Posted by dlamondin via CarKB.com on July 7, 2006, 8:44 pm
Mike Rosenberg wrote:
>> I purchased my 2006 prius at the begginig of June. I have since filled up
>> with gas twice and I've gotten about 350 miles/tank of gas. I didn't let
>> it run all the way down but I was down to 1 bar on the gas tank reading.
>> I do mostly city driving, running around town. Shouldn't I be getting
>> better milage?
>Being around 350 miles when the gauge first hits one bar isn't all that
>uncommon for my 2004, but the real question is how many miles per gallon
>are you getting? How many gallons have you put in at each fillup?
I'm not exactly sure how many miles per gallon I'm getting. I'm going to pay
a little closer attention to it and also keep track of how many gallonns I'm
putting in per fill-up.
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Posted by richard schumacher on July 11, 2006, 2:23 pm
wrote:
> I'm not exactly sure how many miles per gallon I'm getting. I'm going to pay
> a little closer attention to it and also keep track of how many gallonns I'm
> putting in per fill-up.
> >
Turn on the Multi Function Display (the big screen in the middle of the
dash) and the car itself will tell you the MPGs you're getting.
Calculating MPGs manually from the reading on a gas pump is probably
less accurate than the car's own figure. The car counts every opening
of the fuel injectors. The injectors are accurate because they have to
be to keep emissions low.
Posted by Bob Wilson on July 8, 2006, 1:22 am
> I purchased my 2006 prius at the begginig of June. I have since filled up
> with gas twice and I've gotten about 350 miles/tank of gas. I didn't let it
> run all the way down but I was down to 1 bar on the gas tank reading. I do
> mostly city driving, running around town. Shouldn't I be getting better
> milage?
Over in GreenHybrid.com, we have a FAQ about how to get optimum Prius
performance. It is in the Prius forum.
Bob Wilson
Posted by indydoug@gmail.com on July 8, 2006, 2:13 pm
I commute to work 52 miles one way and I take the secondary roads and
drive as close to 40 MPH has possible all the way. Ever since I changed
my route to work by staying off the interstate and slowing down I'm
consistently getting 63 MPG and easily 600 miles per tank.
Slow down and drive 40 MPH if you want higher MPG and more miles per
tank.
Posted by Bill on July 8, 2006, 3:38 pm
> I commute to work 52 miles one way and I take the secondary roads and
> drive as close to 40 MPH has possible all the way. Ever since I changed
> my route to work by staying off the interstate and slowing down I'm
> consistently getting 63 MPG and easily 600 miles per tank.
> Slow down and drive 40 MPH if you want higher MPG and more miles per
> tank.
Bravo! It's more relaxing too, isn't it?
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>> with gas twice and I've gotten about 350 miles/tank of gas. I didn't let
>> it run all the way down but I was down to 1 bar on the gas tank reading.
>> I do mostly city driving, running around town. Shouldn't I be getting
>> better milage?
>Being around 350 miles when the gauge first hits one bar isn't all that
>uncommon for my 2004, but the real question is how many miles per gallon
>are you getting? How many gallons have you put in at each fillup?