Hate to be a skeptic

Don't be so apologetic.

I have a 41.4 mile round trip commute, we do few short trips, I live in a "winter" state and my wife whacks up the heat whenever we start the vehicle in cold weather. The benefits of the PiP would largely be wasted on us.

It seems like your usage pattern would make it a slightly more efficient Prius and your trips would always have the HEV let-down.

Have you driven a Prius c Four.

 

I too was skeptical after a first few couple of drives. During my initial
drives I had to run the defroster and heat to keep the windows clear and stay warm. It was snowing; in those conditions, I was
getting around 45-50 MPG. I was underwhelmed.

Subsequently I've doing a bit more driving while following the
recommendations from the owner's manual which says try and use EV
mode in the city and HV on the highway. I did that today over a
round-trip distance of 30 miles and was rewarded with a 90 MPG
rating. Today (during that drive) the weather was nice and no heat or defrost was needed.

I did the same thing (i.e., EV mode in the city, HV on the highway)
on a 50 mile round-trip to the airport; when I parked it the reading was
65 MPG.

...and after that, if you do a bit more EV driving around town, you
can watch the MPG read out climb.

The more I drive it, the more I'm impressed...

 

The PIP would be ideal for me, at least for the 8 months I can go without cranking up the heat! A typical days driving is 10 to 15 miles of around town with a couple of stops, not to mention the 1 mile trips to the grocery store that really kills my mileage! But it would be foolish to trade in a virtually new car that still averages 45 to 50 mpg. I'll see how things are in 6 years or so!

 

OH, the Honeymoon is Over !!!

Let us know the kWh charged, the gallons of gas and total miles driven.

 

Sorry, didn't get gas today. I installed my homelink mirror and then had plans in the evening that required the use of the minivan. I'll likely get gas tomorrow and pump up my tires to 44/42 while I'm at it.