2010 MPG Stats - Post Them Here

I'm certainly not an expert at driving a Prius, but my technique is to keep on cruise as much as possible... like 90% of the time, even in the city... which requires keeping back from the car ahead by enough distance in order to absorb the slowing and speeding up of traffic without having to change speed. If I do have to slow down I do so by adjusting the cruise so I don't have to disengage cruise. Then when I want to speed up again, I adjust the cruise in small increments to keep the acceleration in the ECO mode as much as possible. Also, I think coasting up to stop signs and red lights will increase mpg. It's pretty hilly here and speed limits change frequently so another technique I use is to wait for declines to accelerate and inclines to slow down when the changing speed limits match the terrain.

We retired to a rural area where the situation allows for the sort of technique I've described, and I remember quite well that when I was commuting to/from work in "the big city" that if I allowed any room between me and the car ahead of me, someone would cut in front and I would have to hit the brakes, then speed up again when the distance increased. I think that situation cuts the mpg.

But maybe my technique is not the best and I could increase my mpg even more by doing something different. Safe driving is most important, so please don't urge me to draft behind semi-trailer trucks!

 

That doesn't sound right. I just drove up and over the Sierra Nevada mountains and back, with the A/C set to 74deg and at 70-80mph and still got 45mpg in a GenII.

Are you making lots of short trips?

 

You might want to check your tire pressure but it should not make that much of a diffrence.

Check with others in the SoCal area (Thats where I am but don't have my Gen3 yet ).

 

Thank you so much for your reply.

Yes I take almost all short trips in here in town.
We got better when we did some freeway driving.

I thought hybrid's got better mileage in town?

 

Ok that is the problem then.

The Prius does do better in town but short trips will kill your mileage.

Evertime you start the car you have to go through a warm up cycle and the car is not at its most efficient when this happens. In fact it happens with every car and you will not see a 40mpg average in those other cars. The GenIII should be better with this but you will still suffer from short trip syndrome.

The best way to try and bring your MPG up and save fuel is to combine your trips instead of making five 1-5 mile trips per day try to wittle it down to 2 or less and you should see an increase in mileage and a beter use of your time. If you simply canot change your driving paterns then just smile and be happy you are still getting great MPG compared to just abotu any other car used in such a way. You may be a good canidate for a full electric car so keep an eye out for those when they become more affordable.

 

First long trip for me. 300 miles Chicago to Springboro, OH. Two person on board. Going out used cruise control all the way at posted speed limits, AC on, final MPG 52.2. Return no criuse, AC on, student driver at the wheel for half the distance (not very smooth driver yet), final MPG 54.3.

With my Gen II the same trip going out and back with the same conditions would have been low to mid 40's.

Wayne

 

Thank you for your feedback!
I know that I am not going to be the poster child for MPGs but I want to be better!
We are planning a long trip so I will check then!
I sure love my really cool Prius!

 

I agree with you! I use my auto pilot all of the time. I am surprised at hoew many do not

 

2010 PRIUS III w/Navi Black.

I am still on my first tank of gas.. Got the car last friday!! woohoo!
Total Mileage at the moment is 199 miles.

I reached 69.4 MPG while going to work... short distance commute.

 

2010 Prius III with Navi

Please be aware that the mpg guage, at least in my car, is usually off by 2-3 MPG. For instance my guage reading was 55.0 MPG when I filled the tank it came out to 52.8 MPG.

I have over 5,000 miles on the car and it has been consistently off by 2-3 MPG.

Alfon

 

Lucky2beme: You need to learn the car to mitigate your short trips and lead foot (when and to the extent you wish). Look for threads on pulse & glide and the stages of operation (warm up). In town, cruise control is easy and fairly decent, but P&G will crush those results when used properly. You have the easiest car in the world to P&G with; all done with nuance on the gas pedal.

You can also look over at cleanmpg for xcel's article on hypermiling the Prius II (04-09 models), plus his review of the Prius III. There is a wealth of info here as well.

Short trips will kill fuel economy, especially when the engine has cooled between trips. This is true of any car, but more noticeable with a high mpg car. HSD hybrids are good in town, assist hybrids like Honda IMAs not so much.

Congrats on your car and good luck to you.

 

I'm similar to luckytobeme, I suppose. In my IV, display says 43.3 MPG and pretty stable around there for the first 200 or so miles on first tank of gas still. I've had the "ECO" mode on about 90% of time. My commute is about 6 miles/12 minutes one-way.

 

7/1/09 second tank
350.4 miles
6.805 gal
MFD= 56.1
calculated 51.5

 

3rd tank 7/13/09
396.1 miles
7.800 gal
MFD= 55.1
CALCULATED 50.8

7/14- 192 miles to Cape May, NJ averaged about 59.
I'm going on my first long haul soon and will report.

 

2nd tank in new my 2010 Prius III (replacing a 2000 Corolla) : 500 miles (I took a detour so I could hit that milestone before reaching the gas station !) on 9.5 gallons for an average of 52.6mpg (55.5 on the MFD). The Corolla was doing 32mpg on the same daily commute, so I love the gain in fuel economy !

