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Welcome to the last week in March and (hopefully!) warmer temperatures!

27F, 1mph cross/headwind from the S, clear:


94.9mpg for 22.8mi (Home to work)

The tank is back up to 93.5mpg over 176.7mi.

* 57.9 over 6 miles in to preschool
* 75.9 over 6 miles back

68.8 this morning with a frost. Hopefully the last of the year.

Tank is at 70.4 / 643 miles and a bit below 1/2.

It's going to be a while before I can recover the tank average over 100mpg... but I'm trying!

52F, 17-23mph tail/crosswind from the SSE, partly sunny:


107.8mpg for 23.2mi (Work to home)

The tank is back up to 94.9mpg over 200.0mi

Day Total: 101.0mpg over 46.0mi

Well seeing as my car isn't flat towable I have stopped doing eoc'ing and have noticed the loss in mileage. I have noticed that my car warms up quicker due to the engine running more and it helps wqith my short trips to work. by the time i turn onto my main long road to work the engine temp is near 200. it help with that leg of the trip, but still not like it was.


37.9- 7.2 mile to work.

38.2- 5 mile to grocery store

36.4 1 mile home

Tank curently sitting at 38.4.

I do eoc when coming up to the stop light or stop sign but not like i used to. Now i have to chellenge myself to do better with this new obstacle.

I started the day at 40F and we reached a high of 56F according to the FCD. The wind was SE@ 10-15 mph with gusts to 30 mph.
76.3 20.8-to wife's work and back
89.4 11.2-to wife's work
95.8 11.4-back home
Average for today was 84.0 mpg.

After 7" of snow and then some freezing rain over the weekend numbers were not as good as last friday

22.6 over 27.2 miles

today
home>school>work
- 19.2 / 13.6 miles (31F NW@6)

work>home
- 21.0 / 13.2 miles (52F SW@7)

daily avg = 20.1 over 26.8 miles
tank is down to 3/4 with 138.6 miles (back down to ~21.4)

After 7" of snow and then some freezing rain over the weekend numbers were not as good as last friday...

That's rather strange. A little north of you here and...

My first 40 mpg commute of the year.

50 degrees, little to no wind (crosswind if it was there), 26.2 miles, 40.7 mpg.

We did get the wind, cold, and snow; but it was gone today.
And I had the advantage of an afternoon trip to work instead of the morning.

But now they are changing me again, and tomorrow is noon to 6 and Wednesday is back to 7 to 4 until 5 April when I come back to 3-11.

I had the average up over 100mpg before the 3mi mark this morning... and was at over 103mpg when I came across a bus driver who was a complete jerk. :(

35F (31F windchill), 4mph head/crosswind from the E, clear:


99.4mpg for 22.8mi (Home to work)

The tank is back up to 95.4mpg over 222.9mi

I'm at 81,2 mpg for the day after the trip to take my wife to work and come back. We are at 34F and the wind is NE@ 5 mph.

75.8 home last night, ~70 degrees.
74.4 this morning, ~40 degrees.

Tank is up a tick, to 70.5 / 664 miles and nearing 1/4 on the gauge.

Back to school after having last week off. Rode the bicycle yesterday and planning to ride tomorrow as well.

This morning was 42F with rain. The rain stopped before i left the school and it was 46F with winds from the N @ 6mph.

- 48.5mpg for 22.8 miles from home to the gym
- 42.7mpg for 9.2 miles from the gym to school
- 46.6mpg for 22 miles from school to the post office
- 44.8mpg for 9.5 miles from the post office to home

Day total: 46.4mpg

The tank is at 47.2mpg over 172.4 miles with the fuel gauge at 3/4 full.

Home for lunch, and it's a lovely 70 degree day.

79.5 / 10.7 home
92.3 / 10.7 back to work

That bumps the tank up to 70.8 mpg / 685 miles.

days are getting nicer here and the sun helps alot too. car was actualy hot inside when i left work at 3pm.

37.9- 7.2 mile to work. still lil cool in morning , but once sun is up it warms up quick.

39.4- 3.1 miles to grocery store. caught the light at end of long run from work and pulled into the store lot and caosted tiil i found a sutable spot.

40.2 2.3 mile home. i was very surprized here! i was expecting 37-38 cause not much distance and right off had to wait at a light but cause the next one and coudl coast to my street.

Tank currently sitting at 38.4.

Nice work, Andrew!!! :thumbs_up:

I just had my first 110+mpg commute of the year. :D

55F, 11mph head/crosswind from the N, sunny:


111.6mpg for 23.3mi (Work to home)

The tank is back up to 96.8mpg over 246.2mi

Day Total: 105.2mpg over 46.2mi

Nice work, Sean!!

