3000 miles and MPG's increasing!

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  1. eric smith

    eric smith Junior Member

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    I don't know if I am getting better at driving the car or the mileage is improving as the car gets broken in, but I am now averaging 82 MPG's on the trip computer for my current tank. I have a 64 mile round trip commute and my average speed is 42 mph. This car is beating every expectation I had before I purchased the car.
     
    #1 eric smith, Dec 6, 2012
  2. JimboPalmer

    JimboPalmer Tsar of all the Rushers

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    Way to go! (It is always the owner learning but we always pretend it is the car)
     
    #2 JimboPalmer, Dec 6, 2012
  3. bisco

    bisco cookie crumbler

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    great job! mine went up after a month or so, but has dropped with the cooler weather.
     
    #3 bisco, Dec 6, 2012
  4. F8L

    F8L Protecting Habitat & AG Lands

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    The engine and tires are breaking in AND you are learning how to drive more efficiently. :)
     
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  5. usbseawolf2000

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    Mine is increasing also. One of the factor is, I now choose to go to places closer together, combining multiples (3-4) trips with one charge (about 12 miles).
     
    #5 usbseawolf2000, Dec 7, 2012
  6. retired4999

    retired4999 Prius driver since 2005

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    Great Job! Enjoy! :)
     
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  7. bisco

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    my range meter keeps decreasing, but i'm still going the same distance on my commute. meter is down to 12.9, but i get about a4 before the ice comes on.
     
    #7 bisco, Dec 8, 2012
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    I am up to 133 mpg on the PIP's computer at ~900 miles (EV: 69%). Last month my computed average was 120 mpg on the computer.

    Upstate NY
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    Garaged & charged both home and work
    50% front grill block
     
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    retired4999 Prius driver since 2005

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    Nice Job, and in the cold weather too! Short round trips really help. :)
     
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