gen 3 gas mileage

[joeeye]

Hey, this will be my first post. I have a gen 3 and was wondering about the mileage others get in theirs. The best I can do is around 45.4 mpg. No racing (if you could do that), almost always in the "green" and still no better mileage. I do live in a hot area and the air is always on. Anyone have similar results, or should I check with the dealer??

[spiderman]

Originally Posted by joeeye

Hey, this will be my first post.

We can tell. Please do a search in the Gen 3 - MPG forum and you will get tons of helpful information.

[jay_man2]

Originally Posted by spiderman

We can tell. Please do a search in the Gen 3 - MPG forum and you will get tons of helpful information.

This.

[cvflowe]

I live in Southern CA and I'm getting about 45.6mpg. I think it is because of the combination of hills and our heat wave. I think this is probably the norm for this area? Probably another penalty for living in this great weather.

[Dan.]

There are tons of things you can do to improve mileage. It depends on how far you want to go to do it. Most mileage improvements require changing something about the car or the way you drive it.

Short Trips?
Hills?
Hot Battery?
Wrong Oil?
...

[Dan.]

Originally Posted by Dan.

There are tons of things you can do to improve mileage. It depends on how far you want to go to do it. Most mileage improvements require changing something about the car or the way you drive it.

Short Trips?
Hills?
Hot Battery?
Wrong Oil?
...

I talk about some of the stuff that worked for me here, but its a fairly involved driving experience.

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[alfon]

Lets all remember that California gasoline contains Ethanol, which acutally has less BTU per gallon as regular gasoline.

So 10-20% Ethanol will give you less MPG than a gallon of regular grade gasoline.

If you get 46 MPG with Ethanolized gasoline you will probably get 50 MPG or more with regular grade gasoline with NO ETHANOL.

alfon

[hampdenwireless]

Originally Posted by joeeye

Hey, this will be my first post. I have a gen 3 and was wondering about the mileage others get in theirs. The best I can do is around 45.4 mpg. No racing (if you could do that), almost always in the "green" and still no better mileage. I do live in a hot area and the air is always on. Anyone have similar results, or should I check with the dealer??

That is right around 10% less then the EPA combined. Not too far off from 50. .... Is the AC on? Over 65mph? Both of those could take you below 50mpg.

[Dan.]

Little Effort

• Don't drive agressively
• Take it out of PWR Mode

More Effort

• Keep tires properly inflated.
• Keep oil level correct
• Drive in ECO Mode

Lots of Effort

• Keep the HSI out of the "PWR" part of the graph
• Learn about the 5 stages of Prius Operation
• Learn how to test for S4 and how to trigger S4 (see above)

Beyond that.. PM me .

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[ken1784]

Following is a copy of my post.
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There are a lot of factors we see low mileage such as...

• break-in period - We'll need at least 2000 miles to see a normal results, especially with new tires
• short trips - We'll need an extra warming up fuel other than the driving fuel
• A/C use - We'll need an extra fuel for the A/C system energy other than the driving fuel
• hybrid driving skills - We'll see better and better mileage numbers after learning how to drive our Prius
• highway driving - Above 46 mph, the engine is always spinning, therefore we see low mileage. Also, we see stronger air drag at higher speed
• too many stop&go - The best one is non stop 25 - 35 mph driving
• steep hills - A flat or very gentle up/down hills are good
• cold weather - We'll see lower mileage on cold weather than the warm weather
• low tire pressure - We have to set the tire pressure at least recommended value, but higher is better

If you understand these, you have an opportunity to see more than 85 mpg results.
1000miles a tank

Hope this helps,
Ken@Japan