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My all time best 70MPG over 80 miles today

Discussion in 'Gen 3 Prius Fuel Economy' started by Judgeless, Apr 15, 2010.

  1. Judgeless

    Judgeless Senior Member

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    Today was my all time best MPG since owning the car. I did 79.5 miles at 69.8 MPG. This was from a gas stop on the Ohio Turnpike to my driveway.

    Temp outside was 83 F and the AC was set to 74 F. It was 100% cruze control and my tires are 47 and 44 PSI.

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    #1 Judgeless, Apr 15, 2010
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    What speed was the cruise control set for?
     
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    Looks like you drove the last 1.5 miles to your house on EV mode to boost up the mpg.
    You will pay for it when you drive tomorrow.
     
    #3 bedrock8x, Apr 15, 2010
  4. Judgeless

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    60 to 61 all the way
     
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    When your tires are at 47/44 you can go alot further then 1.5 miles. I never use EV mode. You can do alot better in ECO mode.
     
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    The SOC on your battery is down to two bar, meaning you have been in EV mode in extended period or you have long hill climb.

     
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    How much elevation change?

    Any wind?
     
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    Do you know why you battery state of charge is down to 2 bars? This might be a lot to ask, but how many bars (roughly) was it at after you left the gas station?
     
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    It seems to me that since the ugrade was done the use of the energy of the battery is more intense.
    Did anyone noticed that ?
     
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    nice going! i'm averaging 61 mpg this tank. the only time i top 70 mpg in my gen II is when i fill up and drice home one mile down hill.:D
     
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    Today I had more of a mix of highway and city. My average today was 61 MPG. This brought my total average on this tank to 63.4. Still not bad.

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    Here is map the the trip.

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    Here is a legend of the elevation.

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    The wind was 2-3 MPH or less.
     
    #12 Judgeless, Apr 16, 2010
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    I am sure it was 100% or all but the one bar that is a differnt color. I have only had the extra bar show up twice.
     
    #13 Judgeless, Apr 16, 2010
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    Great results!!!
     
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    My best interval so far is 89 miles on one gallon of gas (89 MPG). Average speed was over 56 MPH.

    I do have to thank a few truckers who helped with the aerodynamics for some of those miles!
     
    #15 LakePrius, Apr 17, 2010
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