Your Car's ECO Score Meter: How it Works and How to Get Better MPG Using it!
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- How to use your car's ECO Score Meter. Use it to get optional MPG!
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I bought a used 2021 rav4 hybrid last weekend and I told my dad the ecoscore was going to make me a better and safer driver! I have a tendency to brake a little hard and accelerate a little hard, but I'll have fun training my driving to maximize my fuel economy!!
I always saw the message and eco score at the end of my drive in my new Toyota RAV4 but never understood how to monitor the hybrid meter until now. Excellent explanation, thank you so much!
Thanks for sharing this with us Jeff. It's nice to know now just how this works. I never knew just how this worked and now I have a little better understanding of it. If you would not have shared this video I probably would never have known just how this works. I love when you do videos like this and show us little things with different vehicles that we might not have known. I try to drive more careful but not always easy to do depending on what kind of traffic I am in. I know I tend to be a little bit to much of a lead foot person and need to back off more. I know if I baby my vehicle a little more my MPG would go up a little more and that would help.
Getting over 43 mpg after some practice in my new RAV4 hybrid! Initially, I was doing too much. I was trying to use the electric ability as much as possible. Watching the graphic engine power graphic...charging the battery/using the battery...trying to avoid the ICE. Shooting for the "Pulse and glide method." After about 4 weeks, I embraced some ideas that have earned 3mpg better. First, I learned that using the electric battery (process of charging the electric battery with the gas engine) is not without its own parasitic drain...and second, the ICE engine is very efficient in its own right. So, I started doing less jockeying of the vehicle to "stay in electric" and let it do it's own thing...It will do the work for you! It will choose the most efficient mode of operation. I do look ahead to anticipate stops and incorporate coasting time. I do speed up gradually. In forums and on youtube I've seen the proposal to: "get up to speed so you can coast and get off the ICE engine." This sounds well thought out...and I wasn't gunning it to get to speed either...just not delaying....anyway...it wasn't panning out. I just speed up gradually...slow down gradually and let the car do the rest. 43.6 mpg average now. It was enlightening to me to see the vehicle get its best numbers after taking a highway trip when it should be less efficient as hybrids go. But...the highway driving limited my ability to jockey the electric battery and I had to allow the vehicle to do its own thing. And surprise, surprise...the average mpg shot up. I thought what Jeff suggested here was too simplistic. Turns out he's absolutely right. It's just that simple.
bfsc chart for 2.4 or 2/.5 liter toyota inline 4 says 2/3 of max torque at 2k-3k rpm is most efficient, hybrid system is nice to minimize tire dust emissions , increasing tire life, and preventing traction loss from the big instant power output. some hybrids have a energy meter that show negative acceleration which is regenerative braking, more slowing down than that is using non regenerative brakes. maybe brakes automaticly use normal brakes without telling you sometimes for when battery is too cold (for battery longveity) and to prevent rusting of brakes by rubbing rust layer off before it infect the rest of the mass. but if it doesnt, you can use normal brakes once in a while for that. brake and steer steadily but minimally. make sure tire inflation is optimal, a bit stiffer is nice. thicker rubber and less metal wheel mass is less weight, pizza pans can cover front wheels for areodynamics and cardboard or plastic can fully cover rear wheels over the wheel at the panels closer to you around it, etc. think flight, julian edgar, are some youtuebr who did realtivly cheap areodynamics mods electric cars are no good, maybe hybrids are worrhthile
Thanks Jeff, that was great! Maybe sometime you could do a demo of how you use all the sensors to help you parallel park.
Thank you for this video! You’re helping me learn my new RAV4 XLE Premium Hybrid!!!!
Thank you Jeff. Very helpful. That Rav 4 looks very nice. Take care.
My score is so bad , my car hates me😅 good job Jeff
There's really nothing on TH-cam that explains the Eco Score screen so I appreciate it. I have a 2024 Corolla Cross Hybrid so find the video somewhat outdated and not as helpful as I had hoped because my car's layout of Eco Score screen is a bit different than the one on the video. Regardless. I enjoy your channel's content, Jeff!
This video is the greatest help in me understanding my toyota hybrid more. Thank you so much!!
