Your Longest Highway Distance on one tank

mparrish · 12-03-2007, 02:03 PM

Yes, we are all great commuters, getting to and from work in city traffic with our 50, 60, & 70mpg tanks.

But what's your longest actual highway trip on a tank? How many miles and from where to where?

Boston to Buffalo?
New York to Cleveland?
Chicago to Kansas City?
San Diego to San Francisco?
Washington to Atlanta?

fruzzetti · 12-05-2007, 07:57 PM

I love this thread. It's because seriously, the mileage-per-tank statistic isn't very tangible to most people. But I can make it more tangible by relating a couple trips I've made:

One is Oakland to Carlsbad (Basically San Francisco to San Diego)
Another is Hayward to Las Vegas
A third is Oakland to not-quite-Portland :P
Fourth is Hayward to South Lake Tahoe and back.

That's the great thing about a Prius!

KAR IDEA · 12-27-2007, 11:43 AM

Ok so, I think this thread has a lot of potential!

Currently I have driven 253.3 miles and have a little less than half a tank of gas left. Kelly and I are driving up to West Barnstable MA later on today, it's approximately a 237 mile drive, all highway, and we are going to try and make it up there on what is left.

I think we will make it! Do you?

JimboK · 12-27-2007, 12:37 PM

Did you ask this on another forum? I thought I had answered it somewhere else.

Not that it matters; I would answer here anyway for the benefit of those here.

The best all-highway tank I've gotten is on my way to Hybridfest last July from Staunton, VA (IIRC) to somewhere near the OH/IN state line along I80/I90. 571 miles, 56.34 MPG.

I don't take many long highway trips, though. The HF trip is the only one I've ever done in the Prius with all-highway tanks.

DaveinOlyWA · 12-27-2007, 01:19 PM

well dont know, but i did drive from Olympia, WA to just past Missoula, MT. filled up in Oly, made it there, filled up for trip home, had gas left over when i got home.

so that was across a pretty big state, thru another to another. so 3 states in one tank...ok, i admit, Idaho took less than a hour i think. but still, have made that trip a few times and always previously had to get gas in Issaquah (about 60-70 miles from Oly, and gas in Spokane just to make sure i could make it without having to stop at one of those "last gas station for 43 miles" places which charges 20 cpg more

total trip one way was about 570 miles or so.

diamondlarry · 12-27-2007, 01:31 PM

I went from Elkhart, IN to Madison, WI and back for Hybrid Fest this past summer. By the time I drove around a little up there and got back home, I had 642 miles and averaged 69.1 mpg. A couple of weeks before that, I went from Elkhart, IN to Sandusky, OH(Cedar Point) and back for a total of 435.5 miles and averaged 65.0 mpg.

TimMan · 12-28-2007, 08:14 AM

I drove from Bucks cty to Pittsburgh (330 miles) and still had plenty left over in the tank.

Michgal007 · 12-28-2007, 08:52 AM

For exactly three tanks I went from Ann Arbor (MI) to Jersey City (NJ) and back. I started the trip the day after I brought the car home. My first tank was filled by the dealer and I remember having more than 600 miles on that first tank.

Rangerdavid · 12-29-2007, 05:27 PM

my best tank was this past summer. on a trip from here to Wilmington, NC and back, with a stop over to see the family, we got 635 miles on one tank. that was while I still had the Integrities on the car, and the trip included a lot of drafting behind trucks (while my wife slept, it makes her too nervous when she's awake).

KAR IDEA · 12-31-2007, 06:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KAR IDEA

Ok so, I think this thread has a lot of potential!

Currently I have driven 253.3 miles and have a little less than half a tank of gas left. Kelly and I are driving up to West Barnstable MA later on today, it's approximately a 237 mile drive, all highway, and we are going to try and make it up there on what is left.

I think we will make it! Do you?

Ok, so Kelly and I bailed at 419.6 miles on that tank, we had about one hour to go until we reached our destination. Probably could have made it because when I filled up it only took 10.9 gallons, and that was after I squeezed another gallon into the car after the pump stopped on it's own.

Didn't want to risk it because the meter was flashing at me and it was also 9pm and cold in MA. Walking along 95 because I ran out of gas was not my idea of fun. So we filled up.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rangerdavid

my best tank was this past summer. on a trip from here to Wilmington, NC and back, with a stop over to see the family, we got 635 miles on one tank. that was while I still had the Integrities on the car, and the trip included a lot of drafting behind trucks (while my wife slept, it makes her too nervous when she's awake).

Awesome...

12-03-2007, 02:03 PM	#1
mparrish Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Austin Posts: 43 My Car: 2007 Prius Package: #3 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	Your Longest Highway Distance on one tank Yes, we are all great commuters, getting to and from work in city traffic with our 50, 60, & 70mpg tanks. But what's your longest actual highway trip on a tank? How many miles and from where to where? Boston to Buffalo? New York to Cleveland? Chicago to Kansas City? San Diego to San Francisco? Washington to Atlanta?

