How to get 95 mpg

welcome to priuschat! about the best you can do on a regular basis is 70 mpg or so. plug it in until it's done charging.
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That's what the car gets in EV mode according to EPA. They use 33.7 kWh = 1 gallon of gas. I have a 103 mile roundtrip drive to work and I get up to 100 mpg. But usually average around 80 mpg.

 

Last week's trip consisting of two +200 mile trips without recharging both resulted averages around 60 MPG for me.

The system is remarkably efficient without even plugging in. When I do, it improves MPG even more. With lots of miles, you won't see a huge number increase though. The 4.4 kWh battery-pack get only deliver so much electricity.

You'll get a benefit from it regardless, but don't expect MPG like what others with much shorter routine drives experience.

 

Yeah, with a commute that long, depending on road conditions and speed, I'd expect mid 50's to low 60's best without resorting to hypermiling tactics that will get old fast with that much driving.

I would look for any possibility to charge on each end of your trips which will help a lot. Use the EV/HV button to conserve battery for city sections of your trip - use the HV for highways and hills.

 

those are made up by genius inventor's and can only be used and maintained by nasa type engineer's. there's nothing available for us poor folks. but you can get a good deal on a chevy volt these days and they go 40 miles on a charge.

 

of course, and the good new is the regular prius is cheaper, so you'll get that and they'll cut you a check. (minus depreciation)

 

The depreciation loss will be too great to return the car. You won't be able to get great fuel economy with the PiP over a regular Prius for your Saturday commute but it will still be better at 56 mpg versus 50 mpg not counting electricity. What you can so now is take advantage of the perks the PiP has over a regular Prius.

1. $2500 federal rebate on your taxes
2. $1500 CVRP rebate in the form of a check from California
3. Solo occupancy in HOV lanes


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Type in CVRP in google. The first result is what you want. I got a blue one too. I really think you made the right choice in the PiP. All it takes to convince you I think is one day in heavy traffic and you cruise through traffic in HOV lanes.


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I just filled up the gas tank for the first time two days ago. I drove 724 miles and filled it with 8.5 gallons (85 mpg overall). Of note, my daily commute is 9.5 miles roundtrip so usually the hybrid engine never turns on. I did take a few long weekend drives.

 

Did you do any actual research before purchasing the Plug-in Prius?
If you did- you'd know the EV range is about 12mi- after that you're running on gas. On a 100 or 200mi trip- 12 EV miles will hardly contribute to your mpg figures.

 

PiP was made to excel in short trips. I don't want to sound annoying but a liftback would've been a better financial choice than the PiP for long commutes. Then again you probably get better tax breaks, incinitives, and green cred with a plug-in.

 

Well- if the main battery gives you 12 EV miles- that means the other 88 miles (on your 100 mi trip) have to come from the ICE.

I can't understand how you thought that you'd get 88mpg out of the PIP once the main battery was depleted? The PIP has the same engine as the std Prius- there is no logical reason to assume the PIP with a fully depleted main battery would get any better mpg than the standard Prius (mid 50's mpg in most cases).

If you can keep to shorter trips (I get up to 110mpg on my 28 mi trip to work) - you will get amazing mpg results with the PIP- but with an EV ratio of 10% you're not getting any practical benefit out of the PIP.