It's nice how it trains you on how to get better mpg
According to the speed, there is a blue line creeping up, your foot must bring the green line just at the end of the blue line (ideal) or just left to its end (not as far left as possible. For coasting, if you can just put the foot on the accelator a little bit, just the force needed to charge the battery, you get more coasting distance. Rav4Prime driver from Germany.
Great information. Thanks Jeff!
Another great video Jeff. Not sure if you mentioned this but you can also put your heating/cooling in Eco mode also and also by setting the temp cooler in cold temps & set the temp higher in hot weather..... it all adds up to higher mpg. My new XSE is always in eco mode & my temp button in eco mode 98% of the time (only when it's extremely cold I'll take it off eco mode for a few minutes until the interior warms up a bit).
does that mean you're on Eco mode with the AC button ON? I just got the exact car in this video and learning...any tips on best air quality inside the car much appreciated. I'm in L.A. so I keep the air on recycle mode and have the AC button on...arrive home and there's a little puddle of condensation on my driveway which i've read is normal ((shrug))?
Great video! Very helpful and I think it’ll make me a more patient driver
Thanks so much Jeff. Very helpful
My best was a 97 on that eco score with my 2.0 Corolla Touring Sports. Had a MPG of 69 (nice!) on that drive.
Corolla 2022 HE owner here,
cruising score: is quite easy to get it high as long as yo maintain a bell curve from start to stop nor a roller coaster type of driving which will happen with moderate traffic or in hilly terrain.
Acceleration: I've notice that the higher score is obtained when you accelerate close to the pwr zone although it may seem counterintuitive because the ICE kicks in sooner but that way I've obtain the 5 bars, the fun part is that you really get that torque from the motor and a almost exciting acceleration the doubtful part is that mpg meter has gone lower while applying this technique but dunno if it's caused by it or maybe other factor like the tire psi which I haven't check in 3 months.
Braking: this is the hardest for me beacuse I always begin braking long before get fully stopped however if you don't calculate this well I end up pressing more the pedal in the last meters and this is penalized by the score meter on the other hand sometimes I begin pressing a bit more the pedal at the beginning of the deceleration but just too much pressing the pedal and again this is penalized, so my best result is pressing a little bit and getting the longest distance possible before coming to a full stop without pressing the pedal too much. Then you have the B gear which helps when driving above 30miles per hour or on steep decends but unsure of its efficiency to produce electricity so far
Jeff, l got a 2022 Rav4 hybrid and in ego mode I ran 182.3 miles and got 69.8 mpg, it equals 51cents a mile..👍🇺🇲
Yeah my eco score is always kind of low even though I use my cruise control 90% of the time. I even accelerate using my cruise control primarily
Good video greetings from Germany
Hi to you!!
very informative well done video.
Thank you I enjoyed making this one
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bfsc chart for 2.4 or 2/.5 liter toyota inline 4 says 2/3 of max torque at 2k-3k rpm is most efficient, hybrid system is nice to minimize tire dust emissions , increasing tire life, and preventing traction loss from the big instant power output. some hybrids have a energy meter that show negative acceleration which is regenerative braking, more slowing down than that is using non regenerative brakes. maybe brakes automaticly use normal brakes without telling you sometimes for when battery is too cold (for battery longveity) and to prevent rusting of brakes by rubbing rust layer off before it infect the rest of the mass. but if it doesnt, you can use normal brakes once in a while for that. brake and steer steadily but minimally. make sure tire inflation is optimal, a bit stiffer is nice. thicker rubber and less metal wheel mass is less weight, pizza pans can cover front wheels for areodynamics and cardboard or plastic can fully cover rear wheels over the wheel at the panels closer to you around it, etc. think flight, julian edgar, are some youtuebr who did realtivly cheap areodynamics mods electric cars are no good, maybe hybrids are worrhthile
wish toyota would make that center screen in the gauge cluster look a little neater than the squared box
My wife, LOVES,LOVES LOVES Her new Rav4 Prime!!!!
I’ve put 8,900 miles on my hybrid RAV4 Limited since driving it off the showroom two months ago. I took a long 7,000 mile trip and averaged around 43 mpg. I go for max efficiency and so I drive it in Eco Mode nearly all of the time and use EV mode as often as possible. So far, I have seriously enjoyed the car and have found little to be annoyed about!
