2010 MPG Stats - Post Them Here

On my way to the gas station yesterday I hit a new best -- 63 mpg!

Except when I switch to pwr mode, I'm consistently topping 50 mpg. Think I'm going to do much better on this second tank.

 

After 600 miles, I'm averaging 57.4 MPG.

I am very impressed with this total considering my commute is only 6 miles each way, and I have to climb some pretty steep hills.

So far on my second tank (70 miles) I am averaging 62.3 MPG.

 

Guys, it's it me or what if I do the simple math, if people are getting as good as 55MPG, then 55 X 11 gallons = 600 miles per tank with about .9 gallon to spare. What is the expected range on a tank before you will run out of gas?

Danny mention that he only did 501 miles and he was happy, shouldn't we expect to have at least every tank hit over 500 miles before filling up with at least 1 or more gallon to spare?

Just questions from a new Prius owner.

 

the bladder induced fear of running out and the resultant habit (at least for me) of filling up as soon as 3 pips turns to two (or sooner) will be overcome over time as people report their experience.

i should get my 2010 IV solar this week (its in "F" status). I have 4.5 years of the same commute in my gen 1. Last summer i averaged 50.0 MFD. I will report here after a few tanks on the same commute. I am confident any improvement will be objective and real when i have several tanks experience.

btw - when i got the 02 in 05, my first tanks were very low 40s until i learned

 

well on my tank before the current one. i had gone to blinking bar at around 470 miles (give or take) went to zero DTE at around 550 miles... filled up at 614 miles. so there appears to be a minimum of 1½ gallons (actually bob and ken figured nearly 2 gallons but i fudging on the safe side. ken i think said just over 7 liters so kinda spliting the difference a bit on the low side)

so basically i went over 100 miles after the blinker. bob actually ran it dry, did around 120 miles or... so looks like the gauge is still not going to be accurate if you really want a good gauge to empty. Toyota has made sure that when the car says "empty" there will still be enough gas to get to a station.

all in all, the only real way to know how far you can drive is simply get to know your car.

 

Added side benefit. It's a safer way to drive, especially with children inside.

 

Also...as long as it's safe and legal ...try not to come to a dead stop - ever. Having to overcome the inertia of a 3000 lb block of steel, glass and rubber at rest requires a lot of energy, Newton's 1st Law.

• Try to time stop lights such that you don't actually have to stop.
• If a traffic stoppage up ahead may breakup then let off the go-pedal earlier so that you glide up to the stoppage and hopefully don't actually have to stop.
• California right hand turns where legal and safe.
• Anticipate traffic patterns ( makes for much safer driving as well ).

 

"try not to come to a dead stop - ever". It's not legal to do that at stop signs, and impossible with traffic lights. I thought that when you accelerate from a dead stop you use EV as long as you have a very light foot. So much to learn and still my dealership can't deliver. Thanks to all for so much information.

Rich N.

 

I have just about the opposite composition of city/highway miles as you, and I'm certain this is what accounts for the better mileage for me. I also have three times the miles on the car, and I think that matters, as well.

I've been running A/C on the highway and as little as possible in my short hops in town (windows down!). I don't see quite the penalty for A/C in the Gen3, but I'm guessing there is still something there.

What pressure are you going for in your tires? Like I do, you have the V w/ 17" wheels. I have the Toyos and recently bumped the pressure up from 43/42 to 46/45. I haven't noticed any ride or handling changes. It is difficult to tell if mileage is really impacted, though I've been holding pretty steady at around 60 for my in-town driving.

 

Agreed that it's not legal to roll through stop signs, but...
If there is a red light up ahead try not to come to a dead stop if at all possible. Try to time it - safely - so that the vehicle keeps moving all the time.

When you do have to stop it is not best to use EV to build up speed. This was the initial thought back in 2001/02 but quickly people have found that the best way to improve fuel economy is simply to accelerate smartly away from a dead stop, then get up to speed as quickly as possible and glide/feather the vehicle from that point onward.

 

Had the car for only 4 days. Not trying to get the best possible mileage, just driving normally (but not agressively), with Air Conditioning.

City driving exclusively, so far:

In NORMAL Mode: 4.8L/100 Km (49.00 MPG)
In ECO Mode: 4.4L/100 Km (53.46 MPG)
In NORMAL mode and occasional POWER mode: 5.0 L/100 Km (47.04 MPG)

2010 Prius, Blue Ribbon Metallic, Canadian model, Basic

 

Here we go. I hit this yesterday going from my house to the fwy. After I took this pic (at a light) it hit 83.5. A beautiful sight.

 

Now keeping that number up over the next 300+ miles is the tricky part.

 

Haha. True.

For the record, I averaged 55mpg for the entire trip (~60 miles mostly hwy). But this was a nice moment. Unfortunately, I didn't lock it in as my new "best." I guess you have to stop and turn off the car to do that? Or would resetting the trip do it?