Plug-in Prius results at 10,000 miles

My Plug-in Prius just hit 10,000 miles, so I thought I'd share the stats. I commute about 85 freeway miles per day, at 65-70 MPH. I charge the car once per day (at home). No charging at work. On weekends, I can often charge twice per day, driving fewer miles, so my mileage is often higher.

Most of this data came from the Prius display. Because it closely matches the mileage results I've logged with Fuelly.com, I believe the data are accurate.

As of 8 October 2012:
Date of purchase: 15 April 2012
Energy Consumption:
Miles Driven: 10,175 miles
Gallons of Gas Consumed: 155 gallons
kWh of Electricity Consumed: 413 kWh
Overall Miles per Gallon: 65.65
Electric Miles Driven: 1,595
MPGe: 131.4 (1,595 miles / (413 kWh/34.02 gas equivalence))
Gas Miles Driven: 8,579
MPG (gas only): 55.35 (8,579/155 gallons)

133 = Recharges (based on capacity replenished)

assumption: one full recharge, including charging losses = 3.1 kWh

Maintenance:
Total Maintenance cost: $20
Replace cabin air filter (myself): $20
Oil Changes: 1, no charge
Tire Rotations: 2, no charge

The most obvious point I can make about this car is that your MPG will vary dramatically depending upon how far you drive each day and how often you recharge. If your round trip to work is 25 miles, your overall MPG will definitely be much higher. I hope I can soon charge at work, and then we will have great results to compare.

 

I honestly cannot say. It varies a lot, because I live on an island with a 25 MPH speed limit, but on work days I drive two miles and get on the freeway. Once on the freeway, I sometimes turn EV off, and sometimes keep it off. If traffic is slow, I turn it on. I once drove around town and drive 19 miles in all-EV, but I drove slowly and coasted a lot, which isn't very realistic.

Anyway, the dashboard indicator usually shows that a full charge has only 10.4 miles, so maybe it doesn't like the fact that I drive in EV mode on the freeway.

 

I really need to push my company for that charger!!

 

It goes past 10,000 miles. I know you have a PiP, but to make sure I'm clear: One of the display screens you can bring up with the steering wheel controls is called "EV DRIVING RATIO," and that's where most of my data came from. It can be reset, but there are values 1 and 2, so even if John reset his, he can tap the Trip button and the "2" values will appear, displaying his car's lifetime values. If you hold down the Trip button, the values reset.

Here's a picture of the display I'm talking about:

 

Oh, I'm sure he's a convert, all right. But a true conservationist knows that it is most efficient to keep the vehicle for 12 or 15 years.

When I went to the Plug-in vehicle event in town, the die-hard guys all had pretty old cars. One guy had a 1992 conversion, another guy had a 2004 Prius with an Enginer kit... lots of stuff like that.

 

Good point. So when's the Seawolf getting his new car?

 

I'm jealous already!