Full tank of gas

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  1. vinnie1266

    vinnie1266 New Member

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    I used to be able to fill my tank up and get over 500 miles to the tank and now I get maybe 425. Any ideas about this?
     
    #1 vinnie1266, Feb 10, 2013
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    Winter fuel additives, cold weather, Using HV a lot more vs EV. Just to name a few.
     
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    welcome to priuschat! miles per tank doesn't mean much. what are your hv mpg's historically? are you on the spreadsheet?
     
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    sure, lower temperatures are resulting in reduced EV range as well as worse ICE consumption. you're also probably using the heater more.
     
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    pinhole in the fuel tank.
     
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    retired4999 Prius driver since 2005

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    Oh stop it! :ROFLMAO:
     
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    Yep, miles per gallon means a lot more than miles per tank... I know a guy who has a big diesel 4 x 4 3/4 ton pickemup truck with duallies and he tells me he can get almost 600 miles on a fill up!!! Of course the truck also has two 35 gallon tanks on it...;) :ROFLMAO:
     
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    retired4999 Prius driver since 2005

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    Yea! I know. I had a guy with a Jeep ask when I was filling up. How far can you go on a fill-up. I said about 450 miles, He say's, Well! I can go that far in my Jeep. I guess it's a Jeep thing. :D
     
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