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Originally Posted by Jivko57
Would not believe any claims for 82 mpg average over 20k or more miles. sorry
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Remember my car is a PHEV, but even with a standard car high average mpg is achievable, check around on here it's well documented.
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Originally Posted by Mahout
83 mpg is very good but every competition I see for Insight mpg always shows the winner in excess of 125 mpgUS which astounds and awes me. I'd have to check for cleverness (ok I am involved with NASCAR).
I think I do well at 52 to 55 mpg in town and 55-62 on the interstate.
Where's Nelson when you need him.
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I agree for short periods <1000 miles even standard cars can shoot for very high numbers, so much depends on conditions. If I was rolling across the flat plains of the US at lowish speed with good temps and little wind then astronomical figures would be possible. Perhaps 200mpg US with phev over say 100 miles
The figure I quoted is my average over 60,000 miles or so since owning the car. 45,000 miles of that without PHEV and UK winter cold etc over a few years.
Now I have reset it we should have a pure PHEV figure buidling over this next year or so.
Currently it's on 137mpg Imp after 100 miles since reset. I could use manual assist all the time to peg it at 150mpg but that's not a very relaxing or safe way to drive for long distances. I prefer Mima mode 2 with everything maxed out against the stops at the top end of the instant FCD as far as assist level and assist point are concerned.
I may add my phev IMA electric cruise control to the car this spring, I have the system working on the bench which may get higher numbers at the cost of increased battery usage.
It's all a very delicate balancing act between electric and IC engine, and you have to burn a minimum amount of fuel to get the engine upto operating temp every time you begin a journey. That is not an insignificant amount, especially during the winter, so it impacts a lot on your figures. Peter
