How does the EV mod affect your mileage?

[omgitsroy326]

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I'm not sure what your defintion of 'marked' is. My fuel economy has improved with the EV mode switch.
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if my commute is two miles local .. then can i just use my ev switch the entire way granted i stay under say 35 mph and i have enough battery bars?

[statultra]

i use it to get from my driveway to the main road, ( its about a half mile ) then the main road has speed limit of 45 so i just disengage it.

I do this to avoid warmup cycle sitting still, instead i find that avoiding the warmup cycle sitting still is more efficent, usually when i drive home i keep the cruise on so my battery goes up to the top, so the next morning i can use EV till i get to main road

[9G-man]

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if my commute is two miles local .. then can i just use my ev switch the entire way granted i stay under say 35 mph and i have enough battery bars?
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Depends on the topography of your commute. Any uphills? that will wipe your SOC quick...1/8-1/4 mile and you'll be left with a running ICE>
And even if you do pull it off, then you reach your destination with low SOC and must run ICE on the way back, which may not return SOC to a high level, thus you won't do it again the next day.
Good candidate for PHEV.

[lowredranger]

So do you use your EV switch at highway speeds when pulsing and gliding to turn off the engine when you get to 75mph and turn it back on at 65mph to gain back up to speed?

[qbee42]

Originally Posted by lowredranger

So do you use your EV switch at highway speeds when pulsing and gliding to turn off the engine when you get to 75mph and turn it back on at 65mph to gain back up to speed?

No, it won't do that. The EV switch will ask the control system to run in electric mode if possible. Electric mode is not possible at speeds above the low 40s. Mostly the EV switch is good for moving a short distance in a parking lot, or reducing the amount of warm up the engine does.

Tom

[Navigator]

I notice that on my commute, my worst mileage is almost always when first accelerating from a stoplight. Using the pedal alone, I cannot quite keep the car in EV mode without obstructing traffic, even though I almost always have green bars. So, what about using the EV switch to get off the line and then just let the mode switch back to normal at 34 MPH?

[JimboK]

This is relevant to this thread. I hadn't written it when this thread first appeared, but since this one's been resurrected ....

Originally Posted by Navigator

I notice that on my commute, my worst mileage is almost always when first accelerating from a stoplight. Using the pedal alone, I cannot quite keep the car in EV mode without obstructing traffic, even though I almost always have green bars. So, what about using the EV switch to get off the line and then just let the mode switch back to normal at 34 MPH?

It might seem counterintuitive, but that's almost the exact opposite of how the EV switch should best be used. Bottom line: using EV for propulsion, whether via the switch or the pedal, generally will hurt fuel economy. Re-read this thread, read my writeup and the links within it, and do a good search on the other EV threads to fully understand why.

[Navigator]

Originally Posted by JimboK

It might seem counterintuitive, but that's almost the exact opposite of how the EV switch should best be used. Bottom line: using EV for propulsion, whether via the switch or the pedal, generally will hurt fuel economy. Re-read this thread, read my writeup and the links within it, and do a good search on the other EV threads to fully understand why.

This does seem counterintuitive! Even when I use the pedal to accelerate in EV only mode as much as possible, I still wind up with green bars. I think this is because I am not attempting to cruise in EV only mode all the time. There are enough stoplights to allow me to keep the battery charged up to the green bars. In view of this, it is hard to understand why using a bit of EV only mode for a few seconds just to get off the line wouldn't be beneficial.

[TonyPSchaefer]

I won't lie and tell you that I always do the right thing or that I never use the EV button "incorrectly."

Oh sure, I have accelerated using the button. Sometimes I see little or no real impacts. Other times, I manage to drop my SoC a couple bars and then have to listen to my ICE rev up and recharge the batteries.

So let me put this into another perspective: Should I drink this soft drink?
- It's got a lot of empty calories so a lot of people would say no.
- I like the taste so I might say yes.
- All those calories might go to my waste so I probably shouldn't.
- But I'm planning on going to the gym tonight so I could burn them off.
and the back-n-forth could go on all night.

In the end, if you have the button, use it to your heart's content. knock yourself out. We should not be telling you what you can and can not do. However, some of us have a few years worth of experience to tell you what happened when we used it in situations that might or might not be just like yours.

[Navigator]

Originally Posted by TonyPSchaefer

However, some of us have a few years worth of experience to tell you what happened when we used it in situations that might or might not be just like yours.

Right, which is why I am asking you guys. Thing is, most of the posts I see regarding the EV button seem to be by people asking if they can cruise all over town in EV only mode. I haven't seen much about the impact of using the button only for, say, an occasional 5-second moderate acceleration.