I too own a 2023 CRV sport touring and am getting the hang of best practices. The fact that these relatively big, heavy vehicles can get 40mpg is incredible. Absolutely in love with this vehicle.
Hard to believe these numbers. I have owned 7 hybrids, and I know how to drive a hybrid to maximize mpgs. My current 2024 CRV hybrid is not getting anywhere near these numbers despite my best efforts to increase the mpg. And many others are finding the same results according to what I am seeing online. Your results are the highest I have seen reported and you are not doing anything different from what I am doing as far as trying to maximize the fuel economy. Glad you are getting these numbers, wish that I could get within 3-4 mpg of them.
yeah, I'm still trying to learn how to engage the EV more often in city driving on my 24 crv hybrid fwd. but i also do a lot of short drive of 5 to 7 miles. so it might it might be inaccurate. i'm getting 32 mpg highway and 34-35 city so far. but i find it hard to get to engage EV mode, its unpredictable. i feel like honda hybrid is behind compared to toyota when it comes to hybrid efficiency. i feel like its inferior when it comes to mpg, and toyota has had the same hybrid design on their rav 4 since it came out 5-6 years ago, and crv is getting worse mpg. it doesnt make sense. with the new redesign of rav4 exterior and hybrid coming up, i'm sure it will be more efficient and have better mpg compared to last generation. honda will be lagging behind again. but compared to my old subaru forester, i'm loving the mpg i get on my crv hybrid even if it's less than estimate. i would have bought a tesla if it weren't for how expensive electricity rates and insurance rates are in CA.
Those are great numbers, no doubt. Well done. I own a a 2023 CRV Hybrid. If you take long road trips, your mileage will definitely take a big hit. We had to take a 1600 round trip into the mountains of Virginia. Ouch. Mileage still in the lower 30's, but interstate travel (combined with mountains) is not a friend of the hybrid system.
Really depends on where you're driving and if it's cold or hot (ac). Some of my drives I'll get 50+ mpg and others in the high 20's. Sadly most of the driving I do is on the lower stuff so I end up low to mid 30's. I'd guess in mostly flat and under 60 mph you could easily exceed the rated mpg. Lots of elevation change and higher speeds and you'll be below.
Yes after 60 mph your mpg will take a nosedive. At 80 mph you're not saving any fuel on a hybrid so if you do these speeds all the time you may as well buy the gas model. 90% of my driving is below 50 mph & I'm always in ECO mode so I get incredible mpg.
I have a 2021 CR-V EX-L AWD (non-hybrid) and whenever I don't have the A/C on, I average around 35.6 mpg. When I turn the A/C on (65° is what it stays on) I get about 32 mpg. It really likes the Autumn season because the air usually gets turned off and the sunroof and windows get opened and I've gotten up to 37.8 mpg. This comes to prove that EPA ratings aren't totally accurate all the time.
Have you done a proper calculation (mileage/gallons) for your MPG or are you just going off the cars figure? In my experience the car’s computer over estimates the MPG by ~5MPG.
How? I got the sport hybrid and I can’t get past 30.4 mpg 😢 which up until this video I didn’t really mind since i had a Nissan Sentra before and that only gave me 28.7 so i was happy with knowing its a bigger car and it was giving me a little more than the Sentra
You cannot drive full throttle and expect good mpgs. If yours is a 2023, have it checked with your dealer bc there was a software update that helped some people.
I have a 2023 Hybrid Sport AWD and I average about 36.5 even trying all the tricks to increase mileage. The AWD system adds weight and friction losses that definitely reduces your mileage.
