I'm a new Prius owner on Long Island

:welcome: to PC! I think you ought to be able to improve on your mileage as the weather warms up. If you don't lead-foot it too badly, 50+ isn't too difficult to attain. I'm sure you already know it if you've been lurking here for any time at all, but tire pressures make a big difference and most folks run 42/40 cold pressure, and the real fanatics go higher.

 

If you travel to or from New Jersey via the George Washington, Bayonne or Goethals Bridges, the Outerbridge Crossing or the Lincoln or Holland Tunnels, you should try to apply for a Port Authority Green Pass. With it, you will only have to pay a toll of $4.00 during off peak hours instead of the $6.00 you will have to pay with a regular EZ Pass. It works the same as a regular EZ Pass and it can be used on any toll facility which accepts EZ Pass.

Also, if you travel on the New York State Thruway (I-87 from NYC to Albany and I-90 from Albany to Buffalo) there is a similar Green Pass program offered by the New York State Thruway Authority.