Ok, today went pretty good. We got up to a high of 57F and the winds were NW@ 5-10 mph with gusts to 20+ mph.
81.2 20.7-to wife's work and back
102 11.2-to wife's work
91.7 11.4-back home
114 9.8-to daughter's voice lesson
95.5 10.0-back home
Average today was 92.8 mpg.

snow 95% gone by this afternoon :rolleyes:

home>school>work
- 21.9 / 13.6 miles (36F S@8)

work>home
- 21.5 / 13.1 miles (72F S@17) nice head wind, but great temps

daily avg- 21.7 / 26.7 miles
tank at 11/16 with 165.3 miles (~21.4 MPG)

Man, I just couldn't seem to catch any breaks the second half of my commute in this morning. :p

30F (24F windchill), 5mph cross/tailwind from the N, clear:


96.5mpg for 22.7mi (Home to work)

The tank is steady at 96.8mpg over 269.0mi

With 35F and wind of <5 mph from the SW, I'm at 81.2 mpg for the day.

78.9 mpg home last night, 75 degrees
81.7 this morning, 55 degrees

That brings the tank up again, to 71.1 / 707 miles.

I need 73 mpg for the FE challenge, and I have a week to do it, so I need ~82 from here out. :p

Spring has definately arrived...

The way home yesterday evening:

26.2 miles, 42 mpg

This morning
38.5 mpg

It's amazing what a temperature difference can do.

Go Andrew, Go!! :woot:

I didn't have as good luck as yesterday... but I did okay.

52F, 8mph headwind from the WNW, sunny:


107.1mpg for 23.4mi (Work to home)

The tank is now up to 97.5mpg over 292.5mi with 19 of 20 bars remaining on the fuel gauge.

Day Total: 101.7mpg over 46.2mi

I still have a round trip to Church and back to make tonight. My goal is to keep the tank average from dropping any but I fear I won't manage it. :p

Not too bad today considering the cooler temps. We only reached a high of 54F and winds were E@ 5-10 mph with gusts to 15+ mph.
81.2 20.8-to wife's work and back
96.6 12.1-to wife's work
89.6 11.3-back home
Average for today was 87.1 mpg.

Tried something different today. Set the cruise for 60 MPH, and just pointed it down the highway.

* To work, 55 F, 58.4 MPG over 48 miles
* Home, 77 F, 65.4 over 48 miles.

I also used A/C on the way home. Oh, heaven has a place for the Prius... no more sweating it out all the way home!!!!!!!!!!

Well, I still have the tank average after getting to Church… after trying a new alternate around the vexing lights at the beginning of the route. It added 1.2mi to the trip but was much less frustrating. I'll try it again on the way back to see if it is as much of an improvement that direction as well (I expect it will be. :)).

49F (46F windchill), 9mph crosswind from the W, sunny:


97.5mpg for 18.4mi (Home to Church)

The tank is steady at 97.5mpg over 310.9mi with 18 of 20 bars remaining on the fuel gauge.

Day Total: 100.3mpg over 64.6mi

home>school>work
- 22.3 / 13.6 miles (52F SE@7)

work>church>then deacons meeting
- 19.8 / 7.9 miles (57F SW@5 with rain and water on the roads)

meeting>home
- 20.6 / 6/8 miles (55F W@5 with water on the roads and light rain) Intake temp still showing 94F after 3 hours of sitting.

daily avg - 21.2 / 28.3 miles
tank is just under 5/8 with 193.6 miles (~21.4)

Well, I pulled it off... just barely. The traffic was ridiculous for the time of night and that uphill grade with the wind was just as pernicious as it always is. :p

41F (36F windchill), 6mph headwind from the W, clear:


96.1mpg for 18.4mi (Church to home)

The tank is still steady at 97.5mpg over 329.3mi with 18 of 20 bars remaining on the fuel gauge.

Day Total: 99.4mpg over 83.0mi

So close!!!

26F (15F windchill), 13mph cross/tailwind from the N, clear:


98.9mpg for 22.8mi (Home to work)

The tank is steady at 97.5mpg over 352.1mi with 17 of 20 bars remaining on the fuel gauge.

78.6 home last night
79.0 this morning

Tank is at 71.3 / 729 miles and 1/4 on the gauge.

I still need 82 mpg, for the next 120 miles, to reach the needed 73 mpg.

48F and sunny with winds from the SSE @ 6mph.

- 49.2mpg for 22.7 miles from home to the gym
- 43.3mpg for 9.2 miles from the gym to school

The tank is steady at 47.2mpg over 204.4 miles currently.

Well, that was one heck of a battle! :p

31F (21F windchill), 13-21mph headwind from the NNE, sunny:


98.2mpg for 23.4mi (Work to home)

The tank is steady at 97.5mpg over 375.6mi with 17 of 20 bars remaining on the fuel gauge.

Day Total: 98.7mpg over 46.2mi

I hope it warms up and gets calmer out there soon!

59F and overcast with winds from the S @ 13mph

- 46.2mpg for 23.4 miles from school to home

Total for the day: 46.9mpg

The tank is slightly down to 47.1mpg over 227.8 miles with a little over 2/3 remaining on the fuel gauge.

