High fuel consumption?

GG we need miles per gallon if possible

 

you are likely just seeing short trip mpg. no need for concern. report back after you have file a couple tanks and done manual calculations.

i doubt you got a lemon, did you get the yellow?

 

43 miles per gallon is not bad. Considering you have told us nothing of the route, your driving style, psi tire pressure, ambient temperature, and whether you used the A/C, in addition to other stuff, 43 might be great or just below average.

This forum contains thread after thread discussing these things. Look around and use the search feature (which ain't that great, but try it.) You can often have your question answered more quickly using your standard search engine and including priuschat in your search.

Chances are you haven't got a lemon at all. Good luck and welcome.

Watch this video a few times or until you understand it all.

 

Cold is not a boon to fuel economy, my Prius have performed most frugally about 30C.
Tire inflation should be near the sidewall max, not the door frame number for max fuel economy. (40 PSI but I do not know metric for that)
The Prius spends the beginning of each trip getting warmed up to meet emissions requirements, only after that is it tuned to get good fuel economy. Your commute may never get the engine warm enough for 3.9 in winter except on trips over 80 km.

 

There is something wrong with that 'optimistic' Canadian rating scale, which is why the US changed its similarly optimistic scale 8 years ago, to something more realistic. The Euro and Japanese scales continue to be even more over-optimistic.

 

I suspect your summer fuel economy will beat the Echo but your sub zero temps economy won't. To the extent possible combine trips.

 

you should have kept your echo. that is our general advice for people who come here before buying a car, who have a commute like yours.

 

i doubt you will use more in the long run. try and enjoy it for what it is, it must be a lot more fun than the echo?

 

6.6 liters per 100 km does not equal 43 miles per (US) gallon, it's around 35.6.

That said, I think GlobalGirl13 just needs to hang in there, for a tank or two. And even then, if the cold persists in that region, it's gonna be lower than usual. (Think it's snowing in Toronto right now.) If a calculated tank comes in around 5 liters per 100 km (47 mpg), that would be quite good. The dash displayed mpg is typically a bit higher, Toyota trying to exaggerate.

Anytime you want to convert between US mpg and metric Liters per 100 KM, just divide either value into 235.2. The result is the conversion.

 

I have a 'who should not own a Prius" post I wrote back in the days of Gen2 that addresses short commutes, I post it when I hear some one expressing interest in what a Prius is not good at.

considering a Prius | PriusChat

but I hate to always be crying 'it will never work'.

This graph is in MPG, it would start high and swoop down in km/l but the point is, if you only drive in the curve, you are not getting the best economy.


In cold weather, warm up will take longer.

 

Set your trip meter so it's displaying accumulated liters per 100 km, since last reset. Then if you reset it at each fill up you'll get a rough overall idea, albeit a bit optimistic. If our's for example were to read 4.7, calculated is more-n-likely 5.0. With the c it might be a bit closer, I think they've backed off on the exaggeration somewhat.

Short trips are bad on fuel economy. If you can avoid impulse drives, and consolidate errands, whatever, it helps. The block heater too, it's around $250 installed through the dealership, as set out on Toyota Canada website. In TO it makes a lot of sense.