Does cruise control typically hurt MPG on Prius?

Discussion in 'Prius c Main Forum' started by WX4GPS, Feb 17, 2012.

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Bill Carlisle said: ↑

The real question is: How much money does one save by using CC? And that answer depends on how many cops are patrolling the routes you take and the costs of a citation.

I drive my Prius to the workout club every morning around 5 am when the cops are waiting in prey, put the CC at 42 mph, and have not had a ticket in the last 10 years. More that offsets whatever increase in gas consumption it might cost.

CC is a Godsend and a necessary requirement for urban driving.
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That's pretty presumptuous that every CC user doesn't set it at higher than the speed limit and that every non-CC user doesn't cruise at below the speed limit.

#41 ztanos, Sep 2, 2013

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