Great tips! Most of these apply to any car, but the display in the Prius makes it easier.
Only thing I would contradict is that there's a mild amount of friction braking at lower speeds while regenerating. This changed with the service-campaign Toyota issued to change braking performance addressing complaints re: braking over certain bumps. It should also be known that at lower speeds, friction brakes gradually take over regeneration as the electric motors become ineffective at lower speeds.
@Yavor54 -And a littel fact on the 2010 gears and battery lost a hugh amont off Lbs/kg and are mutch smaler... -Some ppl miss this and uses it as adown side on the Prius, -great video i gona geht my Prius at this week, and u hawe giwen me some good heads up, Thx ! And im in Sweden.
@GamelsmurfXXX Actually, the batteries are NOT preheated by the exhaust. The engine coolant is preheated using the exhaust heat recovery system to improve engine warm-up time and heater performance. Once the coolant reaches a certain temperature, there's a thermostatic valve that then diverts coolant away from the pre-heat unit located in the exhaust system.
The batteries are located in the hatch area. There is no routing of exhaust through that area.
None of this works if you live in a place that has hills. Avoiding hills in some areas of the US maybe possible, but I find that the vast majority of the areas with hills are simply impossible to avoid.
@Yavor54 You are 100% wrong. I live in NC, you can not accelerate slowly up a hill in traffic. The ICE kicks into power mode and you burn a lot of gas no matter how you try to drive, in NC you are going up or down a hill every 1/4th mile or less and they can are almost always too steep to go up using electric energy. What we need is a state by state MPG chart, you can not expect the same gas mileage in that you would get in Utah, in NC.
@frosted1030 Ahh, so your problem is really traffic, not hills. I have hills and I can let the car slow down 20% or so (I'm talking just not pressing the pedal more to maintain speed -but with ICE on). I have no traffic.
You are 147% right! In L.A., you get 35MPG on a Prius because of traffic. In Arkansas, you get 60MPG because I can drive exactly as I like. Actually, I find that wind is the biggest MPG killer. Sorry you are not getting the MPG you'd like.
@Yavor54 I think it's a combo of both unless you enjoy going 20% slower up a hill with someone in a big-rig directly behind you blowing his horn. I want to see a mandatory MPG chart, city by city, posted on new cars at the dealership. In some areas the Prius gets 20 MPG, in some other areas it will get 60, but right now it's just not realistic to expect 60 in most places.
@Yavor54 Thanks, getting the average over on Prius Chat. It is possible to get the performance of a V6 on a prius, with 60 MPG, if you replace all the gaskets with acetone resistant materials and add pure acetone to the fuel mixture, but that would require major work and the oil companies would not like it very much. You would also need a way to get the acetone into the tank without getting near the paint.
@frosted1030 You are on point. I live in NYC and to my surprise my prius gets about 30 MPG average. In fact, my 2010 corolla actually gets better mileage than that. They definitely need to test out the MPG city by city, and in the worst possible weather conditions.
For the 'pulse', i noticed one thing to correct. ICE's reach maximum efficiency/power at 4000 rpmish, so accelerating quickly is actually more efficient than excellerating slowly.
Update: I've got 35K miles on it and I have to say- the 3G Prius is a superb car. It is so solid, so smooth... and I get a little over 60mpg in-town if I pay attention. If I just drive it without "technique", then I get 52-54mpg. If I had to complain, it would be that they used black under the white paint job. Any rock nicks are black. I can tell, this car is going to go over 200K miles without a hiccup.
Thanks guys! I do Solar instructional videos and thought I'd just do a quickie on exactly how to get 60mpg on a Prius. I'm racking up the miles fast.. 30K in 1.5 years.. but it is such a great highway cruiser. I suggest a little piece of 1" foam as a lumbar support on the seat. I sewed one up with a cloth cover. Shell is the best gas, but it is pure Saudi Oil. Original tires are fine.. wearing normally. Oh, with the lights on, the display is low..roll the brightness control to the top and push.
I've been trying hypermiling with my TDI and found that if I accelerate down hill in anticipation of the next hill I can coast up most hills on my commute. I was getting around 55mpg until my lousy automatic started acting up. Saving for a Prius now.
