700 mile club!!

5th fill-up tonight.
I could not believe my eyes. 60.62 mpg.
That's with the manual computation.

I drove 505 miles with 2 bars on the gas gauge.
So, that would leave me with 3.57 gals left in the tank (11.9 gal tank)
I filled her up with 8.33 gals.
So, 3.57 X 60.62 = 216.41...
and... 216.41 + 505 = 721 approx

OR, I could just do: 60.62 X 11.9 = 721 miles.

This is with 17" factory wheels, (not the forged wheels) and I believe I'm @ factory spec since I got the dealer to do the last oil change and I gave the technician a tip to make sure all fluids were topped off and tires inflated and rotated. I believe if you can afford it, it's always good to give the tech a tip that s/he does not expect, so that you'll get the best service s/he can give. I know there's no guarantee, but that's how I roll. I've not been let down yet!

Filling her up... not the 1st click of the gas nozzle, that's with me sloooowly squeezing the pump to add gas to top her off.
I know that's not a good idea, but I did it the last time to make sure that she was full and now I did it this time to make sure both times were as close to identical as possible.

I drove the entire 505 miles with the ECO mode on.
I kinda drove like I didn't steal it, gradual acceleration and deceleration, I did not pulse n glide, just kept her out of the power zone and where I could, just use battery when I run errands in the evenings.
On hwy, I drove 70-75mph to work, 35 miles away, so I do encounter stop n go everyday.
Terrain is quite flat, had a few 'cold' (50-60 degrees FL ) mornings.

Awesome car.
Toyota sure did their homework when they designed this car.
Everybody complains about the quality of the interior but I believe it was engineered for the sole purpose of efficiency. You gotta give up something to get something in return.

I do notice that the dash board does not heat up as much in comparison to other cars. That too I believe was engineered so that when you return to the car, there's not that much of a heat for the AC to cool off the interior, thus not working the car any more than it needs to.
Awesome car.
It ain't a hot rod, but one should not complain that it is not.
Cause, if you drove it before you bought it, you should know exactly what you're buying.
A fuel efficient appliance that gets you to where you want to go with the least amount of fuel usage.
Did I say Awesome car?
I'll say it again, Awesome car. Period.

 

I've gotten 50-55 mpg on previous fill-ups, but I did not use the ECO mode during those fill-ups.
Granted, when driving around town and on the hwy, I see cars passing me left & right...I don't really care.
On the hwy, I tend to drive 60-65 occasionally 70. When driving from a red light, I take my time to ramp up to the speed limit, I typically drive @ or below the speed limit & I try to not hold up traffic when I see a lot of cars behind me.
At nights when the road is scant, I do drive 30-35 in a 40-45 mpg speed limit zone.
I probably won't drive this conservative in the next tankful, since it was just a test.

Conclusion: I believe the ECO mode definitely contributes to the higher mpg.
I'll try to drive a little more aggressive in the ECO mode to see what kind of mpg I'll get and post it here after the next fill-up.

For the question posed by: Blizzard Persona, No, I do not have a PiP!

For the statement by Redpoint5, Yep, you're right, I did not get 700 miles to the tank, so, I cannot officially be admitted to that club.
But, I know I could! That would leave me with 1/3 gal left in the tank, since by my calculation I could have gone 720.
I don't think I'd want to risk that situation.

Reminder: I'm in FL, the roads are pretty flat & @ sea-level & the temps don't go much lower than 60 deg F.

 

Did a fill-up tonight.
Went 543.4 miles and filled up with 9.52 gals, that works out to be 57.07 mpg.
At $2.35 per gal, it costs about 4 cents per mile.

I did run into 3 'cold' mornings by FL standards when the temp outside was low 50 degrees when doing my morning commute.
Still using ECO mode but did not drive as conservative as before and did not drive like I had a raw egg between my right foot and the gas pedal.
( I made it a point to say 'raw' in case someone made the comment that it could've been a hard boiled egg LOL).
So, I believe I can safely say the car can pretty much give me 55-58 mpg no problem.

One very good thing about driving the Prius is that I really don't concern myself as to how far the destination is.
Just whether I am motivated to put the time in to get there.
That's an awesome feeling in comparison to before where I was getting 20-22 mpg in my other cars!
Plus, I'm contributing to a greener planet.

 

I had thought that it was possible that my P5 was giving me false mileage. So, I checked the distance from my house to another house with my other car and both cars registered the SAME distance. One thing I can say again is that since I'm in SoFL, it's really FLAT & the weather is pretty warm. I ALWAYS drive in Eco mode. When on the hwy, and my speed is say 65, I ease off the pedal and hold it at the spot where I see the mileage meter show above 50+ mpg, more like 70+mpg. That way I know I'm covering alot of distance @ a high rate of speed with the least fuel consumption. I believe that this is what is contributing to my high mpg. I do drive late at nights sometime and most times I get up to 25-30-35 mph and once at a speed I wish to maintain, I back off the pedal, again where the mpg indicator shoots up to 50+ mpg and to 100mpg. AND I do have 17" wheels....I have a P5.