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Originally posted by lendaddy
There is plenty of data and long term logs out there to show you'll get between 35 and 48mpg with your Prius.
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Under the worst-case conditions, the Prius can get 35 to 37 MPG - for a few months.
For me, to get such low MPG required all of the following: (1) short trips (<5 mile) in freezing weather (engine runs a lot just to warm itself up) (2) brand-new Prius and Prius driver (not broken in and don't know how to drive it) (3) 100% city route that climbs a big hill, but speed limit/traffic prevents from coasting freely back down it. For a few months there, I was getting 35-37 MPG.
By the way, in the same weather and route, my 911 was getting mid-teens MPG and the damn Range Rover couldn't even get in the double-digits.
In the same conditions but just eliminate the freezing weather and the brand-new part, I get 45 MPG. This is still short trips in 100% city and with that hill.
If the trips are longer, the route flatter, or more highway driving, I consistently get over 50 MPG.
Based on my personal experience w/ the Prius, and communicating with many other Prius drivers, I'd say a Prius driven under normal conditions in a "normal manner" will average low-40s to high-40s MPG city and 50+ MPG highway. If the driver uses the driving tricks that work for the hybrid system, he can do better. If he is a total leadfoot, he can do worse.