San Diego MPG Strategies?

Pretty good mpg for san diego. I usually can't get more than that around here but I don't drive too slow either. the highest i have ended my tank with is 50.0 but there are many others who have beat that by driving slower. try taking routes that require less hills, and try not to use the AC too much. I usually avg 45 or so.

have fun

 

SHM is narrower and harder to achieve in GenIII.

An older thread describes P&G and WS in GenII. SHM was found and described much more recently, but I can't find it right now.

 

How many miles is your commute? That can make a big difference in your mileage. The further you drive, the better your MPG. One of your greatest challenges will be to drive in a leisurely manner - that's key to getting better MPG and to enjoying your driving time. Don't try to keep pace with the rest of the traffic; move over to the slower lanes and cruise near the speed limits. You'll be rewarded with good fuel economy and feel less stressed, too.

However, do be cognizant of traffic around and behind you. Be neighborly. Don't hold up traffic because you want to get another 2 MPG.

Your mileage is already very nice - drive at a relaxed pace and it will only get better.

 

Speaking of San Diego, SD LOCAL here. Been driving the highways and roads of SD my entire life since I'm a SD native. You're right, the hilly terrain we have here can make it challenging to get those super high mpg numbers in your Prius. The best thing you can do is simply keep your speed down. Do the speed limit or just go 5 mph over at most so you don't have a line of mad people behind you. Stay in the slow lanes and let all the crazy stressed-out people go around you. They'll also be the ones to get an expensive speeding ticket from one of the many CHP radar cops we seem to have now, especially on the 15, the freeway I commute to and from work on everyday.