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.
mORE
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