The mileage for my CR-V depends a lot on two things from my observations: 1. What is your terrain that you are driving and 2. What is your freeway and city/stop and go ratio. For my 36.5 MPG results, my freeway driving, (at approximately 70 MPH), is about 90% and city about 10%. I also live in an area that has many small hills and not a lot of flat ground. To return to my house, for example, I have to climb about a 550 ft vertical hill every time. I am an electrical engineer and think I understand all the tricks to maximize battery use and minimize ICE use. The best I have done on a tank of gas is about 39.5 with little freeway driving and most local driving. I have tried the ECON mode and NORMAL modes and see little difference between the two. I am also running 2 lbs higher inflation in the tires that recommended. Your mileage is outstanding! @@ClintBond
I hope you are all verifying your mileage gauge by calculating actual mileage once in a while. Every car I've owned (4 Toyotas and 1 Honda) with mileage gauges have given me readings several MPG higher than actual mileage. Is anyone surprised by that?
Why is it sport touring? Why not just touring? Its not like there's 2 tourings. I think honda does that so u can think you driving a sports car even though you driving a hybrid.
Sport = Hybrid in CR-V world. It's a little bit faster and smoother than the turbo non-hybrid option. Nobody who looks at or drives this CUV thinks it's a sports car. There's a Sport (the one I have) that has 18" wheels instead of 19", a cloth interior, smaller screen, and some other stuff. And then the Sport Touring like in this video.
Total bs video, highest number i have ever got was 39mpg driving slow like grandpa... now im stady at 32 combine... after 14k miles. very disappointed. I did not purchased a sporty vehicle with bigger engine and more horsepower to drive slow like a grandpa.. very disappointed
I’ve gotten 46-48 mpg on the 5 tanks I’ve filled up so far. No complaints for sure! Mostly city/suburban driving! 2023 sport touring hybrid. Glad to hear someone else is telling there positive experience with great gas mileage.
i just finished my first tank, i wasn't getting this kind of mileage... i'm wondering if the system needs to be broken in? I'm very kind on the pedal and brakes.... not sure what i'm doing wrong.
I find that driving in D is better overall. I do use the regen braking a lot and not sure if that helps with mpg. Over winter I definitely wasn't getting what I was when I originally posted 8 months ago but it's creeping back up with the temps slowly rising. I am not doing highway driving so mostly 35-45 mph roads. @@stachowi
I had an Accord Hybrid with the two motor hybrid system. I discovered that most of the time, I was driving very short trips and the engine rarely got warm enough for maximum efficiency, so my mileage was always in the low 40’s and worse when commuting over a hill. So the MPG average gets better the longer the engine is on, and this is very important to note.
2600 miles on mine. Highest individual trip mileage is around 46. Overall average got up to 35.8 but dropped once temperatures hit 100°. Fuel economy takes a big hit when the a/c is working hard.
I don’t know where you live but we went from about 34mpg average to 39-40 mpg average just for moving from Bremerton WA to Bethesda MD. A lot of hills there. Even though you regenerate down hill it takes more juice to go up carrying about 500 lb worth of battery pack. Other down side is that down hill the battery will fill up too quickly and couldn’t store more. 2022 CRV awd hybrid.
I only got low 30s from my wife CRV 23. Maybe is the short distance(less than 10 miles daily)or the way she drives. But when I drive (mixed highway/local, longer distance) and I pay attention to the mpg, I got about 40 mpg.
Summary of the drive mode for high mileage 75 % highway 25% city 1) highway: drive mode economy in D.Use cruise control. Uses regen brake and hardly touch actual brakes . Mostly uses paddle shifters to maximize regen 2) city use brake mode (B in place of D)
hmmm..... just got 2024 CRV hybrid sports AWD 2 month ago. Was driving with a normal mode + D and then an econ mode + D, both I got 33 MPG in NYC. Someone from Reddit told me using normal mode + B will get a better MPG, so I tried; 27 MPG. I love the CRV hybrid overall, but MPG is too low. But still better than 2008 CRV which I got 14 MPG/year.
Wow , Are you driving in Econ mode? I have my new one 458 miles got it saturday. But I am on the first tank only getting 30.8 ..I too an in upstate NY Albany Area
@@phunperson64. I’m hearing all sorts of figures. Honda CRV Hybrid figures vary dramatically among its drivers while the Toyota RAV4 Hybrid MPG figures are more consistent amongst its drivers. Perhaps there’s a special technique with the Honda. Weird.