 

	Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4	Column 5	Column 6	Column 7	Column 8	Column 9	Column 10	Column 11
0	Tank	DATE	Gas	Distance	MID MPG	Calculated MPG[/B]	MID Error	Total Miles	Total Gas	Lifetime MPG calculated
1	1		9.936	477	48.4	48.0	+0.4	477	9.936	48.0
2	2		9.535	431	48.2	45.2	+3.0	908	19.471	46.6
3	3		9.656	454	49.9	47.1	+2.8	1362	29.127	46.8
4	4		9.813	465	50.0	47.4	+2.6	1827	38.940	46.9
5	5		10.836	503	47.5	46.5	+1.0	2330	49.776	46.8
6	6		11.816	478	45.0	40.5	+4.5	2808	61.592	45.6
7	7	10/28/09	7.230	321	46.9	44.4	+2.8	3129	68.822	45.5
8	8	11/03/09	10.021	467	49.7	46.6	+3.1	3596	78.843	45.6
9	9	11/14/09	9.009	408	48.6	45.3	+3.3	4004	87.852	45.6
10	10	12/02/09	9.683	411	44.5	42.4	+2.1	4415	97.535	45.3
11	11	12/22/09	10.082	411	44.1	40.8	+3.3	4826	107.617	44.8
12	12	01/11/10	9.821	386	41.9	39.3	+2.6	5212	117.438	44.4
13	13	02/03/10	9.974	408	43.6	40.9	+2.7	5620	127.412	44.1
14	14	02/17/10	9.997	441	47.1	44.1	+3.0	6061	137.409	44.1
15	15	03/11/10	9.701	378	43.1	39.0	+4.1	6449	147.110	43.8
16	16	04/01/10	9.563	397	44.3	41.6	+2.7	6846	156.673	43.7
17	17	04/23/10	9.684	399	43.6	41.2	+2.4	7245	166.357	43.6
18	18	05/01/10	8.868	392	46.9	44.2	+2.7	7637	175.225	43.6
19	19	05/08/10	8.125	387	47.9	47.6	+0.3	8024	183.350	43.8
20	20	05/22/10	9.047	377	46.7	41.7	+5.0	8401	192.397	43.7
21	21	05/31/10	7.545	334	46.8	44.2	+2.6	8735	199.942	43.7
22	22	06/14/10	9.687	409	45.4*	42.2	+3.2	9144	209.629	43.6
23	23	07/02/10	8.775	365	43.8	41.5	+2.3	9509	218.404	43.5
24	24	07/12/10	9.310	399	45.4	42.9	+2.5	9908	227.714	43.5
25	25	07/30/10	8.549	403	50.0	47.1	+2.9	10	311	236.263	43.6
26	26	08/08/10	9.514	---	---	---	---	---	245.777	---**
27	27	08/21/10	8.168	854	49.9	48.3	+1.6	11	165	253.945	43.9
28	28	08/28/10	9.176	421	52.1	45.8	+6.3	11	586	263.121	44.0
29	29	09/05/10	9.591	452	49.5	47.2	+2.3	12	038	272.712	44.1
30	30	09/18/10	9.626	436	---	45.3	---	12	474	282.338	44.2**
31	31	10/09/10	9.403	421	47.5	44.8	+2.7	12	895	291.741	44.2
32	32	10/16/10	7.889	374	49.2	47.4	+1.8	13	269	299.630	44.3
33	33	10/26/10	9.404	425	48.2	45.2	+3.0	13	694	309.034	44.3
34	34	11/03/10	9.495	444	49.7	46.8	+2.9	14	138	318.529	44.4
35	35	11/13/10	8.098	360	47.6	44.5	+3.1	14	499	326.627	44.4
36	36	11/24/10	9.850	414	44.8	42.0	+2.8	14	913	336.477	44.3
37	37	12/10/10	8.280	329	42.8	39.8	+3.0	15	242	344.757	44.2
38	38	01/05/11	9.808	389	42.9	39.7	+3.2	15	631	354.565	44.1
39	39	01/19/11	9.444	381	43.4	40.3	+3.1	16	012	364.009	44.0
40	40	01/28/11	9.802	428	47.0	43.7	+3.3	16	440	373.811	44.0
41	41	02/08/11	10.166	431	45.6	42.4	+3.2	16	871	383.977	43.9
42	42	02/23/11	10.320	408	*	39.5	*	17	279	394.297	43.8
43	43	???	???	389.6	???	???	???	17	669	???	???
44	44	03/17/11	10.020	400	42.6	39.9	+2.7	18	069	***	***

* Calculated due to carry over from previous trip mileage (forgot to reset).
** Wife gassed up, didn't write down MPG and/or trip miles, stats combined with following fill.
*** Can't calculate total gas/mpg due to missing prior data.

 

second tank

497 miles (one pip) 9.17 gallons 54.2. mfd said 56.7

overall 950 miles mfd says 54.8, so probably 53. IV solar 80% hiway but very heavy traffic

 

For all of you that used to own the Gen II Prius, what percentage increase in mileage are you seeing over your mileage from the Gen II? I assume most of you are doing the same type/style of driving with the new car as the old, so I think many of us would be interested in seeing what kind of improvement you're seeing over the Gen II as well as the raw mileage as that doen't necessarily tell the whole story I think.

 

what mileage do yuo get in you UAL ride?

i think there is a specific thread comparing gen 2 to gen 3 mileage

 

47.5 mpg measured fuel for mostly hwy driving. Seems to be less in town but still haven't used up a tank.