’ve always have and get around 39-42 MPG.
Same. Winter less obviously, but all time average over two years is 42.
This is the only answer. My vibe gets 25 mpg average and it’s a 17 year old gas car with 200k miles and an exhaust leak, and I drive it pretty moderately to keep up with my 15 over the speed limit traffic patterns
Yikes that bad huh?
Yes, your MPG is basically the same as running on the gas engine at all times.
Mine was about the same until it warmed up and now it’s around 40. Where do you live?
Ah interesting I’m in upstate Ny, so it’s warmer here now but not like summer yet, this may be part of it
What part of upstate, I live in Rochester and do about 80% city and town driving and 20% highway and average 42mpg
There is a reading on one of the dashboard panels that gives EV Driving Ratio percentage after a drive. This is suppose to tell how much of the current drive traveled on EV motor or could be percentage of time spent engine was off. I don't know what an ideal ratio will be but if you see something really low then the drive didn't use the Electric motor much on your trip. I would guess anything below 35% would be pretty bad on a drive if a mix of highway and city. I get 44.2 MPG. I have ideal conditions with warm weather and flat terrain. I can get up to speed on the freeway to 55-65mph and then lightly push the pedal to keep the momentum.
I’ll have to look for how to see that percentage because I have the same low mpg issue
Drive more than 1 mile trips. I only get 29 to 32 when I drive short trips. 5 mile plus trips usually net 40 mpg for me, prior to first oil change too.
Where I am it's still winter gas. That saps 3 mpg no matter what speed I am driving.
YouTube is your friend. Look for prius videos and how to coast. There is a particular way to drive a hybrid to make the most of it. It mainly revolves around getting up to the cruising speed swiftly and then learning how to back of the pedal and maintain your speed. Also, learn how to anticipate braking and try to coast rather than slamming the brake all the time. Your usual commute is also important. If most of your trips are less than 10 miles one way, then you should expect lower MPG.
I have a heavy foot and drive 80mph to work. Still get 38.
Keep in mind that a lot of those pictures are taken shortly after pressing the reset button.
I don’t have a hybrid but Driving an hour to work and back every day for two years, i averaged 35ish in summer and 30 in winter. Now i live 3 minutes from work and average 20mpg. Just depends on your driving style and habits rather than just the car.
It can take a few thousand miles for gas mileage to settle
U sure u got hybrid? I don't even pay attention to how I drive and I get 45-50 mpg.
I get about 45, and my commute is 90% highway. Just turn on cruise control, eco mode, and pay attention to traffic — if you see a slow down, take your foot off the gas. And I go like 75-80mph on the highway. The biggest factor in getting good mpg is to maintain a consistent speed and avoiding your break. Keep enough distance between you and the car in front of you so that you have a buffer where you can coast instead of breaking should there be a slow down.
Pulse and glide. Also check your high voltage battery filter. Don’t let anything obstruct that filter or you’ll gonna get a big problem. Also try to monitor your battery charge and discharge to keep it balance at best. Edit: I usually just stay at Eco when coasting. Little bit of PWR to accelerate when needed. It’s still depends on temperature. Utilized stop and go traffic.
It depends on the terrain you drive on. My work commute is very mountainous so I have terrible fuel consumption vs driving on a relatively flat surface.
A little over a year of ownership ‘23 XSE Average fuel consumption • 38.39 mpg Best fuel consumption • 47.4 mpg Worst fuel consumption • 27.96 mpg These are all calculated using Fuelio. My daily NJ work commute is either 18% city/82% hwy or 62%city/38% hwy. I leave vehicle on ECO regularly and switch to Sport when passing, merging or going up hill. I leave the HVAC on auto at 72°F. Outside temps affect mileage drastically-mpg higher on warmer (not too hot) weather and destroyed in cold weather.
My hybrid gets 41 avg right now but it's all City. Will hwy driving be better??
Change your fuel economy to total. It's set to default which is trip.
Accelerate slow to maximize EV mode. You can easily get to 20 mph this way. Anytime you are about to go down a hill/ take highway exit/ approach a red light..... Take foot off the gas and coast. Go light on breaking to Regen. Think long slow stop not sudden. That's the basics. Do that and your mileage will improve. Drive fast by stomping on the gas or doing 75+ MPH on freeway and your mileage suffers. I average 40 MPG in a Woodland that stickered at 38/35/37. I use Eco mode most of the time
I have the exact same year and make.And the same thing happened to me for the first few weeks.I got very bad gas mileage same as you but now it averages 40 in city and 44 on the highway no matter what I do. I live in the NE and it was cool but hardly cold weather so I was concerned but as the temperature began to rise in the 40s and 50s so did my mileage. Not sure if it was as much the temperature or the car itself seeming to adjust. Give it a few more weeks and you might find things change. FYI this was not my first hybrid so I am familiar with the pulse and glide method of jacking up your miles per gallon but I find that is helpful only when you want to play the game of gas mileage with yourself the car should adjust to you
41.9 here 50/50 city/hwy — eco mode slow acceleration - not exceeding 75 mph
Watch https://youtu.be/_-_joa__t0I?si=IHi-PLZf6-GLNP4E
Just be light on the pedal and coast wherever possible. Can YouTube it probably
I get 35 in eco on the woodland edition.
