What did you change? What are the habits? What mode are you diving in D or B? Econ or normal

I drive normal mode with push break on. I don’t push gas too hard and let it accelerate slowly. I try to take my foot off the gas paddle when going downhill and don’t drive over 50mph unless I’m on highway. I drove 3k miles until now and my current tank is giving me 40.5 mpg and over from start to date my avg is 37mpg.

@@hamzadar2507 awesome thanks for the information, safe driving

Thank you for watching!

Barely it’s two small motors in back that drive it it don’t have a traditional drive shaft and differential like the cr v

If you are just basing your MPG on the car’s computer, reset it. Cars always read really low when they are in dealership inventory

@@CarDietrichhow do you reset?

I am having same issue

I have 3 kids; 2, 6 and 8. I have a 21 Odyssey and a 23 F150 Super crew. I just bought a 24 Sport L CRV as a runabout when either of the other 2 are too big, and I love it. I’ve had giant 3 row SUV (Land Cruiser 200) and the CRV is an awesome compromise vehicle. With 2 kids, it will work great for you. Even though it gets great mileage, I still greatly enjoy driving it and have lots of room inside even as a tall person 6’2”.

Try the scroll wheel on the right side of the steering wheel

I’m not really sure why advice to give you here. Maybe try setting the screen to display what the hybrid system is doing, and keep an eye on it and try to modify your driving style so it uses the battery more than the gasoline engine. If you’re in a state that uses winter blend gasoline, it might get better in the summertime too

Is this the AWD or FWD? Hybrid? Seems I've seen some comments that the EPA figures were difficult to achieve in the real world. And of course, a car maker or two has been known to tune a car to ace the EPA testing. Then they fail to achieve similar results in the real world.

@@scottanthony3426 Touring - AWD…update from the dealer, they said it may take a few thousand miles (up to 10) for the computer to actually learn the accurate MPG 🤷‍♂️

I'm getting the same with the Sport L. In normal mode.

If you are strictly judging it by the car’s trip computer, reset it the next time you fill it up if you haven’t done so already

@@CarDietrich I think Trip B starts over automatically when I refill the tank correct?

Same here. Averaging 36.4 though.

Hey there, also live in Sask and am thinking about the CRV. I have a highway commute everyday of 25-30km one way. I was wondering if the hybrid would still be better or if I should go with the 1.5 turbo. Any chance you could reply with your data and comments? Thanks!