@@johnmartin7158 Clint did talk a bit about how he learned to drive it to get the best MPG. Sounds like how you choose to drive, or have to drive based on where you are, makes a noticeable difference.
I just bought a used 2022 CRV Hybrid EX and finally filled it up for the first time. I'm doing mostly city driving, and have been averaging 34.6 miles per gallon. I suppose it could be better, and haven't driven it on EV mode yet.
I’m in Florida (so nearly 100% AC use) and have a 1.5 turbo 2018 CR-V. Over 44,000 miles it’s averaged 33 mpg in the city. On interstate trips I can get 36-37 mpg if I keep speed 70-75. On a 200 mile trip on rural roads averaging around 60 mph with a loaded car (4 people) and AC, I got 39.6 mpg. I took a photo of that one as well as the time I was 78 miles into a trip and hit 40 mpg. I never use Eco mode.
@@Runninpressure it’s had oil dilution since day 1. I’m not hearing about lots of engines blowing up because of it, and there have to be tens of thousands of 2017s and 2018s with over 100,000 miles by now.
Unrealistic. It is possible to get 40mpg it is hard. Of course I could show even over 50 mpg on the screen. It is temporary number which goes later on to around 40 or sadly less.Own vehicle for 2 years.
It is ridiculously consumption I have crv 1.6 idtec 54mpg low maintenance. This hybrid is not economy car maybe if you get compare with American car with v8 engine
I have a 3 litre Mercedes diesel and average 42 and can get 57+ on a run. These new generation vehicles should be doing 100 mpg if they were meaningfully more economical.
So far i have onlly filled up 3 times, the first two fills when i took a 150mile one way and 150 back i averaged 36mpg highway both ways at 75mph average speed, the third fill i averaged 42 mpg most of that city driving, that was on econ mode. I put it on normal mode on the 3rd fillup and the guage average shows anywere from 45-47mpg, seems to have gone up in normal mode, i will get the average on my next fill up probaly next week, that is in Dallas, Tx heat and traffic drivig everyday so lots of trafiic and ac blasting with 100+ temps. so far happy, BTW its only FWD.
@@ClintBond I was still at 1/2 tank driven 323 miles, the mpg on the instrument panel showing 47mpg it varies going back n forth from 46.5 - 47.6, after filling up my real average came to 44.6. my total mileage at fill-up was just under 1,100.00 as long as I average 40 and not less I'll be happy 😊
@@ArmanGushchyan just regular 87 octane gas, my average last couple of times was 44mpg with normal mode. the insturment panel mpg a couple of times hit 50mpg (i have a pic for proof!) but that isnt the actual averge.
Thank you for the very clear explanation of how the system works. I have watched multiple videos and no one came close to this level of detail. Thanks!
I think that's not too bad, for a long distance trip. The guy in the video did not do that to get 44 mpg on a 1600 mile road trip. Did you had luggage and passengers with you? did you check your tire pressure, you could increase it before such a road trip. And as soon as you overall drop speed, your mpg will get higher. Cruise control was set to which speed? Cruise control can be pretty inefficient, especially when there are a lot of inclines and declines.
Yes, we want to think this much when driving, to save gas, with a vehucle. Lol. I'm sure you just can create a habit. but ugh.. I'd like to think good gas mileage can come about just with someone's regular habits of driving because it is a hybrid.
Anyone have experience driving in the Northern Winter seasons (snow, low temps)? I've heard these hybrids are getting horrible mpg. I'm considering a touring model, but am a bit hesitant based on some of the feedback I've read...
I'm in CT. I have a 2020 C-RV Hybrid Touring. I am getting about 32 MPG overall. Not really very satisfied with that. I've owned the vehicle since it was new, it's alway been about the same MPG.
