First Road Trip Prius Prime

Hello,
Got my Premium Prime 12/19 and took it to North Carolina (from Pennsylvania) today for about a 550 mile trip. Couldn't be happier! Filled up and charged before I left and traveled about 550 miles at about 60.8 MPG! This was with only an initial charge that lasted about 24 miles. I'm sure I could have gotten better millage but the temps were in the low-mid 30s while traveling, and it rained hard for about 200+ miles (which has always reduced milage for me). This was also mostly highway driving (route 95) at about 65-70 MPH. A few things noticed: I've owned or driven 4 previous Prius' before - 2 Gen 2 and 2 Gen 3. The ride was much improved, especially in the back seat - we traveled with two small dogs and rode in the back seat with them. Much quieter too. One surprise for me was that after I drove for 2 hours and 20 minutes, a message popped up on the screen asking me if I need to take a break! (We switched driving every 2 hours or so, but I drove a little longer). I'm here for 2 months and I don't anticipate filling up at all since I'll be charging in my garage and won't travel much more than 30 miles per day! Love it!
Kevin

 

Ha ha. Yeah I was surprised when my car beeped and that msg showed up on the display. But the car did ride (to me) like a bigger car that was much quieter. The back seats were much more comfortable - I'm not really interested in the third back seat though (and neither are my 7 pound chihuahua or min pin). BTW, it's been cold in the North east the last week and I was only getting about 22 or 23 miles per charge in EV, but the last 2 days it had been in the 40s and 50s and I got 27.5 and 26.7 miles in EV. This morning when it was 30 degrees when we left, I got 15.5 miles in EV with 11 still showing when I got on the highway. I only ended up with about 24 though. I know I could have gotten at least 26 miles if I hadn't gotten on the highway at higher speeds. I am expecting almost 30 here in Wilmington NC at lower speeds and moderate temps. I'll report back later this week. BTW, I'm not one to switch in and out of EV mode or Charge mode or whatever in order to maximize MPG. I just drive and see what I get without going crazy and let the car determine the best mode.

 

I did not have climate on. During this time, the temps were around 8-10 degrees.

James - I did not switch to either mode. I started out in EV mode and it switched over to HV mode. The vehicle chose.

Not sure what you mean. I haven't my manual but I didn't read it that closely.

 

No, we did not have this on. It had nothing to do with Vehicle Lane Departure. It apparently had something to do with time driving.

I'm not sure what you mean. We DID have the heat on - 68 degrees.

 

Thanks! I was under the impression that I had to have on Lane Departure (on the steering wheel) to get any beeps or messages. Apparently not? So to update, the car DID NOT warn me for possibly driving too long! Interesting!

I guess I may be a little confused when you say "climate on". I thought I had the Climate system turned off, but I had the heat ON. See my screen below. The Climate is off yet the fan is set as is the temp. I always thought the Climate systems maintained a temp by either using A/C or heat. Is that right? And can't you elect to only use heat or am I behind the times?

 

Thank you. Yes, within the Energy view I do see pulses going from the battery to the fan icon. As per my photo above, I thought that since the Auto Climate and A/C icons were OFF, that the fan alone didn't constitute that much juice like A/C would. Again, the A/C could never come on regardless of outside temp (I think) because I don't have Auto Climate set to On. Is that correct?