Does everything work normally in eco mode? Like ac, heating and enough power for speed etc?
@@Gopinathk17 Update: the odometer is presently showing about 12,000 elapsed miles since purchase in mid-August of this year.
Everything seems to work well in Eco mode. In fact, I’ve enabled one of the available environmental controls labeled “Eco heat/cool” continuously in both summer and winter and I find that there’s plenty of heating and cooling capacity to keep the cabin very comfortable. Regarding the engine/electric hybrid power train, the car’s acceleration in Eco mode forces me back into the seat very nicely when merging into traffic. There’s no complaint from me in this regard. All in all, this compact SUV is one nice little Swiss Army Knife of a car! Hope this helps.
Love your entertaining videos, Jeff. Thanks for posting. I have a RAV4 LE hybrid. Since gas went over $4/ gallon, I'm driving like a 90 yr old grandma. Upsetting a few people behind me but averaging 48 mpg since filling up yesterday. I Use EV mode in the neighborhood.
Yeah I'm surrounded by people who drive like maniacs as well and it amazes me how everyone is in a hurry to get to the red light... I coast to stop signs and red lights. Here in my area people still drive like gas is $2 a gallon.
LOL SAME
48mpg!? Wow.
nice bless you Jeff
Jeff just got my 2022 Rav4 Prime XLE. Could you explain the new toyota app? Specially the eco mode section of the app. Also, I have noticed differences in the mileage on the indicator vs the mileage on the navigation system. It appears to me that if I update the navigation system then the eco indicator and mileage work in sync.
Good Video Jeff. Thanks
I have noticed that when you are driving on the freeway sports, give me more I think the economy mode is for city driving because I had driven on the freeway and get around 35 miles on a gallon.
Bless you for the review
I have one but the rear camera doesn’t spin fixed
Could you solve?
Hello Jeff great👍 explanations I just got a rav4 2022 and when I hit bumping area traction light comes with a wired sounding it that normal ? ....thanks
Mom I had a car accident.
Texting again?
No, I was looking at my eco score.
Jeff, Thanks for another highly educational and practical video. No matter what you are driving, you will burn a lot more gas at 75 mph than at the optimal range of 55-60.
I took my car to a tire shop cause i had a flat and a few nails and they added more psi than the recommended 35 i belive 50psi and that improved my mpg almost by 7 i know with a fresh oil change it will put me at 41 40 mpg
I know where you were driving ! You are in Apex NC near the high school. Got my car from that dealer.
I love your videos, Jeff. I bought a 2021 Toyota Corolla LE recently, and I am only getting 26MPG compared to the stated 30 MPG. Almost 90% of my drives are in city. What can I do to increase my MPG?
You've got a lead foot. I'm averaging 38mpg in the city in my 2020 Camry
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Slow down? Go easy on accelerating from stop signs and red lights.
Is it a hybrid ? Because a ICE car is going to get bad mileage at slow speeds. A hybrid Corolla is supposed to be getting in the 50s in the city
hey. i wanna ask if you know what this thinner white line below the green one is at the straight meter (in your case its blue / i dont have the half round one,i drive a yaris)
it seema to always is at the max eco meter when i accelerate and as soon as i go of the gas the white line dissapears. i cant figure out what this White line resembles. ao basically start as slow and Long as possible? what is once u hit the Point where thw Motor starts? stay on slow acceleration or get on Medium to accelerate and get to cruising faster?
If noticed almost everyone drives as if every road were a race track. If people would pay attention to what the traffic light will be way up ahead when they arrive they would save gallons of gas or kilowatts of energy as the case may be
How do you get it to brake with the motors rather than the actual brakes?
10 points to Gryffindor!! ❤️
10 points!!!
Hi Jeff, thanks for your video.
Why don’t you use EV mode? And when can I use the EV mode ? ❤
Eco mode only works under certain things. You can't go hard on the gas, you can't use it when it's too cold or too hot, you can't use it when it's too low, you can't use it when you're already going higher than 60 Kmph. It's look like a downside but it isn't at all. It automatically turns on if you go slow after starting the car or you let your foot off the gas on the road. Hope i helped and you can ask me anything if you want
Who stole the passenger headrest?
