Low Mileage on My 07 Prius

[xibis]

I have an 07 Prius with about 6500 miles. My mileage seems to be much lower than what I am seeing on this board. I am averaging about 34 to 37 MPG per what the car registers. 99% of my miles are city miles. The only time I seem to get really good Gas Mileage is on the Hwy. I drove it from GA to VA one weekend and was getting around 43 MPG but that is the best i have seen. Is something wrong with my Prius? Any advice would be great.

[xibis]

I have an 07 Prius with about 6500 miles. My mileage seems to be much lower than what I am seeing on this board. I am averaging about 34 to 37 MPG per what the car registers. 99% of my miles are city miles. The only time I seem to get really good Gas Mileage is on the Hwy. I drove it from GA to VA one weekend and was getting around 43 MPG but that is the best i have seen. Is something wrong with my Prius? Any advice would be great.

[DaveinOlyWA]

my dad has a 2007 and is getting similiar mileage. but he is older, has vision issues so does not anticipate traffic well and lives in an area where he infrequently takes trips much longer than 10-15 miles in length. he lives within 15 miles of mexico so he has AC on pretty all the time.

i live in pacific northwest and i find that AC can be over come, but it takes a much longer trip to do so. without AC i can get good mileage in a triip as short as 7 miles on a nice day

[DaveinOlyWA]

my dad has a 2007 and is getting similiar mileage. but he is older, has vision issues so does not anticipate traffic well and lives in an area where he infrequently takes trips much longer than 10-15 miles in length. he lives within 15 miles of mexico so he has AC on pretty all the time.

i live in pacific northwest and i find that AC can be over come, but it takes a much longer trip to do so. without AC i can get good mileage in a triip as short as 7 miles on a nice day

[xibis]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(DaveinOlyWA @ Sep 13 2007, 02:11 PM) [snapback]511987[/snapback]</div>

my dad has a 2007 and is getting similiar mileage. but he is older, has vision issues so does not anticipate traffic well and lives in an area where he infrequently takes trips much longer than 10-15 miles in length. he lives within 15 miles of mexico so he has AC on pretty all the time.

i live in pacific northwest and i find that AC can be over come, but it takes a much longer trip to do so. without AC i can get good mileage in a triip as short as 7 miles on a nice day
[/b]

It has been a very hot summer here in Atlanta, Ga so that may be the reason for lower mileage. I got the car in late feb and it actually seemed to be getting better mileage before the summer. is anyone else experienced Low MPG levels like mine?

[xibis]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(DaveinOlyWA @ Sep 13 2007, 02:11 PM) [snapback]511987[/snapback]</div>

my dad has a 2007 and is getting similiar mileage. but he is older, has vision issues so does not anticipate traffic well and lives in an area where he infrequently takes trips much longer than 10-15 miles in length. he lives within 15 miles of mexico so he has AC on pretty all the time.

i live in pacific northwest and i find that AC can be over come, but it takes a much longer trip to do so. without AC i can get good mileage in a triip as short as 7 miles on a nice day
[/b]

It has been a very hot summer here in Atlanta, Ga so that may be the reason for lower mileage. I got the car in late feb and it actually seemed to be getting better mileage before the summer. is anyone else experienced Low MPG levels like mine?

[IsrAmeriPrius]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(xibis @ Sep 13 2007, 10:53 AM) [snapback]511975[/snapback]</div>

Any advice would be great. [/b]

Read this article: "Why don't I get the EPA Mileage?" by efusco

and this thread: New owner? Want MPG help? Read this first.

[IsrAmeriPrius]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(xibis @ Sep 13 2007, 10:53 AM) [snapback]511975[/snapback]</div>

Any advice would be great. [/b]

Read this article: "Why don't I get the EPA Mileage?" by efusco

and this thread: New owner? Want MPG help? Read this first.

[markderail]

Xibis - I was like that too in the begining. When people told me it was "me" and not the car, at first I was rather (ok, almost, jut a tiny bit) insulted, since I've been driving for over 20 years, below 40 yrs old, not a single accident. :P

Then I started thinking differently, reading up on the coasting thing, etc.
My mileage improved "when I caught on", however, I was stuck with another problem.

I drive too short a distance one way to fully take advantage of the pure electric. Since I start in the morning with a "cold" car and get to my destination for the entire day, within ten minutes, the ICE is nearly always on.

So I was getting mileage like yours. Coasting and coaxing the pure EV mode with the gas pedal improved, now I get the equivalent of 42 Mpg, and of course on the highway (rare) I can improve my Mpg.

Just combining a few small trips together make a huge difference, since the "thermos" around the ICE doesn't cool off, so I try to do the shopping on week nights. Last time I left work, did three different stops, a total of around 20 miles, my Mpg was in the fifties for that "run".

I knew ahead of time I would not get excellent mileage, I do less than 10,000 miles per year total including "trips", but I still got the Prius anyways. I'll upgrade, after the 4 yr warranty, to PHEV with an EV-10 battery pack, and except for winter, should be totally gas free for months on end.
I can get back & forth to work on side streets & boulevards at less than 35Mph w/o annoying people behind me, because I'm following traffic.

Hope this helps. Make sure the tire pressure front & back are correct, they go down every 30 days or so. Unchecked six months you'll have 30lbs pressure instead of 40-42. Happened to me over the winter.

[markderail]

Xibis - I was like that too in the begining. When people told me it was "me" and not the car, at first I was rather (ok, almost, jut a tiny bit) insulted, since I've been driving for over 20 years, below 40 yrs old, not a single accident. :P

Then I started thinking differently, reading up on the coasting thing, etc.
My mileage improved "when I caught on", however, I was stuck with another problem.

I drive too short a distance one way to fully take advantage of the pure electric. Since I start in the morning with a "cold" car and get to my destination for the entire day, within ten minutes, the ICE is nearly always on.

So I was getting mileage like yours. Coasting and coaxing the pure EV mode with the gas pedal improved, now I get the equivalent of 42 Mpg, and of course on the highway (rare) I can improve my Mpg.

Just combining a few small trips together make a huge difference, since the "thermos" around the ICE doesn't cool off, so I try to do the shopping on week nights. Last time I left work, did three different stops, a total of around 20 miles, my Mpg was in the fifties for that "run".

I knew ahead of time I would not get excellent mileage, I do less than 10,000 miles per year total including "trips", but I still got the Prius anyways. I'll upgrade, after the 4 yr warranty, to PHEV with an EV-10 battery pack, and except for winter, should be totally gas free for months on end.
I can get back & forth to work on side streets & boulevards at less than 35Mph w/o annoying people behind me, because I'm following traffic.

Hope this helps. Make sure the tire pressure front & back are correct, they go down every 30 days or so. Unchecked six months you'll have 30lbs pressure instead of 40-42. Happened to me over the winter.