Whichs pips last the longest.

[burritos]

Is it the same for every prius. For me pip number one and the third to the last seem to last a lot longer than the other pips. I don't know how long the last pip lasts, but I fill up usually before the blinking occurs.

[BIGGDOGG]

Well since it's a bladder tank, the change in temperature would cause it to expand or contract. and doing so while driving would make one pip seem like its lasting longer than another. (that's what I would think at least)
But I would say that it seems like the first pip lasts the longest. I usually see it go when I am around 100 miles

[morpheusx]

Originally Posted by burritos

Is it the same for every prius. For me pip number one and the third to the last seem to last a lot longer than the other pips. I don't know how long the last pip lasts, but I fill up usually before the blinking occurs.

First Pip (full tank) about 75 - 85 miles
All of the rest of rest excluding the last one about 45 - 50 miles each.
Last one (before it blinks) 20 - 25 miles

(this is just my average your guess guage may vary)

[Boo]

First pip definitely lasts the longest. Seemingly twice as long as any of the middle eight pips.

[SpartanScott]

I'll post my observations also:

First pip (full tank)= 50-150 miles
Other 9 pips = 40-45 miles

The miles you get on 10/10 pips depends on temperature, Hotter it is the more miles you will get. Overfilling the gas tank also adds more miles to this.

[mingoglia]

I'm at exactly 150 miles and still on the first pip. As others have said the first pip (and really any pip) largely has to do with the temperature. It's been in the mid-eighties in Phoenix so my tank was pretty elastic when I filled up.

[charansr]

My first lasts the longest (50-60 Miles)
Rest @ ~40Miles

[charansr]

My first lasts the longest (50-60 Miles)
Rest @ ~40Miles

[Dipena]

I hope this isn't a dense question, but does this mean it gets better mileage when the tank is fuller?

I'm a newbie and I'm still figuring this stuff out.

[Boo]

Originally Posted by Dipena

I hope this isn't a dense question, but does this mean it gets better mileage when the tank is fuller?

I'm a newbie and I'm still figuring this stuff out.

No. The pip measures are just a rough gauge.

My guess is that the first pip (counting right to left) is akin to the full mark on an analog needle gauge. Takes a longer time for the needle to get to the 7/8 full mark because when the tank was full the needle was past the full mark to begin with.