Hi all! I just got my Honda Hybrid last Saturday and so far I love it! I have one question.. One the digital display for the gas do anyone know how many gallons is represented by each of the dashes? I have 4 dashes left and I'm wondering how far I should push it before I'm really pushing it as in out of gas?

 

I'll assume you mean the Honda Civic Hybrid, as Honda has two models.

The HCH has either a 12 or 13 gallon tank, depending which emissions level you purchased. You'll have to wait for someone with an HCH to confirm, but subtract about 2 gallons from that 12 or 13 (lets say 10) and divide that number by the amount of marks. If there's 15 marks, that's 2/3 gallon per slash plus an extra 2 gallons once you've "run out".

I do not actually know when the Civic is timed in gallons to alert you to "fill up" and also do not know how many markings there are. Consider this a makeshift calculation

 

Thanks Jason! And yes the Honda Civic Hybrid is the one I got. I have to one with the CVT (never learned how to drive a standard). I noticed everyone named their cars. Maybe I'll call mine Spunky since it's a spunky little car to drive.

 

peggy,

I believe there are 20 bars for gas. To be safe, you
can do Jason's method of calculating according to
10 gallons (as opposed to 12 or 13 actual), so that's
a half-gallon per bar. So 4 bars would be 2 gallons,
conservative estimate.

That's why I haven't gone for a 600 gallon tank
yet. With Colorado's up and down temperatures
this time of year, I can average between 45 mpg
on a cold trip and up to maybe 55 mpg on a warm
day.

But with a 100 mile (round-trip) commute, when I see
under four bars after driving over 500 miles on the tank, I
go ahead and fill up. I'm limiting myself to the same gas
pump for the first couple of months to monitor changes
in mpg.

Hope this helps,
jinno

 

Thanks! In my CRV I would top off at half a tank simply because I have a 60 mile commute and there was no telling what kind of traffic problems might lay ahead. In the HCH I hit 300 miles on half a tank but I don't think I'll go for the 600 yet either.. I'll go ahead and gas up today and see how much I pump. That will give me a better idea..

 

I've had mine down to one bar quite a while ago and I believe I put in 11 point
something gallons.

Steve

 

Well, the only information we apparently don't have is how much fuel is left after the gauge appears "empty". I think 2 gallons is a good estimate, though, as I haven't found information to the contrary.

 

Ok I pumped 10.89 gallons and according to the honda web site I have a 13.2 gallon tank. But listen to this - on the trip back I drove 8 miles and averaged 59 mpg! Not too shabby! It cost $18 to fill up at $1.69/gallon. Phew, I don't enve my husband filling his F-150!

 

hehehe....just be sure to point and laugh when he complanes about gas prices going up

 

We went for a drive today in his F-150 and he pumped 15 gallons (that's his half a tank).. It cost $25! I told him it didn't matter how much I loved any vehicle it would have to go! LOL :lol: