1.5 mile commute. Expected MPG?

1x1 · 05-01-2007, 03:43 PM

My wife's office is just over a mile from the house. 30 mph speed limit and half a dozen stops. Any idea what mileage she might expect given the small commute? Our '96 Dodge Caravan averages 24 mpg. I'm hearing similar figures for the first "10 minutes of use" for the Prius. Can someone verify this? Thanks.

**efusco** · 05-01-2007, 03:46 PM

Yea, it'll be bad. Probably not 24, but probably upper 30s if that trip makes up the bulk of her driving. No way she can bike or walk that short distance?

priussoris · 05-01-2007, 03:51 PM

Well maybe this will help.
My wifes work is 3 miles away and the average mpg is 50 mpg but that includes all of the driving we do not just for work because we use that car a lot.

the other thing to do for 1 or 1.5 miles on a nice spring day if able is to ride a bike or even an electric bike would be better
I have made one and even put a gas motor on it also. due to being disabled. lung and heart prob.

Marlin · 05-01-2007, 05:34 PM

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My wife's office is just over a mile from the house. 30 mph speed limit and half a dozen stops. Any idea what mileage she might expect given the small commute? Our '96 Dodge Caravan averages 24 mpg. I'm hearing similar figures for the first "10 minutes of use" for the Prius. Can someone verify this? Thanks.
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My wife and I each have a Prius. My wife drives almost exclusively short trips and she gets just under 40 MPG in the summer and as low as 30 MPG in the coldest part of winter (below 20 degrees). My commute is 20 miles each way, and I get 50 MPG in the summer and as low as 40 in the winter.

Presto · 05-01-2007, 05:46 PM

My commute is definitely less than 1.5 miles and I am currently getting 40MPG. In this past winter, I hit a low of 37MPG.

JimN · 05-01-2007, 09:38 PM

I'm impressed. My 1st five minutes is always around 25, somewhat higher now that it is warmer.

randreed · 05-01-2007, 09:40 PM

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My wife's office is just over a mile from the house. 30 mph speed limit and half a dozen stops. Any idea what mileage she might expect given the small commute? Our '96 Dodge Caravan averages 24 mpg. I'm hearing similar figures for the first "10 minutes of use" for the Prius. Can someone verify this? Thanks.
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Sorry but that sounds like a nice walk.

jgills240 · 05-01-2007, 11:04 PM

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Sorry but that sounds like a nice walk.
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or a bike ride. either way, you get very high MPG.

nelda · 05-01-2007, 11:42 PM

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My wife and I each have a Prius. My wife drives almost exclusively short trips and she gets just under 40 MPG in the summer and as low as 30 MPG in the coldest part of winter (below 20 degrees). My commute is 20 miles each way, and I get 50 MPG in the summer and as low as 40 in the winter.
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This sounds similar to my actual mileage so far (just had Prius for 2 months now). I live 2.4 miles from work, and about 2.2 miles from church, grocery, WalMart, Lowe's, etc. I work to get in the mid-40s (I try to pulse and glide, can only do it for a mile stretch right before I get to work), only possible to get better now that it's getting warmer. I have had a few of the-other-side-of-town trips and could see a bump-up in my milege average afterwards. I got about 50mpg on my day trip (100 miles each way, mostly highway).

I do watch the energy monitor and try to anticipate stops etc. I have changed my driving habits since buying this car, but I still have lots to learn.

hyo silver · 05-02-2007, 12:06 AM

"You want a ride to school? Why, is your leg broken? When I was your age, I had to walk in 30 below weather through 6 foot high snow drifts...." Oops, wrong story. That was my Dad.

But he's a wimp. I used to ride my bike six miles to the store, load it up with 75 pounds of groceries, and ride it home. A gallon jug of milk went in each front pannier, the bagels got stuffed into the rear pannier's pockets, the eggs and the bananas went into the handlebar bag, and the 24 pack of TP was strapped to the rear rack on top of the jumbo box of Rice Krispies. Really. Sorry, 1x1, that's not the answer you wanted, is it?

05-02-2007, 12:06 AM	#10
hyo silver awaaay Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Vancouver, BC Posts: 7,872 My Car: 2004 Prius Package: Base Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 33	"You want a ride to school? Why, is your leg broken? When I was your age, I had to walk in 30 below weather through 6 foot high snow drifts...." Oops, wrong story. That was my Dad. But he's a wimp. I used to ride my bike six miles to the store, load it up with 75 pounds of groceries, and ride it home. A gallon jug of milk went in each front pannier, the bagels got stuffed into the rear pannier's pockets, the eggs and the bananas went into the handlebar bag, and the 24 pack of TP was strapped to the rear rack on top of the jumbo box of Rice Krispies. Really. Sorry, 1x1, that's not the answer you wanted, is it? __________________ My other high mileage, low emission vehicles are my bicycles and my shoes.

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05-01-2007, 03:43 PM	#1
1x1 Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 82 My Car: Package: Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	My wife's office is just over a mile from the house. 30 mph speed limit and half a dozen stops. Any idea what mileage she might expect given the small commute? Our '96 Dodge Caravan averages 24 mpg. I'm hearing similar figures for the first "10 minutes of use" for the Prius. Can someone verify this? Thanks.

05-01-2007, 03:46 PM	#2
efusco Troll Slayer Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Nixa, MO Posts: 14,710 My Car: 2004 Prius Package: #9 Nominated 1 Time in 1 Post TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 26	Yea, it'll be bad. Probably not 24, but probably upper 30s if that trip makes up the bulk of her driving. No way she can bike or walk that short distance?

05-01-2007, 03:51 PM	#3
priussoris Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 1,005 My Car: Package: Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	Well maybe this will help. My wifes work is 3 miles away and the average mpg is 50 mpg but that includes all of the driving we do not just for work because we use that car a lot. the other thing to do for 1 or 1.5 miles on a nice spring day if able is to ride a bike or even an electric bike would be better I have made one and even put a gas motor on it also. due to being disabled. lung and heart prob.

05-01-2007, 05:46 PM	#5
Presto Has his homepage set to PC Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Vancouver, BC Posts: 1,187 My Car: 2005 Prius Package: B Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 3	My commute is definitely less than 1.5 miles and I am currently getting 40MPG. In this past winter, I hit a low of 37MPG.

05-01-2007, 09:38 PM	#6
JimN Certified Prius Advisor Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: South Jersey Posts: 2,237 My Car: 2006 Prius Package: #3 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	I'm impressed. My 1st five minutes is always around 25, somewhat higher now that it is warmer.