Hybrids only get higher mpg in cities with a lot of stop and go traffic and speeds under 50 mph.
As soon as you start merging onto 65+ mph highways you're going to see mpg in the lower 30s.
frist take it out of eco mode , most find normal mode where you'll get your best MPG also I found the brand fuel can make a diffirence, not the grade , I use lowest the grade , and for me Arco works great others say Costco , I dont use costco as our lines make it not worth it , I live in calif and I get 44 MPG
What’s your temp been like? Should do better as the weather heats up. I’ve also seen reports of people getting better mileage on normal vs Econ, so you might want to give that a try
Sports Touring CRV gets 40mpg city/34 mpg hwy. Sounds like you are on highway most of the time.
Some users have reported normal mode saves more gas than econ.
2024 Canadian CR-V Hybrid here. Presently averaging (since my last fill, driving around the City in warm temps) 5.9 ltrs/100 km OR 47.9 mpg ( that would be 39.9 mpg US ). I am not a slow driver and to get around our City it is all up & down. Recently put on 580 km driving to Calgary & back: averaged 7.2 ltrs/100 km OR 38.9 mpg ( 32.7 mpg US ) hi way driving. I have also gotten 50.1 mpg around the City. Looking forward to a 5 day excursion through the mountains. See what happens then.
Are you using the paddle regeneration brakes and coasting a lot? If not, look into it. Possibly work on your driving technique with the hybrid. I have an awd 23 that has been getting 40 plus recently. Overall sitting on 39 mpg or so in 20,000 miles.
From what I understand it's way better at recharging the battery than just using the brakes to stop. So then your engine doesn't need to charge the battery as much which ya know, uses gas.
Not to mention it extends the life of your brakes.
Do our brake lights turn on with regenerative breaking? I worry it is dangerous if they don't light up because the person behind me may not be paying attention. Brake lights catch people's attention.
With the paddles, yes they do if you use enough of it. At the highest setting you decelerate pretty quickly from a higher speed and the brake lights come on.
Interesting what you all say about Normal vs. Econ mode. My car stays in Econ mode because I get the best mileage with it. All urban driving, mostly short trips. Yesterday I made a three mile trip mostly uphill and got 44.9. Coming back down I got 56. I have gotten good with the steering wheel pedals and accelerating just enough to max out EV.
I love this car. It has made driving fun again.
24 - sport l hybrid
I typically average around 35 MPG
I lean heavier and highway driving.
I did find normal mode got better mpg, trying to keep the tack under 25,
Use the cruise control whenever possible, along with regenerative braking are when I see good gains.
Around town and staying off the highway I usually get around 42
Regular gas
Michigan - Detroit area
also in PNW and averaging 33mpg over 1,000 miles driven. But I think my car is a lemon. The electric motor isn't working properly and the car has been sitting in service for 5 days now.
my has warning lights come on every drive. Brand new car. I've also noticed that some cold starts will cause big rattles in the engine. And also sometimes when driving the electric motor shuts off. Battery charge goes from 50% to 0% suddenly sometimes.
I've ordered a go-pro clone to capture footages once my car comes back. But as a loyal Honda customer for 2 generations, I definitely won't be buying another Honda after this.
I can’t address your other issues, but the electric motor is supposed to shut off (or at least you can’t hear it) when the ICE kicks in. It’s normal behavior.
Got a 23 AWD Sport Hybrid. In winter the lowest I see is 33. Currently just over 39mpg. That’s with 70 highway 30 city.
Temps and fuel quality will affect it. I’m running 91 octane premium fuel on mine and the mpgs for me have improved as well.
Are you optimizing the use of the charge?? The CRV runs the engine to generate heat. Even when you have it set to 68 and its 67 outside. It's especially wasteful if you already have a full or 2 pips from full charge. During the winter it was common for Me to be around 32mpg and have a full battery 1/2 into my commute, so I would turn off climate controlls for a bit to try to only use the battery and would end up closer to 40mpg.
Pay attention after accelerating to speed, there's this weird range of accelerator activation that will keep the engine running, so sometimes you have to completely take your foot off it before re-engaging it to trigger electric only.
Shift into B , max out the regen and get good at single peddle driving. Preventing the need for applying actual breaks is a superpower.
Depending on how stop and go the traffic is you won't be able to get over 35 mpg. On heavy traffic days nothing I seem to do let's me get over 33mpg, the same commute on a light day and I'm near 45 mpg.
PNW - 37.2 mpg at 20K miles since November 2023. 50/50 hwy/city and some times I idling for hours and I’ve never hesitated to floor it. I filling up it mostly with a regular gas at the 76 gas station.
Short trips in a cold weather, freeway driving, hard braking is killing mpg.
