EPA "user" mileage estimates

TimBikes · 05-02-2006, 12:53 AM

See: http://www.fueleconomy.gov/mpg/MPG.do?acti...on&browser=true

tomdeimos · 05-02-2006, 08:06 AM

Totally bogus data. They don't even list a car from MA, so clearly most of us are not being counted.

kDB · 05-02-2006, 08:29 AM

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Totally bogus data. They don't even list a car from MA, so clearly most of us are not being counted.
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anyone can add a car to that list. 48mpg average sounds about correct. there are a lot of people who can barely manage 40mpg due to their driving habits. and seeing as most people with a 2006 are new to owning a prius, it's not going to be really high this soon. i'm accually suprised it's higher than the 2005 and 2004 figures on that site.

checking 2005, which i've adding my 52mpg average to, it is at 47.7 for 95 cars. there are a few who are claiming 32-35mpg. maybe it just needs a few more PC Prius on there.

seeing as it's easily editable by anyone (just need an email verification), anyone can post whatever numbers they want. imagine some prius hater going on there and posting a few cars with really low mileage, but not low enough to look odd. it could be easily rigged, unless they get a lot of legit cars.

unruhly · 05-02-2006, 08:31 AM

All my mileage numbers are there and they're accurate. Mine are the ones from VA.

Tempus · 05-02-2006, 09:41 AM

That jives with the Green Hybrid numbers for average with a much larger sample.

http://www.greenhybrid.com/compare/mileage/

Sounds about right to me.

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05-02-2006, 12:53 AM	#1
TimBikes Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: WA Posts: 1,288 My Car: 2005 Prius Package: #5 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	See: http://www.fueleconomy.gov/mpg/MPG.do?acti...on&browser=true

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tomdeimos Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Lexington, MA Posts: 995 My Car: Package: Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	Totally bogus data. They don't even list a car from MA, so clearly most of us are not being counted.

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unruhly Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 205 My Car: Package: Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	All my mileage numbers are there and they're accurate. Mine are the ones from VA.

05-02-2006, 09:41 AM	#5
Tempus Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Washington DC Posts: 1,693 My Car: 2004 Prius Package: #9 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	That jives with the Green Hybrid numbers for average with a much larger sample. http://www.greenhybrid.com/compare/mileage/ Sounds about right to me.