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Old 07-14-2009, 08:59 PM   #1
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Talking 2502 Miles 299MPG in a Prius II PHEV!

Yes a PHEV does work and it works very well despite what fleets or car reviewers say!

I just filled up today with 2501.7 Miles and 299.43MPG on one tank of gas and I still had gas left over for 500+ more miles.

This tank started on March 28th 2009 and ended today July 14th 2009. It ended because I'm heading up to Hybridfest and I wanted to start with a fresh tank. This tank was mostly my commute to work and back. About a month ago I moved into a new house which my commute distance did not change much but I gained much better low speed near level roads. With these new conditions I believe I can achieve 4k even 5k miles now on one tank of gas.

My new routine is as follows. I start out on 35mph roads in EV mode. I take a back road which is 25mph to the highway. Once I get on the on ramp I exit out of EV mode to let the engine warm up though S1. By the time I get through S1 I enter into the city and go into EV mode all the way to work. On my way home I do the opposite. I EV all the way to the highway. Once I enter the 55mph zone I go through S1 and by the time I get off the exit to the 35mph roads I can get into EV mode. Then its EV all the way home. According to my ScanGauge this totals out to about 400-500MPG per trip.

So here is the data you have been waiting for.

Distance: 2501.7 miles
Calculated MPG: 299.43MPG
Gallons gas used: 8.355 @ $2.599
Watt hours used: 439556.7 @ 8 cents per kWh
Watt hours per mile: 175.7
Total tank cost: $56.88
Cents per mile: 2.3


Here are some pictures.

Mileage
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MFD reading
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27% gas remaining.
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ScanGauge reporting not very accurate.
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Since I had to reset my CAN-View here is the last 323 miles. The CV tops out at 255MPG so I set it over to L/100km to get a better reading. The CV is worse than the SG reading. There is so little fuel used its hard to get accurate numbers.
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Old 07-14-2009, 10:27 PM   #2
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Default Re: 2502 Miles 299MPG in a Prius II PHEV!

Jay, congrats, you have the needs a PHEV is best suited for. When you get to hybridfest I'll buy you a bottle of Sta-Bil.

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Wow!
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Jay, congrats, you have the needs a PHEV is best suited for. When you get to hybridfest I'll buy you a bottle of Sta-Bil.

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Thanks but I only like to drink Smirnoff and sometimes a little wine.
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Jay, roomie, I'll buy you some Smirnoff on the rocks if you promise to not make fun of me when I order flavored Smirnoff on the rocks. I prefer Stoli Raz but will make concessions for company.

And CONGRATS on the steller tank. I did some quick math of my own and here's what I got:
2502 miles at 60mpg = 41.7 gallons.
At $2.75, that's $114.675.
You spent $56.88 in gas and electricity, saving $57.80 and 33.35 gallons of gas.
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Jay, roomie, I'll buy you some Smirnoff on the rocks if you promise to not make fun of me when I order flavored Smirnoff on the rocks. I prefer Stoli Raz but will make concessions for company.

And CONGRATS on the steller tank. I did some quick math of my own and here's what I got:
2502 miles at 60mpg = 41.7 gallons.
At $2.75, that's $114.675.
You spent $56.88 in gas and electricity, saving $57.80 and 33.35 gallons of gas.
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Dont make fun of me either because I like the flavored stuff too.
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Default Re: 2502 Miles 299MPG in a Prius II PHEV!

Awsome results! Which PHEV conversion did you install?

How far do you go on each stretch? I.e 35mph for x miles, 25 for y miles, and 55 for z?

I have a 150 mile round trip commute each day to and from work and that's about 90% or more of my driving. Do you think I could benefit from one of these conversions? How well would the Return On Investment work out?

Thanks for the thread!
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Awsome results! Which PHEV conversion did you install?
I'm guessing he's still using the kit at REVIEW: Hymotion Battery Plug-In Prius.
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How far do you go on each stretch? I.e 35mph for x miles, 25 for y miles, and 55 for z?
Good queestions. I'd like to know that myself.

Also, does the Prius recharge the Hymotion battery like it does the reguar traction battery? Or does the Hymotion only recharge when it's plugged-in?
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I have no doubt that this stellar result takes both a good route and a determined driver. Kudos !
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