Thanks for your insightful comments "Bashingyourshit" . I wish you could have posted more helpful observations,but I'll bet your mom wanted you to take out the garbage. She never lets you do anything! Hey, do you ever coast your bike even when you're not going down hill? It's the same as in a grown-up's car like this.If you haven't tried coasting on level ground, try it after cartoons on Saturday morning.
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What a fucking moron! The only way to coast any car is going down hill. Of course the PUSSY who monitors this crap won't even post this so so all I have to say to you is FUCK YOU IDIOT!
Well I put your techniques to the test yesterday whilst driving to Bristol, Tennessee from Erwin, Tennessee. All I have to say is WOW! Such a huge difference in fuel efficiency. Driving the Prius is very different than driving my 2010 Insight (which I traded for the Prius). Thank you so much for the wonderful tips.
Great video. I've had my 2010 Prius for about 10 days now and I'm averaging 47 mpg, but would like to get at least 50 mpg by the time i'm done with my first full tank of gas. Thanks for the tips.
OK, I'll tell you how to raise the MPG in a gas-only car right now. Replace the sparkplug wires with solid conductor type, change the air filter to a washable hi-flow type (K&N), replace the tranny oil with synthetic, over-inflate the tires by 4 PSI and add Lucas gas treatment and 3oz. of Acetone per 10 gallons of gas. That should give you 25-40% boost.
It's funny, you can take a car that gets 50mpg, such as the Prius, and you can find videos, and tips on how to max fuel consumption... Shouldn't these videos be reserved for the v6 and v8 monsters? :)
Another one secret.... When i drove the 2010 Prius i realised that when you stop for a little (at red light),the electric motor still pushes a bit and draws some current(shift into D). You can conserve energy if you shift into neutral (N).You will realise that when you choose the display mode that shows the direction of power.
Great tips! Most of these apply to any car, but the display in the Prius makes it easier.
Only thing I would contradict is that there's a mild amount of friction braking at lower speeds while regenerating. This changed with the service-campaign Toyota issued to change braking performance addressing complaints re: braking over certain bumps. It should also be known that at lower speeds, friction brakes gradually take over regeneration as the electric motors become ineffective at lower speeds.
htmlspinnr 1 week ago
@htmlspinnr Absolutely. Good subtle clarification! Technique in braking
would be the same.
Yavor54 1 week ago
mileage?
fenix310 1 week ago
Your question?
Yavor54 1 week ago
Hills? Try San Francisco.
dahgutone 3 weeks ago
I'm in Thailand, currently using the 3rd Gen Prius.
By far my best fuel consumption ever is 3.1L/100Km (75.97 MPG calculate by Google)
It's a mixed city+highway drive. 28.5km, average speed 48km/h (On highway using about 70km/h) ;)
qztronic 1 month ago
Thanks for making this video! Very helpful!!
Tigmd99 2 months ago in playlist Favorite videos
@Yavor54 -And a littel fact on the 2010 gears and battery lost a hugh amont off Lbs/kg and are mutch smaler... -Some ppl miss this and uses it as adown side on the Prius, -great video i gona geht my Prius at this week, and u hawe giwen me some good heads up, Thx ! And im in Sweden.
GamelsmurfXXX 2 months ago
@Yavor54 -Hi there is a smal miss in the intro, the battery is preheated from exhaust so it does not geht to coold...
GamelsmurfXXX 2 months ago
@GamelsmurfXXX Actually, the batteries are NOT preheated by the exhaust. The engine coolant is preheated using the exhaust heat recovery system to improve engine warm-up time and heater performance. Once the coolant reaches a certain temperature, there's a thermostatic valve that then diverts coolant away from the pre-heat unit located in the exhaust system.
The batteries are located in the hatch area. There is no routing of exhaust through that area.
htmlspinnr 1 week ago
@caddycoupe1021 -Right thats why u are at Prius videos and coment it.. Doo'h
GamelsmurfXXX 2 months ago
@caddycoupe1021 The 430 was discontinued in 2009.
borderwave2 4 months ago
None of this works if you live in a place that has hills. Avoiding hills in some areas of the US maybe possible, but I find that the vast majority of the areas with hills are simply impossible to avoid.
frosted1030 4 months ago
@frosted1030 I described exactly how to navigate hills for best MPG. I have hills and I get 60+MPG.
