Purchased my First Prius

Congratulations on your new ride! And hello fellow Tennesseean!

What part of TN do you live in?

Also, best advice for your generation Prius is to check the oil every so often. Prii are known to start burning oil around the 100k mile mark. Check it every 500 miles or so especially until you know if its burning oil or not!

 

It will be 9 degrees F tonight here in MS, so this is not ideal fuel economy weather.* As the temperatures rise, so will your MPG, up into the high 80s F. Welcome to Prius Chat! I hope you enjoy yours as much as I have mine!

* The Prius still uses the engine to heat water for the cabin heater. To keep you alive, you are going to burn gas not needed to arrive at your destination.

 

Few easy tips to maximize MPG:

Check tire walls for max inflation of PSI and inflate to the value front set of tires, inflate rears 2lbs below the front. Example 44psi front tires, 42 rear tires. Only do this when temp are below maybe 80 degrees and road conditions are DRY.

Check engine filter and change if necessary.

Learn how to get kick the gas engine off and keep EV on.

If your like me, resist turning on A/C or heater but only to defog and defrost for driving visibility.

 

The A/C keeping it livable for you is also cooling the HV battery, do not go overboard resisting A/C.

 

Congratulations! …and welcome to PriusChat! There are many many threads on hypermiling and how to get the best MPG from your Prius, which I'm sure you'll discover, however the best advice I can give you is to drive as if there's an egg between your foot and the "go" pedal or the "stop" pedal; driving with no shoes or barefooted can be good, and try to avoid braking (when in heavy traffic, look way ahead to anticipate what is coming up!) Good luck, and enjoy your amazing Prius!