Real World MPG
#realworldThough I would prefer an all electric car which uses no gas, my Prius generally gets good enough gas mileage to make me happy. Nevertheless, I have noticed that the MPG varies quite a bit from tank to tank, depending on a number of factors, so I am starting to track it here.




July 07, 2008
42.2 miles-per-gallons
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Jul 7, 2008 2:09PM 42.2 miles-per-gallon
Costco $4.43 per gallon.
July 03, 2008
43.3 miles-per-gallons
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Jun 30, 2008 12:00PM 43.3 miles-per-gallon
filled at Chevron for $4.599 per stupid gallon and got 10.946 of them
July 03, 2008
43.2 miles-per-gallons
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Jun 24, 2008 12:00PM 43.2 miles-per-gallon
filled at Costco 4.489 - 11.239 I think they overfilled my oil at the change. I need to check it.
June 17, 2008
45.5 miles-per-gallons
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Jun 16, 2008 12:00PM 45.5 miles-per-gallon
June 10, 2008
46.2 miles-per-gallons
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Jun 10, 2008 12:00PM 46.2 miles-per-gallon
Filled up at Costco, for *sigh* $4.379 per galling, I mean gallon - 9.307 gallons
June 10, 2008
44.6 miles-per-gallons
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Jun 10, 2008 12:06AM 44.6 miles-per-gallon
I really need to check the tire air pressure or something ... 384 miles driven ... filled up at Chevron for (ouch) 4.479 per gal - 8.63 gal
June 03, 2008
44.8 miles-per-gallons
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Jun 2, 2008 12:00PM 44.8 miles-per-gallon
Better, after another 338 miles driven more carefully... filled up at Costco for 4.099 per gal. - 8.64 gal
May 27, 2008
41.7 miles-per-gallons
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May 27, 2008 3:26PM 41.7 miles-per-gallon
Hmm, another lousy mileage tank after 308 miles - filled up at Chevron for $4.059 per gal - 7.908 gal