12-27-2007, 11:43 AM	#3
KAR IDEA Fuzzy Westchester NY Moderator Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Yonkers, NY USA Posts: 385 My Car: 2008 Prius Package: #3 Touring Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 13	Re: Your Longest Highway Distance on one tank Ok so, I think this thread has a lot of potential! Currently I have driven 253.3 miles and have a little less than half a tank of gas left. Kelly and I are driving up to West Barnstable MA later on today, it's approximately a 237 mile drive, all highway, and we are going to try and make it up there on what is left. I think we will make it! Do you?

12-27-2007, 12:37 PM	#4
JimboK One owner, low mileage Join Date: May 2006 Location: Chesterfield, VA Posts: 2,058 My Car: 2005 Prius Package: #2 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 3	Re: Your Longest Highway Distance on one tank Did you ask this on another forum? I thought I had answered it somewhere else. Not that it matters; I would answer here anyway for the benefit of those here. The best all-highway tank I've gotten is on my way to Hybridfest last July from Staunton, VA (IIRC) to somewhere near the OH/IN state line along I80/I90. 571 miles, 56.34 MPG. I don't take many long highway trips, though. The HF trip is the only one I've ever done in the Prius with all-highway tanks.

12-27-2007, 01:19 PM	#5
DaveinOlyWA Opps !! I Did it Again!! Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: South Puget Sound, WA Posts: 9,990 My Car: 2006 Prius Package: #4 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 6	Re: Your Longest Highway Distance on one tank well dont know, but i did drive from Olympia, WA to just past Missoula, MT. filled up in Oly, made it there, filled up for trip home, had gas left over when i got home. so that was across a pretty big state, thru another to another. so 3 states in one tank...ok, i admit, Idaho took less than a hour i think. but still, have made that trip a few times and always previously had to get gas in Issaquah (about 60-70 miles from Oly, and gas in Spokane just to make sure i could make it without having to stop at one of those "last gas station for 43 miles" places which charges 20 cpg more total trip one way was about 570 miles or so. __________________ My 2006: Last tank 341.6 miles @44.7 pump (43.3 computer) 3.81 cpm winter mpg 50.44 summer mpg 54.71 lifetime: 34,290.1 miles 52.55 mpg pump (53.78 mpg computer) 5.67 cpm My 2007 Zenn Driven 5945 miles, 2.01 cpm/ 105 mpg (at $2.05/gal), 4.04 miles/ Kwh Savings over my Prius $302.66 The Corolla...573.26 The REAL SAVINGS from not driving Corolla 693.39 +Prius= 996.05 (excludes maintenance costs...would be unfair to ICE vehicles) My Plate: DUALPWR (Dual Power)

12-27-2007, 01:31 PM	#6
diamondlarry EPA MPG #'s killer Join Date: May 2007 Location: Elkhart, IN Posts: 557 My Car: 2007 Prius Package: #5 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 3	Re: Your Longest Highway Distance on one tank I went from Elkhart, IN to Madison, WI and back for Hybrid Fest this past summer. By the time I drove around a little up there and got back home, I had 642 miles and averaged 69.1 mpg. A couple of weeks before that, I went from Elkhart, IN to Sandusky, OH(Cedar Point) and back for a total of 435.5 miles and averaged 65.0 mpg.

12-05-2007, 07:57 PM	#2
fruzzetti Customization-Obsessed Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Hayward, CA USA Posts: 337 My Car: 2006 Prius Package: #7 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	I love this thread. It's because seriously, the mileage-per-tank statistic isn't very tangible to most people. But I can make it more tangible by relating a couple trips I've made: One is Oakland to Carlsbad (Basically San Francisco to San Diego) Another is Hayward to Las Vegas A third is Oakland to not-quite-Portland :P Fourth is Hayward to South Lake Tahoe and back. That's the great thing about a Prius!

12-28-2007, 08:14 AM	#7
TimMan AC or Bust Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Bucks Cty, PA Posts: 44 My Car: 2007 Prius Package: #4 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	Re: Your Longest Highway Distance on one tank I drove from Bucks cty to Pittsburgh (330 miles) and still had plenty left over in the tank.

12-28-2007, 08:52 AM	#8
Michgal007 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Ann Arbor, Michigan. Posts: 812 My Car: 2006 Prius Package: #4 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	Re: Your Longest Highway Distance on one tank For exactly three tanks I went from Ann Arbor (MI) to Jersey City (NJ) and back. I started the trip the day after I brought the car home. My first tank was filled by the dealer and I remember having more than 600 miles on that first tank.

12-29-2007, 05:27 PM	#9
Rangerdavid Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Boone, North Carolina Posts: 1,112 My Car: 2006 Prius Package: #5 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 12	Re: Your Longest Highway Distance on one tank my best tank was this past summer. on a trip from here to Wilmington, NC and back, with a stop over to see the family, we got 635 miles on one tank. that was while I still had the Integrities on the car, and the trip included a lot of drafting behind trucks (while my wife slept, it makes her too nervous when she's awake).