My Best Tank MPG so far!!

Rangerdavid · 07-26-2009, 09:10 PM

I just finished a tank at 57.9 mpg. Mine is a 2006 Gen II model. Just prior to the end of the tank I had it at 59.3 and was hoping to finish at 60. Alas, that last two days on the tank it rained, which kills my mileage.

Anyway, now I know a 60 mpg tank is possible here in the mountains, so I'll be shooting for that before the weather turns cold.

I've had my Prius three years this month. I still look forward to driving it every single day!!

RD

tredstone · 07-26-2009, 09:38 PM

Nice job! I just had my best tank too, at 56.

I'm surprised rain hurts your mileage... it actually helps mine as everyone on the road stops driving like a maniac and generally go the speed limit.

Matt Herring · 07-26-2009, 09:56 PM

Rain kills my mpg too...for a couple reasons. The biggest being the drag created by standing water on the road. On a wet road with puddles the water kills my glides and saps my speed. The rain also tends to drop the temps which increases engine warm up times.

blippo · 07-27-2009, 12:40 AM

Cool

**TonyPSchaefer** · 07-27-2009, 09:09 AM

Great Job!!

Pretty soon, 60 will be the new 50.

F8L · 07-27-2009, 09:19 AM

Good job!

kingkong5 · 07-27-2009, 12:20 PM

Great job! I just got my Prius 3 weeks ago and started taking it for my long commute to work everyday. It's also a 2006, white. The previous owners were getting 43-45 MPG on it, but I guess they weren't really trying to conserve. The first tank I got 60.1 mpg on it, but I was really trying out the hypermiling techniques. The next tank was 59.5, then my last tank got 58.2. I am thinking that the air must be coming out of the tires or something, but also that I'm not trying that hard to conserve gas. I'm going to reinflate the tires this week and see if that will help, but OTOH I'm pretty happy with anything over 55 MPG.

My question is, are you all using the Prius computer that states your MPG or do you actually do a miles travelled/gallons of gas at next fillup to determine your MPG? I checked it at the last fillup and found the trip computer to be quite accurate!

hill · 07-28-2009, 01:15 AM

Most excelent!

We're in the humid 90's over the past week & the AC has become my killer. 2 pips left ... 527 miles on the tank ... but I'm not gona say what the mpg readout is ... except to say, "you too can DO IT"

2009Prius · 07-31-2009, 11:06 AM

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Originally Posted by kingkong5

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My question is, are you all using the Prius computer that states your MPG or do you actually do a miles travelled/gallons of gas at next fillup to determine your MPG? I checked it at the last fillup and found the trip computer to be quite accurate!

At about 3700 miles my MFD lifetime MPG is about 2% too optimistic compared to that calculated from (total miles driven)/(total gallons added).

blippo · 07-31-2009, 11:54 AM

Mine is right on the money

07-26-2009, 09:10 PM	#1
Rangerdavid Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Boone, North Carolina Posts: 1,264 My Car: 2006 Prius Model: Package: #5 Thanks: 1 Thanked 9 Times in 6 Posts Friends: 25	My Best Tank MPG so far!! I just finished a tank at 57.9 mpg. Mine is a 2006 Gen II model. Just prior to the end of the tank I had it at 59.3 and was hoping to finish at 60. Alas, that last two days on the tank it rained, which kills my mileage. Anyway, now I know a 60 mpg tank is possible here in the mountains, so I'll be shooting for that before the weather turns cold. I've had my Prius three years this month. I still look forward to driving it every single day!! RD

07-26-2009, 09:38 PM	#2
tredstone Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Queens, NY Posts: 102 My Car: 2009 Prius Model: N/A Package: #2 Thanks: 73 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts Friends: 1	Re: My Best Tank MPG so far!! Nice job! I just had my best tank too, at 56. I'm surprised rain hurts your mileage... it actually helps mine as everyone on the road stops driving like a maniac and generally go the speed limit.

07-26-2009, 09:56 PM	#3
Matt Herring Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: North Andover, MA Posts: 362 My Car: 2009 Prius Model: N/A Package: No Package Thanks: 3 Thanked 42 Times in 35 Posts Friends: 9	Re: My Best Tank MPG so far!! Rain kills my mpg too...for a couple reasons. The biggest being the drag created by standing water on the road. On a wet road with puddles the water kills my glides and saps my speed. The rain also tends to drop the temps which increases engine warm up times.

07-27-2009, 12:40 AM	#4
blippo Senior Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: VA Posts: 231 My Car: 2009 Prius Model: II Package: #2 Thanks: 10 Thanked 10 Times in 6 Posts Friends: 0	Re: My Best Tank MPG so far!! Cool

07-27-2009, 09:09 AM	#5
TonyPSchaefer Your Friendly Moderator Join Date: May 2004 Location: Far-North Chicagoland Posts: 10,498 My Car: 2004 Prius Model: Package: #9 Thanks: 39 Thanked 165 Times in 106 Posts Friends: 23	Re: My Best Tank MPG so far!! Great Job!! Pretty soon, 60 will be the new 50.

07-27-2009, 09:19 AM	#6
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07-27-2009, 12:20 PM	#7
kingkong5 Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: SoCal Posts: 5 My Car: 2006 Prius Model: N/A Package: #2 Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Friends: 0	Re: My Best Tank MPG so far!! Great job! I just got my Prius 3 weeks ago and started taking it for my long commute to work everyday. It's also a 2006, white. The previous owners were getting 43-45 MPG on it, but I guess they weren't really trying to conserve. The first tank I got 60.1 mpg on it, but I was really trying out the hypermiling techniques. The next tank was 59.5, then my last tank got 58.2. I am thinking that the air must be coming out of the tires or something, but also that I'm not trying that hard to conserve gas. I'm going to reinflate the tires this week and see if that will help, but OTOH I'm pretty happy with anything over 55 MPG. My question is, are you all using the Prius computer that states your MPG or do you actually do a miles travelled/gallons of gas at next fillup to determine your MPG? I checked it at the last fillup and found the trip computer to be quite accurate!

07-28-2009, 01:15 AM	#8
hill High Fiber Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: South OC So Cal & the Flathead Valley MT Posts: 3,873 My Car: 2004 Prius Model: Package: #9 Thanks: 15 Thanked 93 Times in 68 Posts Friends: 12	Re: My Best Tank MPG so far!! Most excelent! We're in the humid 90's over the past week & the AC has become my killer. 2 pips left ... 527 miles on the tank ... but I'm not gona say what the mpg readout is ... except to say, "you too can DO IT"

07-31-2009, 11:54 AM	#10
blippo Senior Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: VA Posts: 231 My Car: 2009 Prius Model: II Package: #2 Thanks: 10 Thanked 10 Times in 6 Posts Friends: 0	Re: My Best Tank MPG so far!! Mine is right on the money

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