@@DH-oy4ij Hello and thank you for asking for my thoughts on the different models. Let me first explain why I did not purchase the standard model CRV with the 1.5 turbo engine. Turbo engines are used by manufacturers as they are smaller in displacement yet can generate as much, if not more power, than a naturally aspirated engine. There is one issue though and that is that they have to be worked harder to provide that power. A smaller engine is going to be asked to produce more power, more often hence be under load more often than the naturally aspirated engine, so naturally, there will be possibilities for issues. Certainly, a turbo engine will not appreciate being started up in our really cold Saskatchewan winter days of sometime, minus 35C, and driven after a minute, like is suggested in the owners manuals for naturally aspirated engines. They will appreciate being warned up first, before being driven as when driven, they are called upon to work harder to generate the same power as the naturally aspirated engine (shortened to NAE). A turbo engine will not appreciate worked hard and then shut down, rather they will appreciate a short period of time for cool down, albeit just idling to circulate oil through those extremely hot bearings, or be driving somewhat slower and placing the engine under less load. This is not a personal opinion, but fact that can easily be verified using your favourite search engine such as Google. Your commute of perhaps 25-30km each way is actually rather short, for a winter drive and the oil in the engine barely has time to get up to full operating temperature, let alone be hot enough to help it purge fuel from cylinder blowby (this is one of the issues that Honda had a few years back with the oil dilution problems with the new turbo engines). To accomplish a good clean out, you need to get the engine up to full operating temperature for a good 30 - 45 minutes to give the engine systems a change to clear away these oil contaminants like fuel etc. So, short and cumulate trips like your in the winter will make the oil dilution issue a more likely thing. The turbo engines tend to have a short oil life span than a NAE and over time, depending on how much you drive, can add up cost wise. I believe a basic oil change at my local dealership now, using the Honda specified 0W20 fully synthetic oil and a quality Honda oil filter, comes to about $120. I can see you doing at least two of those a year or more, if you are doing a lot of driving each day. For some people, maintainence costs are an issue. If you drive a turbo engine using s soft foot on the accelerator, than you will achieve reasonably good fuel economy, but as soon as you start to enjoy the power and torque that those engines can generate, you fuel economy goes downhill rather quickly. Now, the turbo engine models use a CVT transmission, of which Honda makes a rather good one. CVT’s, do not appreciate being started on a cold winter day and driven away, without first having let the oil in them warm up a bit and be adequately circulated throughout. (This is also fact - just talk to any honest Nissan technician). A CVT is inherently a noisier transmission than a conventional automatic one, and also, by nature of its design, always has a metal to metal belt again pulley sheave, so again, oil and lubrication is important. Maintaining these CVT’s is important - translation: changing the transmission fluid more often than not. Many manufacturer’s will state that their fluid is a lifetime fluid, but never tell just what that lifetime is. Again, just ask any Nissan tech about this. So, changing CVT transmission lubricant every two years of so (for average driving) will help immensely when it comes to prolonging its life and reliablility. However, changing up to 12 litres of specialty fluid gets expensive (at least for some people). My concern is the winter driving and our cold temperatures. I go out at 7am in the cold, drive it to work or to the curling rink, and then let it sit for several hours, get back in and start it up and drive it again in that cold. It just shortens the CVT life span, in comparison to a vehicle that is not in rthe snow belt. The same wear issues also happen in how climates such as the southern USA, California etc. I want to be able to count on my vehicle, especially if my wife is going to get in and drive it. The Honda CRV, however, is the best selling vehicle in Canada in its class and for good reason. It is well made and tend to be very reliable, although depending on the model year, there were issues, such as the oil dilution issue I mentioned. Honda has made some changes to things which has minimized this issue, however, it is still there to a certain extend, and not just in Honda but in other brands of Turbo engined vehicles. I purchase a Hybrid because of the type of driving I do, which is mainly stop and go in a city environment, with the occasional long distance highway type driving. It provides me with better fuel efficiency and mileage in the city (where Hybrids really excel, but also seems to return rather good fuel economy on the highway. The engine is a Naturally aspirated 2 litre Atkinson cycle engine, which has proven itself over the years, to be reliable and efficient. The style engine is used be many manufacturers so this os not just a Honda thing. I also, could afford the extra for the Hybrid, and will drive it enought for it to provide some payback. Not everyone can afford to spend this extra, and I am anticipating lower maintainence costs as there is not alternator, or other belt driven accessory items, rather, they are electrically driven and have proven to be very reliable over time. I can reduce the cost of brakes as the regenerative braking means I will spend less time riding a brake pedal, although, really, in the big picture, modern brakes last a very long time, especially if you follow Honda’s recommended brake services, at every other oil change approximately. Our great Saskatchewan dust (yes, even in the winter time) and de-icing materials use in the winter, create all sorts of issues with calliper sliders etc, so brake maintenance really can pay off. Again, these are my reasons for my purchase, and you have to make a decision based on your own personal circumstances and available finances. I hope you are able to make one that will keep you happy. Cheers,

@@RegCoulter Thanks for the detailed feedback, much appreciated! Do you happen to know your highway fuel economy? Second, any concern about our de-icing solutions on the roads corroding any of the electric parts such as the regenerative braking components?

@@DH-oy4ij Hi - I have only had my CRV for two days and have currently 55km on the odo, so I cannot really provide a ‘useful’ fuel economy figure yet. It has shown as low as 5.7 but that of course, is an instantaneous reading that will not truely reflect what the vehicle delivers. I will track every fuel fill, as I have with other vehicles using an app on my iPhone called Fuel Monitor (the icon looks like a green fuel gauge if you decide to look for it). I believe it is available for both IOS as well as Android.

@@RegCoulter good stuff, thanks again.

I think about that as well, but then think about how often I've had to change a spare out on the road......never in 40+ years 🤷‍♂ I KNOW......once I get one without a spare.....I'll need it! ☠

they replaced the spare tire with repair kit,which does make sense, inflating flat tire much easier than replacing it.

Same last time i changed a tire was in the 70's, last time i got a flat maybe in the 90s or early 2000's i still didnt use my spare used fixa flat and air compressor, same thing the Honda kit has and i carry a tire repair kit alos just in case.@@marathonkev

​@@vikh.2069 the kit is useless if your tire gets torn, though.

Truly how often have you changed a spare tire? In my 20 years of driving I've never had a blown tire. I've had punctures that AAA or a patch kit can fix.

The higher the speed, the MPG goes down guite progressively especially for an SUV.

@@HumbleBearcat correct because of high drag coefficiency and poor aerodynamics

Yeah, kind of sucks because my wife wanted a hybrid and we test drove one and she likes to drive fast like 80 miles an hour but when we did that we saw the engine spinning at 3k RPMs no fucking way you’re gonna get 42 Mpg’s on that😂 have to be going like 55 or 60 to be getting that kind of mileage probably

​@@jrock8233just tell your wife to drive slower, 10miles per hr wont feel that slow tbh

5.69 in LA

$6.89 San Diego

A gallon of gasoline weighs six pounds. A Honda CR-V hybrid weighs 3,700 pounds minimum. It’s not gonna make much difference.

Ok. I wish you the best but I think I can make it without you.

@@CarDietrich Cope and seethe. You won't.