Correct. When running in gas mode, the mileage will be "up to" 32 mpg. The gas tank in the hybrid is actually only 16 gallons.
Ask, and ye shall receive. Threads mergedShould have posted my question about gas only mode here
Ok that clears things up. When I first was interested in the VAN I was irritated that it was 80MPG and 28 until I read up on the MPGe crazysauce. It still made me excited so I bought one...err waitlisted.Should have posted my question about gas only mode here
I'm pretty much a highway hauler (70 mile one-way commute on I-75). Once the charged battery is depleted, I am seeing about 28-35mpg going 70-75mph. It's still working itself out and winter isn't doing it any favors. Since I do have a long highway commute with hills and occasional braking, the two miles city driving once I exit is pure electric as the battery has charged enough to hit the 35mph speedlimit on the local roads.
Blinker Fluid,I'm pretty much a highway hauler (70 mile one-way commute on I-75). Once the charged battery is depleted, I am seeing about 28-35mpg going 70-75mph. It's still working itself out and winter isn't doing it any favors. Since I do have a long highway commute with hills and occasional braking, the two miles city driving once I exit is pure electric as the battery has charged enough to hit the 35mph speedlimit on the local roads.
I did do a haul down to Indiana last weekend and I was averaging 26 on gas but it was really windy, really icy, and really cold. And I was not going the speed limit
Let me get through this tank and I can provide better numbers.
Yup. I am interested in seeing what the Atkinson Cycle engine will do. Its 260hp compared to the 287hp gas engine. That plus the CVT should provide higher MPG along. The other side of the coin is extra weight.
Highway and city both benefit. Two reasons:
Just to clarify, it is always using the electric motors and uses the gas engine which is physically attached to the generator/motor when the gen/motor becomes physically attached to the ring gear - I am pretty sure the "transmission" is only one speed. I did read in the owners manual that when you put the selector into low it increases the amount of energy returned to the battery as you let off the accelerator, giving you the ability to feather back and capture energy normally lost with braking. Also reverse is not a gear change but a change in the electric motor polarity. It will get better mpg as someone else stated, due to the steady RPM's and optimized Atkinson cycle for the 3.6L V6. This is Chrysler's first shot at this so they are probably already making a list of what they can improve if they go for a second gen.