Hills -flat.. no difference in MPG.
Yavor54 4 months ago
@Yavor54 You are 100% wrong. I live in NC, you can not accelerate slowly up a hill in traffic. The ICE kicks into power mode and you burn a lot of gas no matter how you try to drive, in NC you are going up or down a hill every 1/4th mile or less and they can are almost always too steep to go up using electric energy. What we need is a state by state MPG chart, you can not expect the same gas mileage in that you would get in Utah, in NC.
frosted1030 4 months ago
@frosted1030 Ahh, so your problem is really traffic, not hills. I have hills and I can let the car slow down 20% or so (I'm talking just not pressing the pedal more to maintain speed -but with ICE on). I have no traffic.
You are 147% right! In L.A., you get 35MPG on a Prius because of traffic. In Arkansas, you get 60MPG because I can drive exactly as I like. Actually, I find that wind is the biggest MPG killer. Sorry you are not getting the MPG you'd like.
Yavor54 4 months ago
@Yavor54 I think it's a combo of both unless you enjoy going 20% slower up a hill with someone in a big-rig directly behind you blowing his horn. I want to see a mandatory MPG chart, city by city, posted on new cars at the dealership. In some areas the Prius gets 20 MPG, in some other areas it will get 60, but right now it's just not realistic to expect 60 in most places.
frosted1030 4 months ago
@frosted1030 That's not a bad idea. I still stick by the idea that a Prius driver
can improve their MPG by 20% if they know how to drive the car correctly.
If you leave it in power mode and floor it out often, I imagine you could go as
low as 35MPG. That's around the actual MPG of a Ford Fusion Hybrid.
Unless we go to a composite body, you are not going to get V6 performance
and 40+ MPG. Best of luck
Yavor54 4 months ago
@Yavor54 Thanks, getting the average over on Prius Chat. It is possible to get the performance of a V6 on a prius, with 60 MPG, if you replace all the gaskets with acetone resistant materials and add pure acetone to the fuel mixture, but that would require major work and the oil companies would not like it very much. You would also need a way to get the acetone into the tank without getting near the paint.
frosted1030 4 months ago
@frosted1030 You are on point. I live in NYC and to my surprise my prius gets about 30 MPG average. In fact, my 2010 corolla actually gets better mileage than that. They definitely need to test out the MPG city by city, and in the worst possible weather conditions.
shafi10a 3 weeks ago
Wish he could make a video for these same techniques with a 2nd generation Prius.
Resistoon 4 months ago
@Resistoon These techniques will work for ALL Prius models.
Yavor54 4 months ago
the display is better on the prior model
moiseswin 4 months ago
great video for any "prius newbies".
smlemk42 5 months ago
thanks budy, it was very useful upload.
MrMaksatT 5 months ago
For the 'pulse', i noticed one thing to correct. ICE's reach maximum efficiency/power at 4000 rpmish, so accelerating quickly is actually more efficient than excellerating slowly.
PeaceOfMind5 6 months ago
Update: I've got 35K miles on it and I have to say- the 3G Prius is a superb car. It is so solid, so smooth... and I get a little over 60mpg in-town if I pay attention. If I just drive it without "technique", then I get 52-54mpg. If I had to complain, it would be that they used black under the white paint job. Any rock nicks are black. I can tell, this car is going to go over 200K miles without a hiccup.
Yavor54 6 months ago
Great video! :D
Gonzo13eth 6 months ago
Thanks guys! I do Solar instructional videos and thought I'd just do a quickie on exactly how to get 60mpg on a Prius. I'm racking up the miles fast.. 30K in 1.5 years.. but it is such a great highway cruiser. I suggest a little piece of 1" foam as a lumbar support on the seat. I sewed one up with a cloth cover. Shell is the best gas, but it is pure Saudi Oil. Original tires are fine.. wearing normally. Oh, with the lights on, the display is low..roll the brightness control to the top and push.
