I just purchased a 2012 Red Prius Trim 3 with solar roof panel. I am super excited to finally have this car as I have been wanting to start saving money in gas forever. My commute is only 14 miles, but about 6 of them are in the City of Chicago trying to get to 94. Five of them on the highway and the remaining off the highway to get to work in the suburbs. While I am excited, I find all the gas consumption gauges a bit overwhelming. Is there some kind of simple guide to use when trying to read them? Any other tips or suggestions you want to share would be greatly appreciated.
Hi Ricky I found this explanation very helpful for maximizing my MPG, or understanding why I fail to hit the 50+ numbers: HSI More: Hobbit's techie-rants All manner of Prius technia Graham's Toyota Prius Area 'Nuther Prius enthusiast It will quickly train you to drive such that you make the most of your car's efficiency and the terrain. It really is like playing a game in traffic, trying to keep moving, trying to stay in EV mode. All to a rockin Satellite/Pandora/MP3 soundtrack. All of which you will try not to forget when you discover how much fun it is to drive in Power mode. Additionally, I find that if I run to the grocery and back (1.5-2 miles), I rarely beat 40 MPG, but if I combine errands and drive farther after the engine is warmed up, I get MUCH better performance. I call it the "I probably should have walked" rule.
Hello and welcome! If you want to also better understand the HSI and the MFD, take a look at this video: Max MPG Driving Techniques Youtube Video | PriusChat It'll also give you some very simple hypermiling tricks you can try to help maximize those MPG's
Welcome aboard and enjoy the ride. Read that manual over completely... lots of good information in there.
