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2010 MPG Stats - Post Them Here

Discussion in 'Gen 3 Prius Fuel Economy' started by BH1973, May 27, 2009.

  1. ualdriver

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    he-he...figure about 2500 gallons per hour at cruise, 600 mph cruise speed, divided amongst 300 people! Not quite as good as the Prius...
     
  2. fred garvin

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    UAL - does "fast neat average" mean anything to you?
     
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    nope...had to google it. I'm not a military guy but now I know!
     
  4. jay_man2

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    My last tank, with most of the miles a trip today to and from Farmville VA, averaging 41 mph (MFD) was:

    miles: 367
    gals: 7.278
    MFD: 53 mpg
    calc: 50.43 mpg.

    My worst tank was 51.3 MFD (49.38 calculated) and the best was 58 MFD (55.8 calculated). I'm averaging 51.88 calculated miles over 1624 miles. Coming from an '08 Highlander Hybrid where it was a struggle to get 23 mpg, I'm a happy camper.
     
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    gave it a shot! i went there but was not a pilot (although i did do gliders). ual is my favorite airline fwiw
     
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    We just finished our second fill-up, and most of it was highway. I was a bit disappointed because we only got 45 mpg calc., with the consumption saying 47.5. Obviously we hope to see this going up.
     
  7. tonyrenier

    tonyrenier I grew up, but it's still red!

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    First fill. 374 miles, 7.2 gals. If my calculator doesn't lie that's 51.9 mpg. Instruments said 52.1. I think that'stupendous.
    Tony Renier
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    First Fill. 460 Miles. 9.274 Gallons. Base on those numbers, it comes out to 49.6 MPG.
     
  9. DaveinOlyWA

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    ok still getting much higher readings on MFD as compared to pump #'s

    miles.....MFD MPG......Pump
    268........57.8.......60.91
    614.5.......62.0.......59.44
    448.5........63.6.......53.81
    622.9.......68.1........62.4
    569.8.......60.7.......57.32
     
  10. billnchristy

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    Our first tank came out to 47.3mpg but I do not think it was accurate for several reasons:

    1) Trip A had .6 less miles than ODO and we never reset.
    2) I think the dealer short filled
    3) I think they left the car idling while detailing it because it took forever to climb from 31mpg to 46.6 when we filled up 450 miles later.
    4) Our new tank is already sitting at 53.6

    Putting in 9.5 gallons and going 450 miles is awesome though, that was half a tank in our explorer which would only go about 135-140 mi tops...or you could say for the fill 20 gallons that the Explorer could take (and get 270-290mi) we can get nearly 1000 miles in the Prius.

    Very happy.
     
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    please ignore. wrong thread.
     
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    I get 72 mpg/person. Is my arithmetic off ?
     
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    Hello. I am new here. Got my new '10 Prius for about one week now:

    First Tank: 40 MPG Full AC 66 F / 119 F outside
    about 2/3 of the tank on 75/65 MPH Highway and 1/3 on 40 MPH City


    Second Tank: 46 MPG AC 72 F / 100 F outside
    about 3/5 of the tank on 75/65 MPH Highway and 2/5 on 40 MPH City

    Very happy :)
     
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    So far about 40mpg calculated in my first 1000 miles.
    Usual cruising speed 80-90 mph
    The killer is the frequent accelerations needed after being forced to slow down due to left lane bandits...
    If I ever get to drive for a long trip with few interruptions, i.e., left lane huggers at 70 or less, I believe I will achieve 45 mpg at 80 mph avg.
     
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    I did most of the driving for my trip from NJ to Memphis -- mostly highway with average speed being 65-70 mph. My dad drove it a little faster and was a little more agressive. But for the overall trip (a little less than 1100 miles) I was able to get as high as 52-53 (can't remember exactly). That was with AC set at 72-75 (my parents like it cold) and no cruise control.

    Since then a lot of local driving. I would say averaging 48-50 mpg. Previously I was between 48-49, but I did some highway driving recently so I am getting 49-50 mpg averaged over approximately 215 miles. Specifically standing at 50.3 mpg right now. Contrary to Toyota's statement of better mpg in the city, I do better on the highway because less stop and go. Also I have several hills on my route. I am able to use cruise control for about 1.5 miles of my 3+ mile trip to work (and same on my way back). Just doing reasonable driving -- not trying to be a hypermiler. If I turn on the AC I set it to 80 F. Mode of driving = Eco.
     
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    I have never been in Florida, but here in Arizona, rural freeway has a speed limit of 75 MPH. California is 70 MPH.

    I assume most states are similar to the above. So if you drive more than 80 MPH, you will be slowed down every once in a while no matter what. There are many people will not go more than 5 MPH over the posted speed limit on a highway.

    And in Arizona, because of highway speed cameras, even if there is no cars in front of you, you probably have to slow down for those cameras (if you speed, that is).
     
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    yes it is... just like we do in the Pri, your plane must also consider its "warmup and takeoff" numbers as well.

    toss in the gas used from startup to time you reach cruising speed and i think you will see a good dropoff in efficiency.

    then again; doesnt a plane measure fuel rate in lbs?? so is that 2500 gallons (which i think is high, but really dont have a clue) or is that pounds?
     
  18. Philosophe

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    Re: 2010 MPG Stats - Post Them Here -- Roof rack and bikes impact on MPG

    That might be interesting to some: I just came back from a 4000 km trip with rack/bikes on the roof.



    MPG is... hum... bad? :rolleyes:

    Going at 125 km/h on the highway (78 MPH), I got 6.5 L/100km (36 MPG). The way back was even worse (facing winds), at the same speed, with 7.0 L/100km (33.6 MPG).

    The part where the bikes were removed from the roof with the rack still in place saw an average of 4.9 L/100km (48 MPG) @ 90 km/h (56 MPH).

    My daily commute (10 km x 2) (without bikes&rack!) stays around 4.3 L/100km (55 MPG) (speed varies a lot according to traffic, can't draw definitive conclusion yet).

    Therefore, adding a roof rack to a Prius increase gas consumption by around 15%. Adding both roof racks and 2 bikes increased it by 50%! Part of that increase is associated with a faster average speed (125 km/h on the highway instead of about 100 km/h usually).


    How was it? It felt like driving the car with a sail on the roof but with wind facing the sail instead of pushing it from the back! :p
     
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    2nd fill up 48.7 MPG actual, 51.4 shown on display.
     
  20. snijd

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    At 100 mi, the MFD showed 32.5mpg--that was a real surprise and disappointment. During the last 115 mi, the MFD shows 42.7mpg, an improvement, but not particularly impressive. We've had record high temps here in the NW, but our 2006 Prius is still getting at least low to mid 40s in these conditions, with the A/C running a lot. Is it possible to be getting poor mileage simply because of the break-in period?

    I'm curious about what a fillup reveals--perhaps tomorrow.