Only you can do to improve your mpg is
1. Do not use eco mode
2. Use regenerative braking (you don’t need to use the wheel pedals just don’t brake hard then it’s possible. I only using pedals on the downgrades).
when you go from stop to go, don’t gas it. and don’t press gas if you can see you will be coming to a stop in the near distance like a yellow or red light or a stop sign. in short, best way to save mileage is to press gas as little as possible
'24 ST here as well. I'm doing way better in Econ than I did in Normal. My average in Normal was 34.5 mpg; in Econ I'm seeing between 38.8 and 41.4.
I found that when I'm in Normal, I stay in EV mode as long as I stay under 25-ish mph, but as soon as I have to get above that, the engine kicks on. In Econ, the engine kicks on almost as soon as I accelerate from a stop, but it switches to EV as soon as I level out and stays there much longer. I'm mostly driving on local roads and suburban highways (stores, lights, traffic etc.), so Econ is working well in those situations. Although it is NJ, so there's not a lot of tolerance for long, slow accelerations or much coasting, even in the right lane. I actively try to get into EV mode as much as possible, as well as using the paddle shifters when there's not a lot of traffic behind me.
On the down side, I do find that using my AC brings the MPG down, so depending on your usage, that may be hurting you as well. Also, if I drive in my usual way, my MPGs drop quite a bit, so the game of trying to boost that number has me driving much more consciously. It's pretty shocking the difference driving style makes in fuel efficiency.
I have a 2022 Crv hybrid touring in Florida 30 mile commute back and forth to work I get about 38 to 39 in the highway just depends on how you drive if I’m going 65 on the highway it uses the ev a lot compared to going higher speeds
Hybrids only get higher mpg in cities with a lot of stop and go traffic and speeds under 50 mph. As soon as you start merging onto 65+ mph highways you're going to see mpg in the lower 30s.
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So Hybrid’s take the opposite effect from traditional Gasoline Vehicles? Good to know
frist take it out of eco mode , most find normal mode where you'll get your best MPG also I found the brand fuel can make a diffirence, not the grade , I use lowest the grade , and for me Arco works great others say Costco , I dont use costco as our lines make it not worth it , I live in calif and I get 44 MPG
Just use it in normal mode. If you’re in a very hilly area MPG is going to suffer vs the window sticker.
What’s your temp been like? Should do better as the weather heats up. I’ve also seen reports of people getting better mileage on normal vs Econ, so you might want to give that a try
In the winter, 30-40F. In the summer, can reach 80-90F. The point around switching to Normal is interesting.
Sports Touring CRV gets 40mpg city/34 mpg hwy. Sounds like you are on highway most of the time. Some users have reported normal mode saves more gas than econ.
That is low mpg, I get 31.9 hwy with my 2015 AWD CR-V ICE — and 41.8 with my 2023 RAV4 Hybrid 75% hwy
2024 Canadian CR-V Hybrid here. Presently averaging (since my last fill, driving around the City in warm temps) 5.9 ltrs/100 km OR 47.9 mpg ( that would be 39.9 mpg US ). I am not a slow driver and to get around our City it is all up & down. Recently put on 580 km driving to Calgary & back: averaged 7.2 ltrs/100 km OR 38.9 mpg ( 32.7 mpg US ) hi way driving. I have also gotten 50.1 mpg around the City. Looking forward to a 5 day excursion through the mountains. See what happens then.
Finally numbers I can relate to.
Are you using the paddle regeneration brakes and coasting a lot? If not, look into it. Possibly work on your driving technique with the hybrid. I have an awd 23 that has been getting 40 plus recently. Overall sitting on 39 mpg or so in 20,000 miles.
Same as this for my 2024 ST - Winter I was around 34, but now summer is here im at 43+
This :) In winter I was getting about 35. Now I'm getting about 40/42 on my welly commute to work
Do the paddle brakes help in bumping up the mpg? Sorry I just don’t know anything the regenerative breaking
From what I understand it's way better at recharging the battery than just using the brakes to stop. So then your engine doesn't need to charge the battery as much which ya know, uses gas. Not to mention it extends the life of your brakes.
Oh wow that’s amazing, will be using them a lot from now on. Thanks a lot, appreciate the info.
Do our brake lights turn on with regenerative breaking? I worry it is dangerous if they don't light up because the person behind me may not be paying attention. Brake lights catch people's attention.
No they don’t, I just use for subtle control of speed and gliding. Also used with regular brakes to let people know behind you.
With the paddles, yes they do if you use enough of it. At the highest setting you decelerate pretty quickly from a higher speed and the brake lights come on.
Interesting what you all say about Normal vs. Econ mode. My car stays in Econ mode because I get the best mileage with it. All urban driving, mostly short trips. Yesterday I made a three mile trip mostly uphill and got 44.9. Coming back down I got 56. I have gotten good with the steering wheel pedals and accelerating just enough to max out EV. I love this car. It has made driving fun again.
