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700 Mile Club

Discussion in 'Gen 3 Prius Fuel Economy' started by F8L, Jul 16, 2012.

  1. cproaudio

    cproaudio Speedlock Overrider

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    You could have easily made 800 miles.
     
  2. Starship_Enterprius

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    yup, I agree with cproaudio. If you were willing to risk going empty (bring an extra can of gas just in case), you could've made 800 miles. Good job!
     
  3. delayflight

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    Broke another personal record. 10.5 gallons of gas. 100% eco mode, no A/C, 50% freeway, OEM 15 inch tires. When I got to gas station, last bar was blinking with 6 miles cruising range.

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  4. Starship_Enterprius

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    congrats!...:eek: you are not too far from making the 800 mile club
     
  5. Robert Holt

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    Congrats +1 !!
    You have already gotten closer to an 800-mile tank than I have so far!
     
  6. EthelMertz

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    Wow, I am subscribing. Great goal to have. I need to learn the tricks and tips though. I average 51.7 mpg right now and I know that is not very high, but I am on week two with this car so I am learning.
     
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  7. Prodigyplace

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    You can work on it, but summer is a better time to try & reach the goal. Winter weather & winter blended fuel tend to hurt mileage.
     
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  8. Robert Holt

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    +1 to having the right conditions to try these senseless tricks.
    I personally would like to try:
    Late Spring early Fall weather with temps in high 60s but not hot enough to require AC or windows down.
    Low rolling resistance tires inflated to 40-42 psi.
    Non-ethanol, summer blend, non-RFG gasoline.
    Tailwind of hopefully 15-20 mph.
    High altitude (5000-10,000 feet MSL ) but level route with smooth pavement.
    No rain.
    No traffic.
    Have achieved 700, but to get 800 I think I need to have an indicated mpg of at least 73 mpg on the MFD which would translate to a real 70 mpg which should get me to 800 if I overfill the gas tank up to the top of the filler neck with the car tilted to the other side. I think a steady 30 mph might do the trick, but that means well over 24 hours of steady driving. Good thing I'm retired!
    If all else fails, I'll have the DW push the car the last couple of miles!
     
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    I will keep you fingers. It is very realistic, just buy some LRR tyres, on 15 or 16" you can do it. Not even all of these points you mentioned must be met. I was very close to 800 miles even on 17" non-LRR tyres last summer and did 700 miles easily with high reserve.
     
  10. Peeto

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    Is it normal in winter, while it is -5 celsius, that I can squeeze out of battery only 1/4 of summer pure electric driving? Pips goes down very quickly. Looks like its normal. Overall consumption is not so bad in winter, like 4.5l / 100km if there is no snow.
     
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    Why does my milage sucks?I see 9 bar battery when I turn in my car.Is that normal?

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  12. Robert Holt

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    My impression is the same as yours: battery runs down more quickly in cold temps.
    My opinion is that both the chemical reactions in the cold battery are less efficient, and that rolling resistance is higher due to stiffer rubber in the tires, stiffer grease in wheel bearings, and more rotational resistance in things like the constant velocity joints. Possibly another small effect is increased air density at cold temps that would increase aerodynamic drag, also.
     
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    Finally broke this barrier a few weeks ago...

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  14. Ferls80

    Ferls80 Performing some hypermiling techniques.

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    Well done
    Keep up the good work

    G8341 ?
     
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    Probably not USD, seeing he is in Trinidad or Tobago.
     
  17. Robert Holt

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    Congratulations! Welcome to the 700-mile club!
     
  18. Triparadox

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    Looking at the language setting. I feel like he's in Japan. Then again, I wonder why the currency is in dollar.

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    The Trinidad/Tobago dollar is about 14 cents U.S.
     
  20. Triparadox

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    Holy cow.. that's a bargain.. it's the same as $2.66/gal then..