600 Mile Club

Amazing. Just to confirm, this is on a Prius v?



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Congratulations!

I figured you would be the one to break the 600 mi barrier. I don't think my normal commute (no traffic-mostly all freeway) is conducive to getting to 600 miles. I need the afternoon rush hour to help me do it. Maybe next month...

 

The club is here.

600 Mile Club | PriusChat

You get to be the first Prius v to make the cut. Congrats! Now post the required info in that thread.

 

Just made 603.6 miles on a tank with our Prius v Three and 15k miles. I had 4 miles left on range when the low fuel light came on. Trip B is what I did after the light came on (58.3 miles) and filled the tank with 11.088 gallons, for a calculated 54.5 mpg (MFD showed 57.1). It is interesting to note that the gas station is 600' lower in elevation than where I reset trip B, so even relatively a rather small change in elevation appears that it can have a big impact on fuel economy. I filled that tank at the same station at the beginning and end of the tank. The driving was about 75% freeway and I try hard to keep the speed around 60-62 mph (65 posted) if I can do that without impeding traffic and I use the cruise control as much as possible. On other roads, I try to drive at 43 mph (when posted 45 or less) or below so the car can choose electric mode as much as possible. I always drive in Eco mode and I am light on the accelerator and use regenerative braking as much as possible. Not much else. As far as the car: stock tires 45 front/43 rear, Ecohitch, mud flaps, body side moldings, and no hubcaps. Weather was nearly perfect the last month with little rain. Temps usually in the mid 50's to high 70's, so usually just the fan with very little AC or heat.

I have the pictures as jpeg's, but can't figure out how to paste them in this post.

 

Well Done!!

I may be joining the club around the 18th or 19th. So far on pace to 600 miles with 57-58 mpg on the way to work (against traffic) and 67-68 mpg on the way home in traffic. My commute is a 65 mi round trip (80% on I-5). The return home becomes about 10 miles of "city" driving on I-5 during afternoon rush hour.

We'll see if I make it.

 

I've gone 600 miles three times in my 2008 Generation 2.
Season Date Odometer Miles Distance Miles US Gallon Cost MPG (US) Cost per US Gallon USD Cost per Mile USD
Spring 05/29/2012 62,953 601 10.25 $ 42.00 58.66 $ 4.099 $ 0.070
Spring 06/11/2012 63,557 604 9.70 $ 39.00 62.24 $ 4.019 $ 0.065
Fall 11/08/2012 71,712 606 10.00 $ 37.00 60.59 $ 3.699 $ 0.061

 

That's quite impressive especially since you are dealing with a tough to fill bladder tank!

I think that they have a 600 mile club in the Gen 2 forum (don't they?). Just for fun, you should post it there and see where you rank.

 

ADD ANOTHER "v" TO THE 600 MILE CLUB!

I'll post more details here:
600 Mile Club | Page 14 | PriusChat

 

Congratulations, skwcrj!
Now,I am pushing myself very hard to join the 600mi club as the first Prius V owner who is driving in Canada. Hope to post my success here. I guess it will be accomplished by this week. Very exciting to get there!

 

If only I had the patience and time to do a 600 mile tank! I couldn't do it in my '10 Prius IV either. I just don't want to spend another 15 min each way on my commutes each day.

 

Going for it. 500 miles on tank so far w/approx 1/4 tank fuel on gauge. Might get there this weekend.



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Really happy to join the 600 Mile Club!
I believe I am the 4th V in this chat room (and probably the 1st V living in Canada) to the 600 Mile Club.
I just completed 1,016.2km (631.4miles) with 4.2L/100km (56mpg) couple hours ago (June 21, 2013). I drove 95.8km (59.5miles) with 3.8L/100km (61.9mpg) after a cruising range became zero.

During this interesting journey (June 4-21, 2013), I mostly drove my 'PringV' in a very short distance (Roughly 60% was about 9-10km in one-way, 30% was 5-6km, 5% was 3km, and 5% was >15km). I drove my V with 100% normal mode with factory-equipped tires (16" Michelin Energy Saver). Average morning temperature in Edmonton was about 11C (<52F) and average daytime temperature was about 19C (66F). I drove the V in EV status before reached the first 15-20km (9-12miles) as possible as I can, then softly accelerate until 60-62km. Once the V reached c. 60km, I tried to drive in EV status until the speed reached about 50-54km (31-34miles). I also frequently used cruise control (c. half of my driving). Since the low morning temperature severely decreases fuel economy due to the increasing time of engine warming-up, especially while driving in a short distance, I tried to drive the V without engine warming-up to save even little bit of oil. But, I drove quite slowly (<20km) during the first one minute. Another tip to the 600 miles with the V depends on how much you could fill up the tank in a gas station ;-)

*I just posted more detailed information in 600 Mile Club for the regular Prius in the address below.
600 Mile Club | Page 14 | PriusChat

 

Nice work!!!
How many gallons (liters) did you finally put in? I see your gas gauge has no pips.
For those of us south of the border:

Avg indicated tank mpg was 56.0 mpg which comes out to about 53 mpg calculated(?).
631.4 miles/53 mpg = 11.9 g. Assuming you were able to squeeze another 0.75 gal (12.65g to start) after nozzle click when you started this 600 mi journey, you had around 0.75 gal left (or less) when you filled up(?). YIKES!!!!

Don't forget to post the details here:

600 Mile Club | PriusChat

 

Didn't make it. Will post results on 500 mile club


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Thanks, skwcrj!
I just posted more detailed information in the regular Prius chat room. Hope you enjoy this!
Btw, I filled up the tank about 3.3L more (after nozzle click) when I started the journey!
So, basically your guess is right.