First Mileage Report

[hanstoppable]

Originally Posted by larrywal

Has anyone in moderately cold weather gotten good gas mileage on < 5 mile / 7 minute trips from cold starts?

larry- see my above post for my results. It's only one tank, but it appears we have similar driving times. And I don't know what you mean by moderately cold- it's 40 degrees here in the morning when I leave the garage. For a California boy, that's cold.

[richard schumacher]

Originally Posted by hanstoppable

Tank miles: 399 (I was aiming for an arbitrary number of 400 miles on the tank, and the last fuel square started flashing at 398.5 so I just got gas rather than driving around the block for that last mile)

Very sensible :_>

Try 42/40 PSI front/rear and tell us what you think.

[hanstoppable]

Originally Posted by richard schumacher

Very sensible :_>

Try 42/40 PSI front/rear and tell us what you think.

I will- I may go with 40/38 first because I'm paranoid. There's so many variables to consider when evaluating the impact of any one change, so I hope to reach a level of comfort where I'm not looking to wring out that last MPG by putting on a new coat of wax or speed holes a la Homer J.

[patsparks]

Speed holes work great, they are like the dimples in a golf ball. I'm thinking about chasing hail storms for that dimpled affect.

[tbirdhs]

hanstoppable, your doing fine. I am on on my 4th tank. bringing the tire pressure up 40-42, has helped, plus i blocked my grill, also helping. read the threads about grill blocking and ambiant tempeture. I can't say enough about the car!! 46.8 and going up.

[abq sfr]

Lots of good info on this thread except for one detail... it's inefficient to run on the battery only, the transfer of the energy in and out of the battery is inefficient. Yes, you need to get as much regen as possible, and you do that by braking very slowly if possible, I think the recommendation is slowing down 2 mph per second or less. More than that the battery can't "absorb" all of it. At less than 41mph its best to glide if traffic permits, don't use battery only. I'd rather have the engine running and power going to the battery with high mpg displayed than running battery only at speeds over 30.

[Mississippi]

just filled my tank.. drove 167 miles in the last two days. the tank took 3.66 gallons... 45.6 mpg.
roughly 100 miles was highway driving. the remaining 66 was city driving.

[strider5]

I just picked up my 2008 Prius, Mag Grey, Package 6.

2 miles on the odo when picked up, 39 miles now. average 42.6 mpg

Driving conditions: Philly burbs (fairly cold winters, 37 F now)

Driving distance/time: 26 mile commute each way, lots of stop lights, quite a few stop signs. not really hilly, but certainly not flat.

Driving style: I'm getting there. I should hit 55mpg in spring no problem.

Tire pressure: dunno, gonna set at 40/38 tonight

[strider5]

Originally Posted by strider5

2 miles on the odo when picked up, 39 miles now. average 42.6 mpg

set my tires to 40/38 the other night. like 120 miles on the car now, average is just over 48mpg.

I am very happy given the cold weather. I hope this means I will see 55mpg in spring and fall!!

[strider5]

Originally Posted by strider5

set my tires to 40/38 the other night. like 120 miles on the car now, average is just over 48mpg.

I am very happy given the cold weather. I hope this means I will see 55mpg in spring and fall!!

set to 43/41 today, doesnt feel rough. I will leave them there now.