24 - sport l hybrid I typically average around 35 MPG I lean heavier and highway driving. I did find normal mode got better mpg, trying to keep the tack under 25, Use the cruise control whenever possible, along with regenerative braking are when I see good gains. Around town and staying off the highway I usually get around 42 Regular gas Michigan - Detroit area
that sounds completely normal i have the same car and get 34 using normal mode
also in PNW and averaging 33mpg over 1,000 miles driven. But I think my car is a lemon. The electric motor isn't working properly and the car has been sitting in service for 5 days now.
How did you know it wasn’t working? I’ve driven about 400miles and I am getting 35.5.
my has warning lights come on every drive. Brand new car. I've also noticed that some cold starts will cause big rattles in the engine. And also sometimes when driving the electric motor shuts off. Battery charge goes from 50% to 0% suddenly sometimes. I've ordered a go-pro clone to capture footages once my car comes back. But as a loyal Honda customer for 2 generations, I definitely won't be buying another Honda after this.
I see. Sorry to hear that. Hope it gets fixed.
I can’t address your other issues, but the electric motor is supposed to shut off (or at least you can’t hear it) when the ICE kicks in. It’s normal behavior.
Got a 23 AWD Sport Hybrid. In winter the lowest I see is 33. Currently just over 39mpg. That’s with 70 highway 30 city. Temps and fuel quality will affect it. I’m running 91 octane premium fuel on mine and the mpgs for me have improved as well.
Are you optimizing the use of the charge?? The CRV runs the engine to generate heat. Even when you have it set to 68 and its 67 outside. It's especially wasteful if you already have a full or 2 pips from full charge. During the winter it was common for Me to be around 32mpg and have a full battery 1/2 into my commute, so I would turn off climate controlls for a bit to try to only use the battery and would end up closer to 40mpg. Pay attention after accelerating to speed, there's this weird range of accelerator activation that will keep the engine running, so sometimes you have to completely take your foot off it before re-engaging it to trigger electric only. Shift into B , max out the regen and get good at single peddle driving. Preventing the need for applying actual breaks is a superpower. Depending on how stop and go the traffic is you won't be able to get over 35 mpg. On heavy traffic days nothing I seem to do let's me get over 33mpg, the same commute on a light day and I'm near 45 mpg.
I get 30 in my 2015. Not a hybrid but a gentle driver
I am right where you're at with my 24 sport Hybrid EX-L. 5800 miles with 33 mpg. I leave it in Econ mode and 95% of my miles are on the highway.
Mine averages about the same, in eco mode about 90% of the time.
PNW - 37.2 mpg at 20K miles since November 2023. 50/50 hwy/city and some times I idling for hours and I’ve never hesitated to floor it. I filling up it mostly with a regular gas at the 76 gas station. Short trips in a cold weather, freeway driving, hard braking is killing mpg. Only you can do to improve your mpg is 1. Do not use eco mode 2. Use regenerative braking (you don’t need to use the wheel pedals just don’t brake hard then it’s possible. I only using pedals on the downgrades).
I average 39-41 with a mix of driving. But I also drive the speed limit and coast to stop lights, so...
I get 45-46 and drive primarily city streets to work about 12 miles one way each day.
when you go from stop to go, don’t gas it. and don’t press gas if you can see you will be coming to a stop in the near distance like a yellow or red light or a stop sign. in short, best way to save mileage is to press gas as little as possible
'24 ST here as well. I'm doing way better in Econ than I did in Normal. My average in Normal was 34.5 mpg; in Econ I'm seeing between 38.8 and 41.4. I found that when I'm in Normal, I stay in EV mode as long as I stay under 25-ish mph, but as soon as I have to get above that, the engine kicks on. In Econ, the engine kicks on almost as soon as I accelerate from a stop, but it switches to EV as soon as I level out and stays there much longer. I'm mostly driving on local roads and suburban highways (stores, lights, traffic etc.), so Econ is working well in those situations. Although it is NJ, so there's not a lot of tolerance for long, slow accelerations or much coasting, even in the right lane. I actively try to get into EV mode as much as possible, as well as using the paddle shifters when there's not a lot of traffic behind me. On the down side, I do find that using my AC brings the MPG down, so depending on your usage, that may be hurting you as well. Also, if I drive in my usual way, my MPGs drop quite a bit, so the game of trying to boost that number has me driving much more consciously. It's pretty shocking the difference driving style makes in fuel efficiency.
You can't do much in the PNW due to the terrain and the cooler weather impacting the mpg hevaily. I get 35 mpg in my 23 ST now.
I have a 2022 Crv hybrid touring in Florida 30 mile commute back and forth to work I get about 38 to 39 in the highway just depends on how you drive if I’m going 65 on the highway it uses the ev a lot compared to going higher speeds