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Cd · 12-31-2016, 10:23 PM

Hello again everyone ! I'm on vacation at my parents, and had some additional questions on the car.
I took the car out for a short drive to see what I could get out of it.
It was a very short 6 mile drive on back roads.
Maximum speed was less than 25 MPH, with the majority of the trip at 15 MPH.
I feather-footed it the entire time, and tried to keep the ICE from coming on.

The 6 mile trip was 47.8 mpg, and the ICE came on several times, even with speeds as low as 12 mph. I noticed that the video display of the battery was showing that it was nearly full around halfway through this short trip. ( only one bar short of 'full' )
When I arrived back, I noticed that the display of the battery changed from nearly full green, to just showing the battery half full in dark blue.

What do you guys make of that ?

Average for the car has been a constant 48.2 mpg with mixed city and highway driving.

Should this be a concern ?
Even with an almost charged battery, the ICE kept coming on

I will try and take the car out for a longer test drive tomorrow. Any tips on correct driving with the car ?

Thanks !

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Cd Ultimate Fail Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Austin,Texas Posts: 3,585 Thanks: 2,872 Thanked 1,121 Times in 679 Posts	Hello again everyone ! I'm on vacation at my parents, and had some additional questions on the car. I took the car out for a short drive to see what I could get out of it. It was a very short 6 mile drive on back roads. Maximum speed was less than 25 MPH, with the majority of the trip at 15 MPH. I feather-footed it the entire time, and tried to keep the ICE from coming on. The 6 mile trip was 47.8 mpg, and the ICE came on several times, even with speeds as low as 12 mph. I noticed that the video display of the battery was showing that it was nearly full around halfway through this short trip. ( only one bar short of 'full' ) When I arrived back, I noticed that the display of the battery changed from nearly full green, to just showing the battery half full in dark blue. What do you guys make of that ? Average for the car has been a constant 48.2 mpg with mixed city and highway driving. Should this be a concern ? Even with an almost charged battery, the ICE kept coming on I will try and take the car out for a longer test drive tomorrow. Any tips on correct driving with the car ? Thanks !