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I HAVE A 2005
PRIUS. ON THE HIGHWAY DOING 75 MPH, WITH THE AIR OFF, I GET
54.SOMETHING. IN TOWN I GET 46-47 MPG. THE CAR HAS 17000
MILES ON IT AND
USES MOBIL 1 SYNTHETIC OIL. CAN'T WAIT TO MAKE IT A PLUG IN
HYBRID.
THE WIFE HAS A
2005 CIVIC HYBRID,7000 MILES GETS 39 IN THE CITY 41-43 ON
THE ROAD.
PUTTING IN A PHOTOVOLTIC SYSTEM TO POWER THE HOUSE ALSO WANT
TO USE IT WHEN I CONVERT THE PRIUS TO A PLUG IN HYBRID.
JERR
I have a 2005 Civic Hybrid.
My mileage varies but I average 42-43 per tank if I run the
air conditioner and 46-47 otherwise. Of course, in
North Carolina summers you run it all the time.
J. C.
Parkton, NC
My 2004 Prius
gets an average of 46.7 mpg!
B. H.
On Prius wife
is getting 48mpg in city, no idea on open road, we
don't go any place.
On Lexus RX400h, my car, with 91 octane, 24.6 in city, using
87
octane 21.9 in city. Almost happy with Lexus, very pleased
with Prius.
W. K.
Palm Desert, CA
Honda Accord Hybrid
I get 17-18 mpg when my
driving consists only of inner city San
Francisco's stop and go traffic with lots of hills.
Local highway trips
yield 26-28mpg generally.
I usually get 37-39 mpg on
trips from San Francisco to Orange County (which is past
LA.) The drive is all highway, but often has some mix of
stop and go in the bay area and then the long steep grade
up and down the Grapevine.
Hope that helps.
Dear
fellow hybrid owners,
At
first I was disappointed that my 2005 Ford Escape Hybrid
SUV purchased in May in Florida was getting only 23.5mpg.
I realized, however, that when the Fall came I did not use
the A/C so much, and my economy is now pretty
consistently to 30.8 mpg around town, etc. So I am
delighted. On a 1250 mile trip in October
to Charlotte, NC, and around town there and back
I got up to 29 but mostly around 26 or so.
I
know not to trust the car-makers advertising 36 around
town and 31 otherwise for the Ford Escape Hybrid.
They have been doing that ever since I bought my first new Ford
in '53. They can drive the test car on a track at
reduced speeds that we could never repeat to get that
mileage out on the highways. I accept 30.8, since my
car before it was getting 16.3 mpg (2001Chrysler Town and
Country with a V6 in it.)
H.
B.
DeLand, FL
We drive Toyota Prius's.
Mine is a 2001, hers is 2003. During the summer and
winter when the AC or Heat is running I average 40mpg, she
does a little better, 43mpg. In the spring and fall when
we don't use AC or heat much our averages are better
45-50mpg. We work 2 jobs each. One job for both of us is
25 miles away, the other is 75 miles away. The closer jobs
are about 45 mph range. The further jobs are 65 mph range,
with which we get lower mpgs.
Happy Holidays,
B. B. & J. J.
I own the
Lexus Hybrid & I am disappointed with the gas mileage.
The EPA says 32 mpg Highway. & 28 city. I was told by
the dealer that to expect about 30 highway. I average 24 MPG
overall. If I just do highway I get about 21 MPG. The Boston
Globe did a review on the Lexus & reached the same
results. Now the dealer says that this is a vehicle for city
driving. This auto is not worth the extra $10,000 over the
330. I am disappointed that Lexus still stands by the EPA
estimate. Now Lexus is telling the dealers that the car will
get better gas mileage after 15,000 miles. This is a rip-off
to the consumers .
My car is a
Honda Civic Hybrid 2005.
I commute 40 to work each way, 5 days a week in LA. I
typically drive
65-80 mph. I only sometimes have to drive in stop
and go traffic. I drive around town only
moderately. When I first got my car, I was really
careful about making sure I optimized my mpg. I
have stopped being so careful, but am still moderately
efficient. I started out using 87octane gas then
switched to 89. Gas octane doesn't seem to
make any difference in my mpg.
Over the last ~17000 miles, I have averaged 46.1 mpg. I
sometimes get
higher but usually right around 46 mpg for each tank.
I have a
2004 (Jan) Prius 30,000mi. I admit I am a little lead
footed. My worst mileage for a tank was last winter 38MPG.
The best was last spring 54MPG. Mostly though its 40 to 45
in winter, 48 to 52 in spring, summer & fall.
Art in the
Northeast
2006 LEXUS
RX400h-----about 25 mpg but less in the cold weather--
mostly stop and go suburban driving
RICK in
ILLINOIS
2006 Honda Civic Hybrid (HCHII).
42 miles one way to work. Southern California –
40’s in the morning and 60’s in the afternoon. 1st
two tanks 46.5mpg. Current tank reading 55.5mpg
at ¼ full.
Hope this helps,
D. S.
Hello,
The gas mileage for our 2004 TOYOTA full loaded prius from
the display screen is about 44 miles/gal city
mileage. This is an interesting question for us because I
used to calculate gas mileage when I am at
the pump. With the display of TOYOTA, I simply take
down the number it gives us.
Regards,
Honda Civic 2004 highway
60%, 40% town driving 42mpg. Purchased Mar. 4, 2004
Already got 35,000 miles on it and I love it.
Planning on buying another this next year 2006.
N. K.
I
have a 2004 Prius, which was bought in November of 2003.
I believe it to have been the first Prius on the road in
our county. It has made mostly area trips, but did
take us to the Outer Banks of NC during the summer of
2004, and to Iowa in the spring of 2005. During the
trip home from NC we did reach 60mph for a short time.
Otherwise, we average about 46-48 mph in the colder
weather and when using AC. During the rest of the
year - spring and fall- we average about 49-50 mph.
I absolutely love this car. It is fun to drive, has
plenty of pep, and is very comfortable. We have had
no problems with it, except for the original tires, which
were probably cheap. I replaced them after about 25,000
miles. We have had folks follow us home to ask about
the car! Now, however, there are several others in
our area. We live in NE
P.A.
Hi,
We have a 2006 Toyota Highlander 2 Wheel Drive. We live at
3,500 foot
elevation on the slopes of Haleakala, on Maui. Anytime we go anywhere,
we almost always have to drive down to sea level and back. By
far, most of our driving is highway driving and we are
averaging
just over 24 mpg.
I'm curious what others are getting in this vehicle.
Aloha,
Bill
I have a 2001
Insight CVT. It averages 48 mpg around town and
55 on the highway (unless I let the engine speed get above
4000 rpm, in which case it drops). My overall
average for a little over 42,000 miles is 50.0 mpg. I
have two acquaintances with manual-drive Insights who get
about 10 mpg
better; the CVT really is smooth, however.
I drive
locally, 4-6 50 mile roundtrips a week and 3-5 times a year
longer
trips, putting on about 18,000 miles a year. My
2004 Prius averages 44 to
47 mpg.
My husband and
I bought a Prius in June, 2005. Most of the driving
has been in the city. The car is averaging 45 mpg.
I just bought a 2005 Accord Hybrid. I have only driven
in the city so far and am averaging 24 mpg.
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- Ford
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Accord hybrid
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Insight
- Lexus
RX400h
- Toyota
Prius
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Highlander hybrid
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