171mpg in Prius Plug-in Hybrid Electric (PHEV)

The add-fuel light came on yesterday. So I went another 100 miles before I decided to fill up the tank. Total miles on this tank of gas was 1620 miles. The tank took 9.46 gals to fill. This works out to 171.2mpg.

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[njipods]

it may have batterys but ALL the power still comes from gas

to get the full benafit off having an electric car you must beable to plug it it!

[davem5321]

@njipods Your comments are not true about this car. This car has a plug and I charge the batteries every night and also while I am at work. The cool thing about living in Seattle is that most of our electricity comes from Hydro, so very little gas or coal is used to power this car.

[pcarlson1979]

Oh my god that is fantastic! Can you please upload a video showing you converted boot. How big are the batteries? 4Kw? 2Kw?

[davem5321]

The conversion was done almost 3 years ago by Hybrids Plus in Boulder CO. They are now known as Eetrex. They replaced the prius 1.3KW hr battery with a a 9KW hr battery made from A123 cells. Half of the pack sits under the back seat where the prius batter was at. The other half takes up part fo the hidden open space under the rear cargo area. I still have the original spare tire and all of the rear cargo area intact.

[foxchemdry]

@passinthreu your statement is about as ludicrous as your spelling. Do you complain about the fossil fuels burned when you flip on your lights at home or watch TV? NO. And I can assure you that the car you drive churns out far more pollutants than any hybrid. Do us all a favor and go back to school to both learn more about what you're spouting, and to learn how to SPELL.

[crystalscan2002]

i iwsh gas was that cheap

[NoobSoldier2006]

@davem5321 How do you plug it in while you are at work? I think it might be hard for those who live in an apartment and must drag the power cable across other people's apartment unit to plug in your unit.

[wordsmith52]

V impressive & congrats. Isn't there a danger that you will be using the electric engine & related parts too much (more than the designers intended) and that it will wear out more quickly - plus the ICE gets little use at all and also deteriorates for lack of use? (I have a genuine interest in thi as i have recently acquired a Prius and am still experimenting with driving tactics)

[passinthreu]

what is the oil / coal consumption & carbon foot print required to generate the electro power part of the hybred plug ins ? and what is the disposal expences related to hybreds ?

[cdltpx]

We are bout to hit 60K with our 07 took one long trip to to Cave Creek Az this is the ultimate highway car if you like to drive 80mph with minimal stops sure mpg is only 38 but you are doing 80 mph with a range of 450 miles. Those numbers you can make a cross country journey in 2 days using little fuel. As for PEHV we have not converted yet should have done it already but we really don't use it enough to justify the cost wife comms 12miles round.We mainly go to NOLA for fun less than 100 miles.

[MrEnergyCzar]

Can't wait to do this with my future volt...if I drive 25 or so miles per day I should average 5,000 mpg and 4.5 miles per KWH...not bad...

[blonder83]

Whate were the overall conversion costs? I am planning to buy a 2006/07 Prius and this possibility would be exciting for me!