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Driving Habits

Discussion in 'Gen 2 Prius Main Forum' started by Solar1953, May 17, 2010.

  1. Solar1953

    Solar1953 Junior Member

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    Hello everyone! A pleasure to be here! I was wondering about driving habits in general; My lovely wife and I just purchased a well-cared for 2007 Touring, and I am beginning to adjust my driving habits accordingly to gain the most milage out of her. And I also find myself changing the way I drive my primary vehicle, a 1999 Tacoma Pickup (the Prius is the wife's car). And I was wondering if anyone else here found themselves trying to adjust their driving habits in any other vehicle besides a Hybrid?
     
    #1 Solar1953, May 17, 2010
  2. JimboK

    JimboK One owner, low mileage

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    You'll likely find many who report a change in driving habits from pre-Prius days -- me among them.
     
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  3. Rokeby

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    A very good site for tips on improving your FE/MPGs in a non-hybrid
    vehicle is ecomodder.com

    A good summary of the various techniques routinely discussed there is
    this document at the site.

    There is also excellent information and discussion at cleanmpg.com.

    Hope this helps.
     
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  4. qbee42

    qbee42 My other car is a boat

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    I stopped wearing Habits when driving. I find secular clothes less restrictive.

    Tom
     
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  5. Nortnarg

    Nortnarg Prius~To go before

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    Nunsense!!
     
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  6. The Electric Me

    The Electric Me Go Speed Go!

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    As an owner of a non-hybrid I know I've changed my driving habits based on just researching hybrids here and throughout the internet.

    I don't notice it so much with my new car, but with my previous vehicle just employing some very basic hypermiling techniques, suprised me with how much I was able to improve mileage.

    I do believe I am schizophrenic in this regard though...I'm either driving like Grandpa heading to cash his Social Security Check and trying to not spill his colostomy bag, or I'm driving like Ricky Bobby.
     
    #6 The Electric Me, May 17, 2010
  7. fuzzy1

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    I changed my driving habits first (thank you CleanMPG.com), then got fed up with the unnecessary limits designed into non-hybrids "because that is what American drivers want / expect", then bought a hybrid to get around those limits.
     
    #7 fuzzy1, May 18, 2010
  8. desertrider2215

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    Well with all of my "spirited" driving on the hilly roads around here, 80 mph+ highway, and not worrying about any of that hyper-miling nonsense, I still get 39.0 MPG. Not too bad, eh? :rockon:
     
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  9. Doc Willie

    Doc Willie Shuttlecraft Commander

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    Not only have my driving habits changed, I walk more. It is a 20 min walk to get the Sunday paper, and another 20 minutes to Meeting for Worship, both events that I used to drive to. Now that I am retired, I take an hour walk for exercise (when I am not cycling), and often throw in a stop or two that otherwise might take up another car trip.

    Initially I did it because I could see how the short trips were eating my gas mileage and I was playing the max MPG game. Now its just habit.
     
    #9 Doc Willie, May 19, 2010
  10. 2k1Toaster

    2k1Toaster Brand New Prius Batteries

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    +1 Exactly...

    Although even when my inner Ricky-Bobby takes over, I still manage to get mid fourties it would seem, so not so bad. :D
     
    #10 2k1Toaster, May 19, 2010
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