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Re: Fuel consumption

Posted: Wed May 31, 2017 11:06 pm
by Steve
I think the computer works on how you have been driving the car .... I did 28 miles and got 75.8 MPG . It all depends if your going up hill or down hill .... So a return trip going the same way , you can do 55MPG , and on return 70MPG

Re: Fuel consumption

Posted: Thu Jun 01, 2017 2:57 am
by AlanHo
The computer uses a map or graph between duty cycle and fuel pressure which tells it how much fuel the injector will spray at any given cycle and pressure. Using this, it continually estimates how much fuel it has sprayed since the mpg calculator was last reset. It then takes this amount and divides it into the miles traveled since the trip was reset to give you the miles per gallon.

Re: Fuel consumption

Posted: Thu Jun 01, 2017 8:35 pm
by Deleted User 440
I have my Niro since beginning of March. My observation now after ~7000 km is that the car now switches more easily into EV mode and stays longer in it as in the beginning. I'm now managing to drive at 4.1liters/100 km (68,9 MPG) without problems. That might be caused by the engines and battery being run in or simply by the warmer weather. But what i enjoy most about this car is it's complete silence while waiting at traffic lights and it's very low driving noise.

Re: Fuel consumption

Posted: Fri Jun 02, 2017 3:11 pm
by gimball
Agreed, love the silence and also the AC that runs on EV!
I would go mad inching in the 4 hour queue this weekend (blazing sun and 30+ degrees) if it wasn't for this car.

Re: Fuel consumption

Posted: Sun Jun 04, 2017 6:13 pm
by geffren67
Now that the warm weather is here (!), my mpg has increased from my last post. This is my best so far for one journey.

MPG.jpg

That was for a journey from east to west coast, country roads and an average temperature of 16. I calculated the efficiency of the tank on fill up, that was 71.5 mpg. Also my daily commute of 40 miles, again country roads, has also increased with the temperature, that's now an average of 70.

Overall I am very impressed with the millage and the Niro 2.

Re: Fuel consumption

Posted: Mon Jun 05, 2017 3:22 pm
by Ritz
geffren67 wrote:Now that the warm weather is here (!), my mpg has increased from my last post. This is my best so far for one journey.
MPG.jpg
That was for a journey from east to west coast, country roads and an average temperature of 16. I calculated the efficiency of the tank on fill up, that was 71.5 mpg. Also my daily commute of 40 miles, again country roads, has also increased with the temperature, that's now an average of 70.

Overall I am very impressed with the millage and the Niro 2.
That's pretty impressive!

Can anyone get into the 80's?

Re: Fuel consumption

Posted: Wed Jun 07, 2017 8:17 pm
by djpfaff
Manufacturers figures are always way overrated, got my Niro First Edition for 2.5 weeks now, and average of 56-57 mpg or 4.9-5.0 ltr/100km.
Drive 120 mile four days a week with combination of a bit of city (10 miles) a fair bit of country roads (30 miles) and a long stretch of motorway (80 miles) but that includes some 20 miles of traffic jams, so a nice combination. So 56-57 mpg is not bad at all

Re: Fuel consumption

Posted: Fri Jun 09, 2017 4:07 pm
by gimball
djpfaff, for the first 1000ish Km I was getting even worse numbers than you - now it's pretty much stable on 4.5 highway, 3.9 city.
Think it's related to the engine run-in period, but can't be sure.

I'm sure I'm driving it the same way on same stretches of road though, and even with the AC on it still spends a 1.5-2 litres less than before (was getting 6.5 at the beginning).

Re: Fuel consumption

Posted: Tue Jul 04, 2017 5:30 am
by Nocharge
I've only done 1200 miles in my Niro 2. Very pleased with mpg. My commute is 6 miles A/B roads and then 120 miles motorway. I'm averaging 58mpg on the cars display (best was 62mpg). Not t bad for a petrol auto!

Re: Fuel consumption

Posted: Tue Jul 04, 2017 8:50 pm
by SteveD
I am more than happy with getting around 65 to 70 mpg after 2000 miles. At least it is in thevrealms of being near the manufacturer's claimed mileage. I have Citroen dispels before and they were nowhere near the quoted figures.