Yavor54 9 months ago
Great video man. Just bought a 2011 Prius and have been practicing my techniques, but this was the most helpful vid I have seen so far. Great job!
amitj78 9 months ago
Very informative! I thought I'd read everything around about how to get even better mpg with the Prius, but I learned some new tips here.
Thanks for taking the time to share these tips!!
geekaren 10 months ago
The TDI is a great car and the techniques are very similar to Prius techniques.
The new Prius is so refined...so solid...and so easy to get 60MPG+ on.
The huge difference is summer to winter because of fuel re-formulation, cooler batteries and wind resistance. Plus, hotter tires are higher pressure!
Yavor54 10 months ago
I've been trying hypermiling with my TDI and found that if I accelerate down hill in anticipation of the next hill I can coast up most hills on my commute. I was getting around 55mpg until my lousy automatic started acting up. Saving for a Prius now.
marshgre 10 months ago
Great video!
brian1366 11 months ago
Thanks for your insightful comments "Bashingyourshit" . I wish you could have posted more helpful observations,but I'll bet your mom wanted you to take out the garbage. She never lets you do anything! Hey, do you ever coast your bike even when you're not going down hill? It's the same as in a grown-up's car like this.If you haven't tried coasting on level ground, try it after cartoons on Saturday morning.
Yavor54 11 months ago 7
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What a fucking moron! The only way to coast any car is going down hill. Of course the PUSSY who monitors this crap won't even post this so so all I have to say to you is FUCK YOU IDIOT!
bashingyourshit 11 months ago
Well I put your techniques to the test yesterday whilst driving to Bristol, Tennessee from Erwin, Tennessee. All I have to say is WOW! Such a huge difference in fuel efficiency. Driving the Prius is very different than driving my 2010 Insight (which I traded for the Prius). Thank you so much for the wonderful tips.
GoMetricToday 1 year ago
@GoMetricToday - Fantastic! See, you really do get about 20% more mpg.
It is a totally different driving technique. I've also found that wind speed and direction
has a large effect as well. Nothing we can do about that! Remember, you'll drop about
8-10mpg in the winter because of the gas being thinner, the car heater keeping the gas
motor on and the battery efficiency going down... plus road friction increases from rain and snow.
Glad I could help!
Yavor54 1 year ago
thanks for the clear tutorial. Been driving my 2010 for a month now. This reemphasizes good techniques. Thanks again!
bshissias 1 year ago
Great video, thanks. I have the Toyota Auris hybrid and I love it. These are really great cars.
FourFour2wo 1 year ago
Great video. I've had my 2010 Prius for about 10 days now and I'm averaging 47 mpg, but would like to get at least 50 mpg by the time i'm done with my first full tank of gas. Thanks for the tips.
FreddyandTania 1 year ago
Thanks for the tips, did not realize that pressing the brakes slightly was regenerative, very useful, will try this on my 120-150 daily round trip.
camnlo4130 1 year ago
OK, I'll tell you how to raise the MPG in a gas-only car right now. Replace the sparkplug wires with solid conductor type, change the air filter to a washable hi-flow type (K&N), replace the tranny oil with synthetic, over-inflate the tires by 4 PSI and add Lucas gas treatment and 3oz. of Acetone per 10 gallons of gas. That should give you 25-40% boost.
Yavor54 1 year ago
It's funny, you can take a car that gets 50mpg, such as the Prius, and you can find videos, and tips on how to max fuel consumption... Shouldn't these videos be reserved for the v6 and v8 monsters? :)
Pendragon1989 1 year ago
Another one secret.... When i drove the 2010 Prius i realised that when you stop for a little (at red light),the electric motor still pushes a bit and draws some current(shift into D). You can conserve energy if you shift into neutral (N).You will realise that when you choose the display mode that shows the direction of power.
yaris4fun 1 year ago
Very good information. I have been wondering about this for months now and I am so glad to have it so well explained!
katelove1 1 year ago
Very good and usefull video - Bob Nagy explain all throughly about Toyota Prius and it's Hybrid system..regards from Serbia - Marko
lamarabialardi 2 years ago