Newbie here. I have 1500 miles on my new 2013 prius in a week lol. I can only seem to manage 41mpg on the highway. The weird thing is now I can only get about 46mpg around town. Whether using cruise control or my foot its still the same. I watched the video that was posted in 500 mile tank post and used those techniques, but no matter what still sucking down the mpg! Any thoughts? I appreciate any help ..... BTW its still much better than my X5
Running the a/c often can reduce mpg, i found that when i first started driving my prius the mpg seemed low but started to get better after driving more. Is the highway mpg with cruise control on flat ground?
Your mileage is not very representative of what the car should be able to do. There is a sticky on the top of this forum with a mileage questionnaire. I'd recommend filling it out and posting it on this thread. It will save time and hopefully provide some answers.
Bottom line - it's how you drive. You've only had the car for a week and if it's your first hybrid, you'll learn over the next few weeks how to achieve better mileage. One tip - don't go 80 mph!
