HCH - 1

[SiKBoY]

Any tips on maximising mpg or cost per mile on Honda Civic Hybrids Gen 1?

[SiKBoY]

Commute home from work today

[Karl]

Very impressive there. What kind of roads were you runnnig on?

Ive done some looking for you and the only information I can find is for the HCH - 1
http://www.cleanmpg.com/forums/articles ... -1510.html

Loving the dash - very futuristic

[SiKBoY]

30 mile commute mixed stop start, country lanes and motorway (being the M6 driving at 50 is pretty easy, seen as the traffic rarly goes over that!).

[SiKBoY]

Got it to 68 today !! And its a fairly hilly journey !

[Karl]

Did you have a look at that think? Did any of it help your MPG - i know it was for the HCH 2 but im not sure what the difference is aldo - Does it have an EV mode like the Prius?

I dont know that much about them tbh

[SiKBoY]

No EV mode, but it is manual which IMO is better than CVT. If I could force auto stop on that would be great coasting down big hills can ba a little scary at first !

[billysan]

Another Honda hybrid owner!!! Awesome.

I take it you've done all the basic stuff like running LRR tyres and pumping them up good and hard, putting the PROPER oil recomended in the handbook (not neccesarily even what Honda garages will suggest because the real stuff if so hard to find), and making sure the car is in good working order with all brakes not binding etc?

After that just try to learn how to drive the car. Can you get an HCH1 to leanburn? If so you need to maximise the use of that. Use the assist to get you up hills, you gained all that energy for free so make sure you use it. Also keep the car in a gear higher than you'd otherwise think of using. You get lower pumping losses at low rpm and less throttle turbulence with a wider throttle angle so use a high gear and put your foot right down to accelerate, again using assist.

Beyond that you cant run EV only, but you can shut the car off coasting down hills. I only do that if I have 3/4 battery though otherwise I use it to best effect to top up my charge.

The biggest difference you can make is adjusting how YOU drive it. You are doing pretty well anyway by the looks of it so most of what Ive said you will more than likely know/do already!!