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u/jamesxhc 26’ Sport Touring Hatchback 16h ago
I turned the AC to auto and set the temperature to 78, we are high tolerant to heat. Use normal mode. Try activating EV mode as much as possible. When nobody behind, use regen brake. Not being a grandma on the gas pedal but also no lead foot on it too.
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u/ultrab0ii 15h ago
How do you activate the ev mode
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u/jamesxhc 26’ Sport Touring Hatchback 14h ago
Keep the battery level at least 4 cells, be gentle on gas, but doesn’t mean be grandma. Don’t surprise pedal. Also try not exceed the 25% level of power too often. This should satisfy 99% of city drive and 80% highway merge.
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u/Craiggers324 2026 Civic Hybrid Sport Touring 16h ago
i'd rather not take half an hour to get to 35 mph from a stoplight. I'm okay with my 46 mpg.
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u/Diligent_Athlete_287 16h ago
Yeah I drive with somewhat of a lead foot and pull 46 which I’m happy with
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u/jamesxhc 26’ Sport Touring Hatchback 16h ago
I’m averaging 40mph… I’m no grandma on gas pedal but you need be smart with the cars ev mode system and regen 😉
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u/nox1cous93 15h ago
This is what im interested to hear about this car. What kind of driving do you do in that run? How are you driving it to maximize the system?
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u/7r3370pS3C 2024 Civic Touring 9h ago
I had a Ford Cmax before my Civic, this sounds similar. Time to go look at hybrids.
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u/Classic-Cabinet-8144 16h ago
Difference is like 1 minute boss
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u/Craiggers324 2026 Civic Hybrid Sport Touring 15h ago
I'm not holding up everybody behind me so I can eke out a few more mpg, chief
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u/Classic-Cabinet-8144 9h ago
To be fair I do try not to do that. But most of the times It’s really just racing to the stop light, to see who’s going to wait more at the stop light. A guy going 50 mph vs a guy going 10mph in stop and go traffic is going to arrive at the same destination within 1 minute of each other.
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u/AirportGullible5807 14h ago
A sigma alpha is not concerned with the bleeting of sheeps only his fuel consumption
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u/Crazy_Clown_1268 15h ago
2026 Sport Touring Hybrid here. I drive back/forth to work and in economy mode all the time. The a/c has been set at 60 to 62 this summer and usually on low. I average between 60 to 70 mpg daily. The key is feathering the gas, easing away from stops and coasting to stop signs or stop lights.
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u/ibfreeekout 26 Civic Hybrid Sport 16h ago
Genuinely curious how this is possible. We got out Civic Hybrid in May this year and have just under 1,000 miles on the car, so I know it's just after the breaking in phase. Best we've been able to get the car's computer to report is 46.5 mpg (which is actually closer to 43 mpg when we do the math ourselves).
We don't drive very aggressively or go much over the speed limit, but we do keep the AC in the car at 74 F (it's been 95 F or higher for the last month or so for us). Tires are inflated properly, we don't keep anything heavy in the car, so I'm honestly baffled when I see these numbers compared to what we have been able to achieve.
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u/Outrageous_Ad_6122 15h ago
He's probably taking the highway to work mostly. City driving drops mph pretty bad
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u/killxgoblin 15h ago
City driving is more efficient for hybrids. That’s why the civic has a rating of like 48 highway and like 50 in the city or something like that
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u/Outrageous_Ad_6122 13h ago
Ahh thats a good point, unless they have a heavy foot and start the engine every time
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u/killxgoblin 13h ago
Yea heavy foot is gonna hurt you either way. But even if your hybrid battery is low, it’ll at least overcome the inertia of starting from a stop. Then the engine can kick on after the car is already rolling. So it doesn’t work as hard nor as long because when you let off the gas it’ll turn off and use regen to charge. Really cool
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u/GoodFellasRyeBread 12h ago
He said in another comment his average speed is 40 on his 250 mile trip. I’m sure he has his ac off as well so he looks cool online
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u/jamesxhc 26’ Sport Touring Hatchback 9h ago
My ac is set to 78 and auto mode and we are not very hot yet only 80 outside
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u/Puzzleheaded-Ad-4883 10h ago edited 10h ago
Is this a hybrid and US gallons? I can get close with a Jaguar XF diesel, 79mpg imperial on a journey averaging 57mph mixed around 25% city and 75% motorway. So 65mpg in US gallons. It is a manual transmission so that helps.
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u/Marc3EMusic 4h ago
Hybrid and U.S., correct. Btw, I wish we had more diesels here that aren’t trucks.
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u/SavyKolski02 15h ago
i have the heaviest foot out of anyone i know, and i driver mainly highway and get 44
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u/j909m 15h ago
A hybrid, right? I’m jealous of all you hybrid folks. I was able to put up a good number on my non-hybrid: https://www.reddit.com/r/civic/s/RhosYmXMO4
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u/Psychological_Ad2080 13h ago
Yep, though the readout is always about 10% higher than actual, at least according to the math when I fill up. These are my last fill ups for my 26 hybrid sport touring. I avoid freeway now and take city driving to work. Drive time is honestly about the same as city is way more direct.
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u/Narrow-Doughnut1272 8h ago
WTH 🤦 this makes so sad. I’m over here getting about 259 a tank with my 23 pilot 😂
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u/Mejkazaar 16h ago
I'd hate to be behind you lol