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Real World MPG Numbers

Discussion in 'Gen 4 Prius Fuel Economy' started by krmcg, Jan 22, 2016.

  1. Prodigyplace

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    It was proven in a separate thread that the Eco does not have special tires. Toyota recommends a higher inflation, though. 39 psi front & 36 psi rear. The other 15 inch Lift-backs are recommended at 36 psi front & 35 psi rear.
     
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    Can I brag a little? This is the thread for that sort of thing, I would think.
    That's 63.6 US MPG. This was after about 4 hours of work, 5-9pm, with 14 stops and all routes google-fastest. Just somewhat lucky in terms of not having lots of traffic lights or other poor conditions.

    Oh, and it probably doesn't matter, but I usually drive in Normal because the pedal response in Eco is just too weak. End up stomping on the pedal when acceleration doesn't happen sufficiently.
     
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    This is driving home a couple weeks ago from shopping at Wal Mart. This was all surface streets, no highway. It's a route I use because I know I can knock mileage out of the park. So close to triple digits at the end of my run, yet so far.
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    Wow! Was that mainly a downhill drive? Surely you couldn't achieve that with an uphill gradient, but hearty congrats!
     
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    Flat ground. No such thing as hills in Chicago.
     
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    Ok, tell me how many people you pissed off in those 16 miles, lol. I've tried to get more than 52mpg and the road rage is quite entertaining.
     
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    None, I stayed in the right lane as much as I could, and did the PSL. There were a few times I had to accelerate just to get out of the way so I wouldn't get shot. I had it well over 100 up to that point. The secret was a halfway warm night, knowing the route very well, and timing it so I hit green lights. It's acceleration that kills mileage.
     
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    I am at 50.0 MPG after close to 1500 miles overall. In spring and summer I am looking to improve that number.
     
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    Nice! That had to be on fairly level roads though, I'd say. BTW, watched your clip on the tube about echo Dot as I got one for my birthday from my kids. One day I'll find time to check it out on the road. LOL
     
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    Probably caught a tail wind.
     
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    Nothing bizzare about it... you were going slow, had mild temps, and a high EV ratio, and a short trip. Probably on errands after the car was warmed up?
     
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    Do I detect a tinge of jealousy there? :eek:
     
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    That's a huge factor... I didn't realize how much a warmed up engine contributed. I really need a block heater :)
     
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    Just be careful with the installation that you do not affect the active grill shutters.
     
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    I was going up to 45 mph on some parts of the trip, so wasn't necessarily driving slow, but was accelerating slow, very slow in fact, as there was no traffic behind me. I wouldn't accelerate that slowly normally. Even if the car is warmed up in the current climate and has a full battery, and i go for a short trip, I rarely see beyond 80mpg, hence it was bizarre (for me).
     
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    Tank #7:

    560 miles, 9.547 gallons, 58.8 mpg calculated, 62.3 displayed.
     
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    My lifetime average is 55.7 mpg over the last 6000 miles.
     
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    I thought my spreadsheet cell was misformatted but turns out I just got exactly 60 mpg this last tank via manual calculation.

    426.3 miles / 7.105 gals = 60.0000
     
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    I wonder how much a heater really helps? I'm in Hawaii where outside temp is about 70-80F and my mileage is terrible until the engine is warmed up. On weekends if I do multiple very short trips around my area doing errands (quarter mile here and there adding up to 2-4 miles) and never get warmed up, my daily average can be anywhere from 20-40 mpg.