Today basically stunk for FE. The Prius hates rain, wet roads, wind, and chilly temps. Unfortunately, I was 4 for 4 today.:( I had 40F this morning with moderate rain. This afternoon, it only got up to 47F with winds NNE@ 10-15 mph with gusts to 25 mph.
72.9 20.8-to wife's work and back
79.7 11.4-to wife's work
82.8 12.4-back home via my mom's
Average for today was 77.1 mpg.

I see you hand Sean and raise you (in bad weather that is)!

home>school>work>
- 17.7 / 13.6 miles (45F NE@15 Gusting to 26 with heavy rain and lost of flash flooding on the streets)

work>home>
- 23.2 / 13.2 miles (53F N@17 gusting to 26, at least the wind was consistent both ways) :Banane18:

daily avg - 20.4 over 26.8 miles
tank is now at the 1/2 point and has 220.4 miles (~21.2 MPG)

Sometimes my best just isn't good enough. :(

28F (20F windchill), 8mph headwind from the ESE, clear:


95.1mpg for 22.8mi (Home to work)

The tank is steady at 97.5mpg over 398.4mi with 16 of 20 bars remaining on the fuel gauge.

I had 23F and wind was NNE@ 5-10 mph with gusts to 20 mph. The average is at 76.5 mpg for today.

Traffic and wet roads didn't help too much with fuel economy this morning. 34F and cloudy with winds from the NNE @ 15mph

- 45.9mpg for 21.6 miles from home to school

The tank is slightly down to 47mpg over 249.6 miles.

I had the wind as well. 20+ headwind, 60 degrees. At least it was dry. 68.4 mpg.
74.8 this morning at 40 degrees with no wind.

The tank is down a tenth to 71.3 / 750 miles and 1/4 on the gauge. NO WAY am I taking it up to 73 for the challenge. :shrug:

Unfortunately not much better. 41F and sunny with winds from the NE @ 19mph, given me strong head winds on the commute home

- 37.9mpg for 8.1 miles from school to the gym
- 42.3mpg for 9.1 miles from the gym back to school
- 44.9mpg for 23.4 miles from school to home

The tank is down to 46.4mpg over 290.4 miles. I'm taking my mom out to eat in about an hour, so hopefully i can pull it up a bit.

I couldn't quite top 100mpg for the day average... too much aggressive traffic and bicyclist who kept appearing right in front of my alternate routes?? :confused:

49F (42F windchill), 18-25mph tail/crosswind from the SSE, sunny:


105.0mpg for 23.4mi (Work to home)

The tank is now up to 97.7mpg over 421.8mi with 16 of 20 bars remaining on the fuel gauge.

Day Total: 99.8mpg over 46.2mi

On a positive note, the LFE readout ticked up to 90.4mpg as I entered the garage! :D

not too bad here. takes a lil while to warm up, but then it's real nice.

38.6- 7.2 to work.

40.2- 6.4 miles home. with the warmer temps and my grill block and rad block car warms up quickly and i see some nice numbers from the sg. 48-52 mpg on the instant guage at 42-43 mph.

tank sitting at 38.5 mpg- 79 miles.

I went into the setup menu and changed the speed reading up b y 2 mph and right now the sg is showing .5 miles driven that the odometer. I'll have to keep an eye on that. maybe drop down 1 mph and see where that gets me.

Unfortunately the trips tonight really didn't help a whole lot. 35F with winds from the NNE @ 15mph

- 50.8mpg for 15.6 miles from home to Golden Corral with my mom
- 41.3mpg for 8.9 miles from GC to Friendly's for icecream
- 36.9mpg for 6.6 miles from Friendly's to home

Day total: 43.9mpg

The tank is currently down to 46.1mpg over 321.7 miles with a little less than 1/2 remaining on the fuel gauge.

Seems I forgot yesterday's numbers.
76.5 20.8-to wife's work and back
60.0 1.5-to bank
97.8 12.9-bank to wife's work
85.0 12.1-back home
Average for the day was 82.8

Today was a bit cooler and I drove some roads that I wasn't as familiar with. The temperature was 45F and winds were E@ 10-15 mph with gusts to 23 mph
80.3 12.6-took wife and daughter to Goodwill sale
71.0 13.1-sale to pick up food from Angletree
97.4 8.3-back home
84.0 14.3-home back to Goodwill via another route
65.4 2.1-Goodwill to Walmart
70.5 .9-Walmart to Meijer
71.2 13.0-Meijer to home via my mom's
Average for today was 78.0 mpg.

Happy Palm Sunday!

The little one is sick again so it was just me driving to Church today. The wind made it challenging…

41F (33F windchill) down, 15mph cross/tailwind from the N, sunny,
46F (39F windchill) back, 14-22mph headwind from the N, sunny:


101.2mpg for 18.4mi (Home to Church)
97.2mpg for 18.4mi (Church to home)

The tank is up to 97.9mpg over 458.7mi with 15 of 20 bars remaining on the fuel gauge.

Day Total: 99.1mpg over 36.8mi