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10-10-2004, 08:43 AM
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10-10-2004, 11:05 PM
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Friends: 0 | I have averaged above 55 MPG in mixed driving for the last 3000+ miles. |
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10-11-2004, 12:30 AM
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Friends: 0 | We should start a 707 club. 707 miles on a signal tank. It's very possible. Figure, 60mpg on a 11.9 Gal Tank... is 714. It would be scary going that far no doubt. But those who do! Well, it means they know how to drive their Prius. 707 miles, 3X longer than many cars with tanks with greater capacity. Wow. I like it. |
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10-18-2004, 01:31 PM
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Friends: 0 | Re: I Beat the EPA--Post 'em here 513-mile round-trip to Florida. 54.2MPG average over the 510 miles driven after filling up. Most Prius-friendly route is US 321 from Columbia to Hardeeville SC to catch I-95 south. The NAV system wants nothing to do with US 321, probably due to the *numerous* speed zones, down to 25MPH occasionally. Every time I tried to check the distance Home, it wanted me to get off that road. Of course, it was shorter that way than any route the NAV wanted, and not so slow I wouldn't do it again. Next time, I'll try to not push it by speeding on the I-95 to make up time. That should be even better MPG-wise...
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03-10-2005, 11:34 PM
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Friends: 18 | Well today I've gotten my personal trip/commute best. I opted to go for the driving method of keeping my pedal steady and let my speed vary by terrain. My speeds on the freeway varied from 55mph to 74mph, the trip home being slower than the trip in due to the slight up-hill nature of that direction. I also had a quick/short trip where I took a server from the office to our colo facility down the street where I used EV mode both ways. At any rate, I ended at home w/ a 64.3 mpg average over 75 miles of my round-trip commute. Attached is a pic. I keep my tires inflated ~42/40. Temps today were mid-70's morning to lowerr 80's evening. I'm also running Quaker State 5w30 Full Synthetic, and have 28800 miles on the car. I kept my A/C off 95% of the time.
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03-11-2005, 07:25 AM
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Friends: 0 | Way to go Rick! Anything over 60 is really hard in normal driving conditions. I can get around 80 if I just loop around and around at 40 mph, but to get over 60 on a real commute is great. My current is 59.9 for the last 457 miles. Those EPA numbers really need to be revised UPWARDS! |
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03-14-2005, 06:09 PM
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Friends: 18 | Update to my previous - I'm at ~200 miles and still at 61mpg. |
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03-18-2005, 02:51 PM
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Friends: 18 | Re: I Beat the EPA--Post 'em here Well I ended the tank finally. Unfortunately (?) cooler weather came and lowered the overall mpg. I still managed 58.7mpg of mostly freeway driving (75%+) over 500 miles. Attached is a pic. (7/18/2006 - prius chat ate the pic, here it is again - had to dig it off my old camera phone memory card) [attachmentid=4207] |
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03-18-2005, 10:00 PM
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03-30-2005, 12:04 PM
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Friends: 0 | We surpassed 55 mpg on our third tank, barely (55.2). What impressed me about the Prius is that along with more highway miles than usual (trips to Denver and to Boulder), there was quite a bit of mpg-unfriendly driving on this tank - snow, slush, and heavy loads as we carted relatives around, showing off our new car. And this is with factory tire pressure - I'm having to sell my wife on the idea of increasing it a bit - the original oil, and winter gasoline. I'm looking forward to summer. |
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