Some really good points and economy doesn't appear to be affected for some people whether in B or D.
From my experience of living in a flat area I notice the battery charge increases quickly when on the hills, so I wonder if economy is better if a person has a longish hill (s) in their normal routine
I drive in D most of the time.
I Use B if necessary to slow down on hills, and when I can see I will need to stop eg slow traffic, roundabouts etc to increase regeneration and save on brake pads.
I find I notice immediately when I have not switched back to D on lifting my foot off the accelerator.
The manual tells us not to change the gear selector when accelerating - not clear as to what that actually means so I don't do it.
It also allows some changes without pressing the selector button eg D to B and B to D
I also use ECCO mode all the time as of yet.
On my two refills 946 miles and 68 litres over a period of twelve weeks. Mainly urban flat. Motorway a couple of journeys about thirty miles.
Just love the car..EX model.
Have had it for 11 weeks, covered 1950 miles, and it’s showing 75.6 MPG., and increasing.
Just my pennyworth..... Run it in economy for 97% of the time. Occasionally, with the throttle quarter open, and holding it there, I switch off the economy button, to experience the increased acceleration. Very impressed! I suppose I use the B mode 90% of the time, but have been known to knock it into neutral, on the occasional steep hill, as the retardation was too strong, and D, has too little. I return to B at the bottom of the hill, for the 90% bend. Having read the manual, I did not spot the section where it states that you should not change the gear selector, whilst accelerating. The page number would be good. Thanks.
Anyone think that neutral is a problem? It’s hardly going to wreck the non existent gearbox!