Personal best MPG, so far

kimgh · 06-12-2006, 11:06 AM

I bought gas and reset my consumption screen last night; it's about 0.2 miles home from the station, and I managed to get 99.9 MPG on the way home.

But I don't take that number very seriously, since it's skewed by a slight downgrade and stealth speeds most of the way.

But this morning on my way to work (a 13 mile commute), I managed to get the MPG to click over to 60 as I stealthed my way between the lines.

That is way cool, even though I know it won't last. My outbound commute loses about 200 feet in elevation that I have to "pay back" on the way home.

But at least I can say that I achieved the EPA rating at least once, so far!

brandon · 06-12-2006, 11:42 AM

Congrats! Glad you're enjoying your Prius.

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Rancid13 · 06-12-2006, 04:14 PM

Congratulations! Good to hear you're having fun with your mpgs. You might find that they jump around a bit for the first 50-75 miles into a tank. I could be getting 65mpg one minute and 38mpg the next, but they seem to level off the more miles into a tank you get and I've been steadily getting 49-51mpg these last 4 tanks.

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06-12-2006, 11:06 AM	#1
kimgh Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 232 My Car: 2006 Prius Package: #8 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	I bought gas and reset my consumption screen last night; it's about 0.2 miles home from the station, and I managed to get 99.9 MPG on the way home. But I don't take that number very seriously, since it's skewed by a slight downgrade and stealth speeds most of the way. But this morning on my way to work (a 13 mile commute), I managed to get the MPG to click over to 60 as I stealthed my way between the lines. That is way cool, even though I know it won't last. My outbound commute loses about 200 feet in elevation that I have to "pay back" on the way home. But at least I can say that I achieved the EPA rating at least once, so far!

06-12-2006, 11:42 AM	#2
brandon Proud member of the "Lunatic Fringe" Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Manhattan, KS Posts: 769 My Car: 2005 Prius Package: #6 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	Congrats! Glad you're enjoying your Prius. Fuel Economy Forum

06-12-2006, 04:14 PM	#3
Rancid13 Cool Chick with a Black Prius Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Los Alamitos, Orange County, CA Posts: 2,455 My Car: 2006 Prius Package: #8 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 2	Congratulations! Good to hear you're having fun with your mpgs. You might find that they jump around a bit for the first 50-75 miles into a tank. I could be getting 65mpg one minute and 38mpg the next, but they seem to level off the more miles into a tank you get and I've been steadily getting 49-51mpg these last 4 tanks.