I know a friend getting average 27 mpg after 8000 miles on his 2023 CRV Hybrid. The reason, he lives in Texas and only drives highway. If you dont live in an urban area, The car will never use the electric engine.
Check Daily Motor channel he does 100 mile highway MPG tests with all the cars. At 70mph steady driving, both the 10th gen and 11th gen Accord Hybrid got worse MPG than the RAV4 hybrid. The new CRV hybrid got even worse in the same conditions on the same road. Toyota's hybrid system is way more efficient on the highway at least.
@@ClintBond In heavy stop&go traffic yes, the Honda hybrids tend to be slightly better on MPG, but the difference is way more smaller. And that difference disapears when it is cold.
I don't know how you ever get these mpg. I have a Sport Hybrid w 3k miles and average 34mpg. Interstate driving at 80mph will net 28mpg. I am disappointed with the gas mileage of this Hybrid. I had a Accord Sport Hybrid and always saw 44 to 50mpg in it. The CRV drives nice otherwise.
80 mph!?!? That’s your problem! Hybrids save fuel in stop and go traffic and will get better mpg in the city than on the highway. On the highway you are using the gasoline engine and lugging all the extra weight of the battery for no reason. If you drive mostly highway get the gas version…you’ll actually get better mpg. Or stick with a more aerodynamic car for high speeds as you already experienced.
Would you perhaps make a video going into more detail on "brake mode" for city driving? I have ordered a CR-V hybrid, but I didn't recall a "brake mode" from my test drive. What do you mean by that and how is it enabled?
I live in the midwest USA and I am getting 33MPG in ECON mode. Dealler tells me it's because of the cold temps. Who knows... Frustrated. All my other vehicles, I usually exceed EPA ratings, winter and summer.
i have a sport touring model always on eco mode ,,,, always drive to slow to get more use on electric motor I always stop accelerating before reaching the traffic light or a stop but always get 36 mpg .....
Looks great, but using the cars calculation is never accurate, it can be close, but unless you're keeping track in a phone app thst calculates each fill up or you're doing so paper it is smoke and mirrors.
Thanks for doing this video! I am considering a 24 CRV Sport Touring and was concerned about the projected highway mpg but this information really helps to ease those concerns.
I found that the computer on my Toyota Sienna didn't give me accurate results compared to doing the actual math using miles logged on Trip A. Dividing the number of miles driven between fill ups by the gallons of gas used, it was optimistic by about 2mpg.
I'm trying to figure out what gas to use. 87 octane was what I'm used to, but I'm reading 91 is recommended. What are people using and is anything under 91 ok for the system and mpg?
I use 89. It's better for direct injection engines and MPG go up 1-2 mpg's. It's more expensive of course, but I do it for maintenance and reliability.
On some of my trips I drive across southern Idaho, where the speed limit is 80 mph and traffic is faster. Anyone know how much that would drop the MPG? I'm guessing the elevation doesn't help either.
The Honda hybrid makes the most sense in my opinion as it is not a CVT based transmission. There is an excellent RU-vid video presented by Professor John D. Kelly at Weber State University, Davis Campus, called “Understanding the Honda Hybrid E-Drive” that is worth watching. You will learn all about how the E-Drive works. A must read for all of you guys that own the Honda Hybrids
Honda is a great choice! I like the idea of a more simple AWD hybrid system like the Toyota RAV4 that has fewer parts, no clutches (Honda has three), and more vehicles on the road with a longer run history. I average a solid 40 MPG. Truth is, you can't go wrong with either vehicle.
Most people don’t realize how much your mpg improves just by doing simple stuff like getting just above the speed limit on highways and setting cruise control. You have clowns all over the place, who will run 10-15 mph or more over the speed limit so they can get to their exit 60 seconds faster. Same lead foots will slam on the accelerator and brakes regularly between lights so they can maybe save another whopping minute getting to their destination. I just sit back and laugh at these clueless ass hats. 😀