Why did you not use cruise control?
The eco score is my standard screen. Don't like the MPG because I'll fixate on it. With the eco score, I just keep an eye that the "green" bar less than the "blue" bar most of the time and everything works out. Don't use ECO and 45-46 in town during the Summer, but only about 30-32 in the Winter in Iowa. Not complaining though, 30 in the Winter is pretty good.
Why only 30 in the winter? Due to too much heating in use?
@@Gopinathk17 Yes, living in Iowa in the Winter, the second the car senses that it's cold, even pulling out of a garage, the engine starts for the heat. It has to get around 0 to drop to 30 MPG. If out awhile, it begins to use the battery at times, even in the cold.
Just got the RAV4 hybrid all-wheel drive kept it under 60 miles per hour got 47-48 miles per gallon. My score was 66 I guess that's a D... back when I was a kid that was considered passing. Now it's an F. 😂🤣😂🤣
My new hybrid also show same mpg average , what I do plz ? Showing. ( Mpg average. Weat ok to re start) what I do plz
What does the blue bar above the wording "eco zone" mean? I've always been wondering.
I checked in the manual and it appears to be a suggestion for power to be efficient. In other words, make the green bar match the blue bar. It does seem to be a little hand wavy though.
Eco score is nice for beginners, I never look at it. I’m watching EV indicator. As you can see, it was 72 mph and EV light was on, mean gas engine was off. Not sure how powerful EV system in rav4, but Prius can go on highway in EV on downhills even on flat for a little. That is making your highway mpg higher. But always look at your rear view mirror, don’t create traffic. Not all people concern about mpg.
I’m picking up my 2021 RAV4 hybrid on Tuesday . Can you get me the part number for the led fog lights. I’m a big Toyota guy and I’m downsizing from a Highlander. I still have a 1997 Camry four cylinder with 101000 thousand miles on it. Tia
It’s WB577Q007865. You’re welcome I have them all committed to memory. Like Jeff.
How much mileages runs with a full tanks of fuels on Toyota rav4 XLE premium 2022? Can anyone Know?
can’t go beyond 35-MPG.
( has inability to fully fill tank to capacity skews MPG reading?)
the dealer already supposedly updated my tank , but still doesn’t fill beyond 10-gallons 🤦♂️
Good job Jeff😂. This is a useful guide. The owners manual is really not that helpful.
Getting advice from the Big Bang Theory guy on driving ;)
I can't get 5 bars on "start" for the life of me. Tried everything
What package of the xse do I need to get the digital mirror
It’s standard
The moral of this story: Don't get a hybrid if you drive with a heavy foot.
True, heavy footers could probably go with full electric or fuel cell.
@@youtewbJCwhy? Even with heavy foot hybrid mpgs are better than gas models.
Infact you need to drive fast by reaching to a high speed and then let go of the pedal and glide in electric mode 😊
False. I have a heavy foot and still get great MPGs
Hey guys I’m brand new to the hybrid world, just got a Camry xse hybrid. Question: So I’ve filled up twice so far and I’m averaging about 40.8mpg. But when I fill up it’s only giving me a range of about 450 miles (first fill up: 447; second: 455). Shouldn’t it be giving me around 538 miles of range at the mpg I’m averaging with a 13.2 tank capacity? Please help me understand... thanks 🙏🏾
Toyota always has the last 2-3 gallons as reserved just in case you get stuck. Its not part of the gas range meter. I know because i drove 60 miles extra on empty like 0 miles of range left and when i filled it up i went from the usual 11.5 gallons to 14gallons
Eco score makes no sense. I just averaged 52.1 mpg on my last drive and the eco score was 44. I find this happens regularly. I get high mpg and my eco score is lower than when I get worse mpg.
I struggle with my Eco score on my Venza as well
My best is 99/100/100. Does anybody know how to reach 100% during start ? Reaching 100 during cruising and braking is easy but it seems to be impossible during acceleration.
Acceleration is where I do the worst and I don't have a lead foot.
I've read you need to keep the needle near the threshold between ECO and PWR. You don't want to go into the PWR zone, but you want to keep it just under that. It takes some practice to keep it consistently in that area. Give it a shot and see if it improves your acceleration score.