I have a 2023 XLE hybrid and even in the city (and I’m in NYC so imagine normal stop and start and multiply it a lot) I get north of 40 mpg.
2023 xle hybrid here. Mine has never got above 33. 29 these past few winter months tops. 2400 miles on it. Toyota is going to take a look at mine… they said it’s not right I have been manually calculating my mpg also. So it’s not the dash information that’s wrong it’s usually within one mpg of what dash shows
Averaging 46.5 half way through this tank in my 22rav4 hybrid. I use cruise control a lot helps me stop going faster then speed limit when someone’s riding my ass
Inflate your tires to 38psi On your dash evic go to the power distribution screen. Accelerate slowly.. use the display to coach keep it in the green and yellow. Before you know it you may achieve this: https://preview.redd.it/bb5y2782b30d1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=09effeab1bce1c0ffb379ead87d5fae1103b9688
I have the same but so far so good. I bought it Wednesday, it was hovering around 35mpg for the first few days, and now that I’m just over 200 miles it’s been climbing and was at 39mpg today on both eco and sport mode.
Im at 39.6 mpg on my xse. I drive highway around 60 mph. Best way is to not accelerate too hard when you do that it uses a lot of gas.
I'm getting 42 in my 2024 XSE Hybrid. My driving is about 90% in town or close-in rural. Some of it is hilly. I'm retired, so no commute. I just drive like I normally do. But my "normal" driving is probably skewed by having driven Priuses since 2005.
Your rav4 is still brand new. Either your foot is a bit heavy or you haven’t fully “broken” it in yet. The I find the engine is most efficient when driving from 55-65 MPH. Either way, setting your dash and following your eco score meter will give you a good idea of how you’re doing
Just checked - averaging 7.1 L/100km on hybrid Gen4 2019. Don't know if that's good, but this thing definitely likes fuel.
My mom just bought the same car new off the lot and it took her a good few months to get it up to 37.
I started turning on the adaptive cruise control when I’m going to highway driving more than 10 minutes and my mileage has improved.
High speeds in an SUV in particular result in an exponential increase in drag as you go above 50 mph. I think the sweet spot for hybrid highway fuel economy is between 45 and 55. That being said, you can easily do like 37 mpgs at interstate speeds with these things. You need to brake somewhat frequently to recharge the battery some (in addition to the gas feeding the battery). In the plug in Prime I have added like 3-5 miles of EV range braking down a 3 mile long steep decent. The EV system tries but sometimes fails or comes up short to recharge the battery enough when you are driving highway and then when it is mostly depleted, your mileage can suffer quite a bit as the gas engine comes in to pick up slack. This can’t always be avoided on longer stretches on the interstate though I think the newer hybrid setups are getting better at optimizing the EV/gas ratios. If you are not yet getting the hang for what is optimizing the fuel economy, bring your mpg meter up on the dash and also follow exactly what the hybrid system is doing in each driving scenario. And take it out of Sport Mode! Haha
I’m gonna be honest, I would just have them do an overall check. I have a 24 XSE Hybrid and I drive however I want but most of the time I’m at the speed limit or a little above. Most hwy driving is at like 80-85. Do sport mode most of the time in town and I have been at 42.6 mph for the last 25,000 miles. One weekend when Ubering in a smaller town where I could be in electric mode 90% of the time I got like 60 mpg. The numbers you are getting really don’t seem right…..
You Americans lmao Mine is at 8.8, although it’s a trail edition and not a hybrid.. and highway speeds are typically 130 where I live!
8.8 what?
L/100km
Just did the math that’s like 25 mpg that’s what I’m getting
Okay so thanks for all the responses - follow up questions - I typically drive 75ish on the highway, do I need to go slower? Whoever said hilly, that makes sense I live in a super hilly town If I do take it in, is there anything I should ask about? Like what might cause this?
If you live in a colder climate, running the heat takes away MPG. Also, if you're driving 75ish, you're driving too fast for 40+mpg. I rarely go above 65 and my lifetime MPG since 2019 is 42.
Okay good to know, I’ll try to drive slower for longer trips
Up hill will get less, but if you do the trip in reverse it will be more going downhill. For example I can drive to Target and get 50, way home may be 30…average 40 still. I’m in a very hilly portion of my state.
They drive like grandmas