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Posted by Davoud on July 8, 2006, 1:43 am
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Davoud:
> >I bought gas for the first time today at 348 miles. Mileage based on
> > fill-up amount has been 43.1 thus far...
Bill:
> Maybe normal for a new Prius and a new Prius driver. Jack up the tire
> pressure putting the front tires at 42 and the back tires at 40. Use cruise
> control whenever practical. Brake lightly starting further back from lights
> than people generally do as this will recover energy and store it in your
> batteries.
That's pretty much the way I drove before Prius. I think I learned most
of that in high school physics class.
> ...Using the screen and carefully controlling gas pedal pressure
> can put you in stealth mode when otherwise the engine might
> run.
Yeah, I'm sure that's good advice but I'm probably not going to drive
that way and I don't think I'm willing to get as hung up on that screen
as many Prius drivers are. My wife has already joked about Prius
drivers moving along at 20mph in the slow lane on the Interstate. This
serves two purposes, she says -- it saves fuel and it prevents grave
injury when they run off the road and hit a tree while staring at the
Trip Information display! Haven't turned it on since she said that...
Davoud
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