@@mroatman Exactly. But still 99% is my best :-)
Swear a part of me gets so mad when I get a 95-98 all because of the “stop” meter.
This awd ore fwd?
It’s hybrid. All hybrids are electric AWD - front wheels powered by the engine, rear powered by the electric motor.
@@TAG.YoureItthis is completely incorrect. All hybrids are not awd. Most are not actually.
I ve got 33 km/ltr on 72 km drive
I live in a hilly area so I’m guessing i will never get 40+ mpgs.
I only get 35-MPG😞
( with 19” wheels/rims )
Getting better gas mileage is certainly nice but you’re totally ignoring road courtesy! You should not be the slowest car on the road just to improve your gas mileage while negatively impacting traffic flow! You demonstration is in light traffic. Also people choosing to follow your advice should be doing it in the right lane Or slow lane. Also freeway driving isn’t where hybrids excel. Please don’t increase road rage you’re not the only one on the road.
I just drive like I normally do. I don't need to play hybrid video game as a distraction and piss off other drivers.
The acceleration should be done at maximum BSFC. Slow acceleration is less efficient and Eco score shouldn't reward Slow acceleration or EV use
There's a sweet spot for slow acceleration
likewise a sour spot for hard acceleration.
It's easier to find the sour spot for hard acceleration.
but technically, there's a sour spot if you accelerate way too slow. but generally speaking slower acceleration, slower top speeds, and leveling out the brake/re acceleration cycles (in stop and go traffic, or from red light to next red light for inner city driving)
Toyota rav4 2022 is rated to give 570miles per fill up no matter how I drive I cannot seem to get over 450 miles per fill up. Anybody else have same issue? Any suggestions Jeff or is it Toyota is just full of horse pucky?
I know it has a 14 and a half gallon tank. I know most people are not going to drive all the way till empty. When you fill up your gas tank you probably have 2-3 gallons left in it if you get to under a quarter tank of gas. But I average 40mpg x 14.5= 580
Just picked up our 2022 RAV4 hybrid xse. I’m feeling the same way as you jack. I’ll get an eco score of 80 or above but I can’t get better mpg than 33. I only have 180 miles on it. Not sure if this will slowly get better as time goes by. I really hope so because that’s not even close to what it’s rated for. I live in Houston where it’s mostly flat and the driving is mixed highway. Has anyone else experienced this?
Hafter about 500 miles it should get better
me too ( even after that fuel tank recall update😞)
Thanks to insidiously well designed gamification, the Prius V I just picked up that lists as 45mpg, yet I've gotten as much as 52 in only a few weeks.
Important: For Prius V the goal isn't "Under Red", it's "As close to red as possible", because staying well under red has given me substantially worse MPG that getting a good speed, then cruising.
Pretend you have an egg under your foot at all times and you’ll get the highest score. That said it is NOT worth the effort to try and get just a few more MPGs versus just driving normal. Do the math and you’ll see your annual savings is chump change. Example 45 mpg vs 40 mpg. 5 mpg difference over say 12k miles is 35 more gallons of gas. For my in GA that’s about $125 or $10 a month. My sanity is worth the extra $10 per month not trying to drive hyper efficiently all the time as well as having to leave earlier because driving slower takes you longer to get places.
Nothing like a colorful distraction to jump a stop sign …
Your goal is to keep the green bar where the blue bar is not furthest to the left, ehem… so stopped? Oh Jeff…
Turning off the fog lights when not needed would help the mpg too
Please explain how
@@philipsk anything drawing electrical current utilizes energy which takes away from efficiency.
Getting 60 mpg here.
I was trying to get first place! 😒
Why did he remove the headrest on the passenger seat? 😂
🤣🤣 10 points.....
I hope you don't drive like that with people behind you, lol
Drive it like you stole it
Don't drive around in ECO Mode.
Drive in Normal Mode.
ECO Mode is only for slow moving traffic situations.
Best methods of getting higher MPG is to check tyre pressures regularly/use the Climate Controls sparingly/keep windows closed/drive smoothly.
haha, i don't care what my system likes or doesn't
This was driving my (technology adverse) wife nuts and it wasn’t described well in the manual. Watched this together with her - now all is good!