I filled up today and my range is only 360KM. What’s going on? I thought this car was supposed to be more efficient. Should have just gotten a full electric car instead.
Imagine buying a car and not really understanding how calculated or actual ranges work. The lowest mine has ever been is 468 with gas and 30 electric.
Is this your first fill? Where are you located? What’s the temperature like? How do you drive usually? Have you been using the car much?
Felicity said:
Is this your first fill? Where are you located? What’s the temperature like? How do you drive usually? Have you been using the car much?
We do mostly city driving in Quebec. On a road trip to Toronto, we got 7.6L/100km, and after filling up, the estimate was around 550KM. Now, after more city driving, it’s down to 400KM, and now it’s 360KM. I thought hybrids performed better in city driving, though. We don’t charge in the winter because we use public chargers, and it doesn’t seem worth it for the 20-30km it gives.
@Brandy
If you’re not charging the vehicle, you’re right, this may not have been the best choice. A hybrid without using the battery will be less efficient.
@Brandy
You mentioned being surprised since it’s a hybrid and expected better city efficiency. But, considering it’s always outside and it’s cold, that can raise consumption, especially for hybrids. You might be better off with a normal hybrid or a full electric if you’re not able to charge it. A PHEV works best when it’s charged often.
@Justin
We plan to move to a house with proper charging in a couple of years, and with the $7,500 government incentive, the PHEV was a much cheaper option than the hybrid. I did research before buying and thought the only differences were the added weight and a smaller gas tank. It didn’t seem like it would affect efficiency this much. Our Ford Fiesta was way better on gas.
@Brandy
From what I saw, the difference in real-world fuel consumption between a regular hybrid and a PHEV isn’t that much, especially with an empty battery. The Fiesta should definitely be better on gas. The Escape PHEV is much heavier, and its larger size and boxier shape will also impact fuel efficiency, especially at higher speeds.
@Brandy
That’s really bad efficiency. I got 5.5L/100km with a full tank, even in winter. Gas consumption for hybrids shouldn’t be this bad in winter unless you’re driving way over the limit on the highway.
@Amelia
I use cruise control at 100 to 110km/h the whole time.
Brandy said:
@Amelia
I use cruise control at 100 to 110km/h the whole time.
Not sure then. That doesn’t seem right. It shouldn’t be more than 6.5L/100km in my experience.
Mine is 666
JANET said:
Mine is 666
Mine is around 430 miles or 690 km.
Ok
I got worried when I bought mine too. It was a used '20 Kuga, the same car but in Europe. The range improved to around 600km per tank after a while. It had been used by a car sales employee, so it probably didn’t get charged. The battery is weak in winter though, with just a 30ish km range. But with the cold weather, I use seat and steering wheel heating and defrost a lot, so that’s on me. I’m also curious how it will perform on road trips, since we don’t usually have access to charging stations during those trips. I’m hoping it performs better on slower roads at around 60-80km/h.
Maybe you should’ve done more research before spending $30,000+.
Cool. Now, what does your trip meter say? You can always trade it in if you want.
The mileage estimator can be way off when you first get the car. When mine was new, it estimated only about 200 miles (320 km) on a full tank, but over time, it improved. Now it shows over 300 miles, and I’ve even gone over 400 miles (640 km) a few times.
PHEVs need to warm up the battery pack, especially in cold weather. This happens automatically if you’re plugging it in. It’s not ideal to buy any plug-in vehicle without a home charger, and even worse for a PHEV.
In winter, I get about 700 to 850 km, depending on my driving habits. More highway driving makes it worse, but city driving is much better.