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Prius Prime 2017 not getting 621 miles on gas.

Discussion in 'Prime Fuel Economy & EV Range' started by HaiJinx, Jul 8, 2024 at 2:18 AM.

  1. HaiJinx

    HaiJinx Junior Member

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    Prius Prime 2017 not getting 621 miles on gas.

    When I fill up my tank it says I have 433 miles remaining. And it’s pretty accurate. Why does (image attached) Toyota claim I can get 55 MPG?
     

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    In general, the Prius Prime 2017 is designed such that the fuel gauge will tell you that the car's gas tank is empty when you actually have about 3 gallons of gas left.
     
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    It's a guess-o-meter based on your driving style.
    I'm guessing you rarely plug the car in, you do short hops, your not driving in ECO mode and you've got a low eco score. If your doing short hops, best to run the car in EV mode. I plug-in everyday, drive 50-50 mix of highway/city and I'm getting 1.1K-1.3K per tank. Last calculated fill-up was 112 mpg. Odometer read 119 mpg. The EV usage accounts for a lot of your mpg savings. Your still getting around 40 mpg, I'm assuming your pumping in 11 gallons on a fill-up. What did you get on the last ICE only car you've driven? I bet that car performed below EPA standards too.

    On your next fill-up, try dividing the number of gallons you put into the tank by the number of miles you've driven on that tank to get a 'true' reading.

    Hope this helps
     
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    it's not a toyota claim, it's an epa test. if your car is in good condition, it will get that when you run the test. YMMV