Just bought a new 2020 plug-in

I went for a drive in poor conditions two days ago, as we had an unexpected snowfall (this is supposed to be the middle of spring ), and I had just switched to summer tires. Halfway through the DRCC system stopped working. I figured it might be covered by snow, but after parking I discovered a bit more snow than expected.

Even on slippery tires the car performed well, but used a bit more gasoline. In general I find that the Prius is happiest when I am happiest, at above 10°C.

 

Went for my ~300km roundtrip again. I did cheat by charging in the middle, but I also went for a couple of detours. I ended up at 2.7l/100km. I think that's the best I have managed so far. A couple of previous trips has been at 3.0 and 2.8, which is also very good.

 

I bested my previous record, today I managed the an average of 2.1l/100km (Was hoping for 2.0 blank, but just missed it). Google claims that's about 112mpg. And I managed this by doing almost nothing, except being gentle on the throttle and using Neutral a bit downhill.

When I bought the plug-in the intention was to drive more locally and only occasionally go for my 300 km trip. Which was why the plug seemed like such a good idea. But even with longer trips than planned the Prius has done well, through some pretty rough conditions.

 

Another triumph today, I got home after my 300km roundtrip with an average of 1.9l/100km (123mpg), and 10% battery remaining. It's easier to drive economically when I take local roads, which also avoids some of the toll roads.

I wish there was a way to temporarily disabling regen, as I have the road to myself on Sunday mornings and it would be nice to be able to alternate between light acceleration and coasting.

 

I even managed 1.8l/100km a couple of trips. When starting out now I consistently reach 60km on the battery, before running out of local roads and hitting the HV switch to warm up the engine (before the expressway).

The eco-gameification is satisfying. Makes me think I could have gotten more milage out of the old Leaf too, but it was lacking the feedback in the Prius. And the range anxiety made it less friendly for experimenting. This is great practice for the next EV.