Mileage per tank

[Jim S]

Just got ours last week and so far in our winter climate and at 2300 ft elevation is western Virginia (mucho hills), we are getting avg 50.0 for first 200 miles with 42/40 tire psi. This includes about half interstate driving at 65 mph.....not too shabby.
Jim

[spm2]

Thanks for all the info! Wow, I'm getting around 400kms/250 miles these days (in winter) on my mustang and thats with 50L, cant wait for my Prius!

[Genoz World]

hey...........here's my bottom line, first tank full = 45 mpg,

second tank full, 41 mpg.

yes, i read the articles about pulse, glide, warp, etc,,,,,,this is just real world......and yes, i live in sunny so-cal where it's been 75+, today was
about 83+ degrees. that's my real world,............and NO i dont floor it.

it is what it is and i get what i get.

am i happy? YES. it's MUCH better than my gluttonous cadillac!

[saminjax]

Tomorrow, I will have had mine for one week. I haven't been to the gas station yet. My average MPG is currently 47.6 and I'm quite new at this. I've gone 420 miles and I still have a quarter of a tank left. It didn't even come off of "F" until 104 miles. It holds about 10 gallons, I'm told, so I'm very pleased - amazed, actually.

Aside from the gas, though, this is a wonderful car. It is roomy, fun to drive, has great pick-up when you need it, an outstanding stereo system, and much more. Before I bought mine, I read that this car has been the #1 consumer rated car for three years in a row. I now understand why. Get yourself one. You will never regret it.

[Dan.]

Lowest I know of was 200 mi from full to E
Highest know of was 1300 mi from full to E

Most will get from 30-50 MPG giving around 350-450 a tank. But you can do much better... and much worse...

Not a Newbie, but my tanks are usually between 600 and 700 miles. My gas budget is $30 / month.

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[patsparks]

I'm going to put a 4 gallon bigger tank in mine so I get better economy.

[Rockville1]

Originally Posted by patsparks

I'm going to put a 4 gallon bigger tank in mine so I get better economy.

Wouldn't the weight of the additional four gallons result in reduced fuel economy? Surely you would get more miles out of a tank but I don't see how adding gallons would improve economy.

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I got 40.7 on my first tank and am averaging 45 on my second.

[NorCal Rusty]

My car is 2 weeks old today and tank #1 was 41mpg while tank #2 was 44.5mpg. The car is great. Get one now!

[Genoz World]

good day............

i think what i need to learn efficiently here is to get good mileage in city driving. i read efusco's article about accelerating relatively briskly.....but this seems to use fuel. maybe i dont know how to deadband, but the alternative is to drive like a turtle.........dont want to do this...........

please tell me how you people are getting 48+ mpg and what technique is being used to get good mpg, city driving.

when driving in traffic, is it good to try to use ONLY the electric motor?

when driving a slight incline, do you keep the throttle steady or do you accelerate, then coast, then accelerate again? what are good driving techniques here?

thanks!

[patsparks]

Originally Posted by Rockville1

Wouldn't the weight of the additional four gallons result in reduced fuel economy? Surely you would get more miles out of a tank but I don't see how adding gallons would improve economy.

So you would understand how squeezing a few extra miles from a tank doesn't improve economy then. This is my point.