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The second day I had my Karma, I ended up running it in Sport Mode for an entire afternoon, starting out our relationship with a disappointingly low average MPG.
After that, I worked hard to keep the battery charged and use Stealth Mode pretty much exclusively. I watched as the average MPG slowly, slowly climbed each time I drove the car. As of yesterday afternoon, I had logged 1312 miles on my Karma with an average MPG of 193. I was pretty pleased with the progress.
Then last night, 3 friends and I set out in the Karma for a concert. We were going to be driving about 150 miles round trip, so I didn't even bother trying to use Stealth Mode. I put the Karma in Sport Mode and drove at highway speeds, 60-80 MPH, pretty much the entire way.
By the end of the evening, I had logged approximately 140 miles in Sport Mode...and now have a comparatively dismal 119 MPG.
UGH!
Has anyone else had a similar experience?
After that, I worked hard to keep the battery charged and use Stealth Mode pretty much exclusively. I watched as the average MPG slowly, slowly climbed each time I drove the car. As of yesterday afternoon, I had logged 1312 miles on my Karma with an average MPG of 193. I was pretty pleased with the progress.
Then last night, 3 friends and I set out in the Karma for a concert. We were going to be driving about 150 miles round trip, so I didn't even bother trying to use Stealth Mode. I put the Karma in Sport Mode and drove at highway speeds, 60-80 MPH, pretty much the entire way.
By the end of the evening, I had logged approximately 140 miles in Sport Mode...and now have a comparatively dismal 119 MPG.
UGH!
Has anyone else had a similar experience?