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Record High 5,000 miles averaging 76.5 mpg on 2012 Toyota Prius (not a plug-in).

Discussion in 'Gen 3 Prius Fuel Economy' started by Extricator, Jul 3, 2024 at 4:01 AM.

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  1. Extricator

    Extricator Junior Member

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    And this is with the a/c on sometimes during the hot summer days here in Southwest Florida.
     
    #1 Extricator, Jul 3, 2024 at 4:01 AM
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    wow!
     
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    Not so fast. We caught him photoshopping the mpg display on another thread so it’s fake news.
     
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    Not so fast. I showed you real photos while driving. And if you still don't believe, then you might as well assume that everything that's posted is fake news, including your posts.
     
    #4 Extricator, Jul 4, 2024 at 2:05 AM
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    When you drive 40-45mph, you can get those mpg....
     
    #5 ASRDogman, Jul 4, 2024 at 5:15 AM
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    i always drove 30mph roads and could never accomplish anything like that.
     
    #6 bisco, Jul 4, 2024 at 1:16 PM
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    On roads with a speed limit of 30 mph, I get about 90 mpg by pulsing lightly to 35 mph (using minimum gas allowed without the EV light kicking on, which happens to be right between the EV and ECO symbols,
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    then gliding down to 27 mph (using a sliver of battery power),
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    then repeat.

    If someone is directly behind me, I will glide down to 31 mph instead (or pull to the right side of my lane and hope they pass).
     
    #7 Extricator, Jul 6, 2024 at 12:25 AM
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    As certain other members here have demonstrated, even 100+ mpg for extended distances is possible in Gen3s if one slows down even more to the 20-something mph range.

    Don't forget the Japanese hypermiling commuters who topped 100 mpg for whole tanks in Gen2s. And they had larger fuel tanks than the North American versions. I think the final one posted here was over 118 mpg for over 3000 km on a single tank (60 L over there, vs nominally 45 L for American-market tanks).
     
    #8 fuzzy1, Jul 6, 2024 at 1:53 AM
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