Posted by bwilson4web on April 28, 2012, 1:08 am
> I was wondering if anyone has verified that the gas consumption
> information provided by the Prius displays are valid. Have no reason to
> doubt they are, however I find I do have to ask.
Relative to itself, it is linear. So if you use them like I do for
mph vs MPG testing, go for it. But the Gold Standard is:
1) Use GPS or highway mile markers to measure and calculate the tire/
odometer offset. This changes over time so it needs to be calibrated
every 5-10,000 miles.
2) Consistent use of the same pump fed by an underground tank in a
state that had a functioning weights and measurement department.
3) Consistent fill-up protocol that should extend beyond the 'first
click'.
But now we're getting into the anal retentive region of engineering
metrics. <grins> ... where I live.
As a general rule, we've found the ZVW30 (aka., 2010 Prius) to be
about 6% optimistic but it is consistent. I have no idea what the
other models report and even though we have an NHW11, I really don't
care.
Bob Wilson
Posted by rjdriver on April 29, 2012, 8:11 pm
> I was wondering if anyone has verified that the gas consumption
> information provided by the Prius displays are valid. Have no reason to
> doubt they are, however I find I do have to ask.
> Thanks
> Danielle
I have compared one tank so far with my C, and I did not top off either
fillup, but did use the same pump.
Dash reading: 52.0 MPG
Calculated: 50.9 MPG
Doing my second tank now, and will top off both. Let you know the results
next week.
Bob
Posted by Michael Dobony on May 4, 2012, 7:04 pm
On Thu, 26 Apr 2012 06:13:23 -0400, DanielleOM wrote:
> I was wondering if anyone has verified that the gas consumption
> information provided by the Prius displays are valid. Have no reason to
> doubt they are, however I find I do have to ask.
>
> Thanks
>
> Danielle
Check for yourself. I purchased my 2007 last month based on the display
mileage (47 on a long test on both city and highway). I just checked it.
Display said 44.8, but it was really only 39.8 :( That is combined highway
and city. That matches the best highway mileage I ever got on my 98
Corolla, down to about 33 after 240,000 miles on it.
Posted by DanielleOM on May 4, 2012, 9:02 pm
On 5/4/2012 3:04 PM, Michael Dobony wrote:
> On Thu, 26 Apr 2012 06:13:23 -0400, DanielleOM wrote:
>> I was wondering if anyone has verified that the gas consumption
>> information provided by the Prius displays are valid. Have no reason to
>> doubt they are, however I find I do have to ask.
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> Danielle
> Check for yourself. I purchased my 2007 last month based on the display
> mileage (47 on a long test on both city and highway). I just checked it.
> Display said 44.8, but it was really only 39.8 :( That is combined highway
> and city. That matches the best highway mileage I ever got on my 98
> Corolla, down to about 33 after 240,000 miles on it.
I filled up on the 1st of the month as I wanted to start off the month
noting in MS money the gas was toward the prius C. The sent me off wit
a full tank from the dealer. My calculations showed that I got 50+ mi
per gallon. I will check again next month. Most of my mileage was on
Connecticut two lane roads where speeds are typically between 35 and 50
miles per hour. From what I have seen the city rated mileage seem to
apply for those speeds. I was very impressed by how the car did one
mileage over rolling hills between Granby, CT and Barkhamsted, CT. I
did some highway driving at 60 - 70 miles per hour but not a lot.
Danielle
Posted by PriusGeek on May 5, 2012, 2:47 pm
On Thursday, April 26, 2012 5:13:23 AM UTC-5, DanielleOM wrote:
> I was wondering if anyone has verified that the gas consumption
> information provided by the Prius displays are valid. Have no reason to
> doubt they are, however I find I do have to ask.
>
> Thanks
>
> Danielle
I'm on my 4th Prius, have had at least one of each generation. Anal-retenti=
ve personality that I am, I have recorded for each tank the fill-up amount,=
displayed MPG, outside temperature, cost and calculated the actual MPG. Ge=
nerally speaking, the Prius displays were all significantly optimistic in t=
he MPG department. Overall, on 25 fills so far on my 2011, actual MPG avera=
ges 6.2% less than the MPG on the display.
> information provided by the Prius displays are valid. Have no reason to
> doubt they are, however I find I do have to ask.