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New RAV4 Hybrid range is way below as advertised.

20K views 63 replies 29 participants last post by  JoeRAV4Hybrid_2023  
#1 ·
Hello,

I just got a 2023 RAV4 XLE hybrid and got 48.5 mpg with mixed When I did my first full fill up the tank range shows 480 miles. The site it is advertised as easily getting 580 miles. Anyone know why the large discrepancy.
 
#51 ·
My dash displays my life of car MPG.

IIRC, pushing the stem or twisting it gives you an option of reseting the first and there may be two possible settings via that switch. Your manual should tell you.

My Menu, Info, Eco displays recent mileage efforts in 15 minute bar graph segments.

Not sure how your car and its options work. Mine a '19 loaded.
 
#58 ·
It may take 10K miles for some new hybrid owners to catch on to the driving habits required to achieve the higher possible MPGs from a hybrid. I know I had to adjust my driving habits.
My mileage has improved over two years of ownership. Possibly it's a "break in" period or as you mentioned, learning how to drive it to maximize its efficiency. For me, things like keeping the climate control off for short trips or running in EV mode when noodling around a parking garage or stuck in traffic.

I don't worry about the range and tank size issues too much as it seems already overkill. If I run on the low fuel light down to say, DTE=20 miles and then fill to the second "click off" I can usually get about 12.5 gallons in. At 40 mpg that's 500 miles; lately I've been averaging above that. Since I don't drive all that much anyway I don't want issues with stale gas etc.