1,000 Mile Road Test – 2010 Prius

Hybrid Guy — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 03:42:26 +0000

My 2010 Toyota Prius had 76 miles on it when I officially drove it off the lot for the last time. From what I can tell, those first few miles were driven with the electric pedal to the metal, so to speak. When I finally figured out how to check my mileage (around the 100th mile) I was disappointed to discover that it was only getting about 37 mpg. While that was almost twice what I had been getting with my V6 Highlander, it was a far cry from what was promised to me on the window sticker.

Fortunately, this story has a happy ending. I am excited to tell our readers that when my odometer hit 1,000 miles – my average fuel economy was 51.6 mpg. And, while using Trip A to track my overall (long term) Prius mileage, I also started using Trip B to keep track of my fuel economy for each tank of gas. With roughly 60% of my time spent on the highway and 40% in the city, my last tank was my best so far – 54 m.p.g.

No doubt, gas mileage is important…but I have lots more to tell you about the first 1,000 miles behind the wheel of my Prius. Be back soon!

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1,000 Mile Road Test – 2010 Prius