56 MPG Today
I have a short 7 mile drive to work each day – generally not the best length of trip to achieve high gas mileage. Not so in the Civic Hybrid. In fact, on this short trip, I managed to pull off 56.1 MPG. Granted this was early in the morning, so no A/C was needed, and I did drive a tad below the speed limit ( not excessively. ) I did drop in and out of EV Mode a few times, but I didn’t stay in long, as I didn’t want to drain the battery too far, and trigger a forced regen.
Towards the end of my trip, I was actually just over 60 MPG ( 61.2 to be exact ), but a trip to the drive-thru for breakfast brought me back down to 56.1. Now I know the effect that a drive-thru can have on your mileage – out. Looks like I’ll simply park and go inside next time. Overall, I’m impressed – EPA on this car is 49 / 51 remember ( based on the 2007 estimates – they’re even lower for 2008 ). A/C will, of course, cause my average to drop, and since I live in southern Texas, A/C is usually not an option.
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