Prius MPG Review 28-Mar-2012

No, I didn't alter anything in the last week after all.  The most obvious thing to have done is take off the roof bars but I want to leave them on until I have (1) taken one internal door to be 'dipped and stripped' and (2) taken another external period door to our local storage facility.  So, for the immediate future, they'll remain on.


The weather has been most unseasonal over the past week.  We've had record March highs here in Scotland with Aboyne in Aberdeenshire hitting 23 degrees Celsius.  Perhaps this has helped sustain the 49.9 mpg level with purely urban driving over the week.  Anyway, here is the table ...

	DAY	28
	MONTH	Mar
	Year	2012
	MPG	49.9
	Temp Range (°C)	8 – 20
	Tyre Pressure (psi)	41 psi
	Roof Bars Fitted	Yes
	Roof Box Fitted	No
	Driving Conditions	All urban
	... and the chart

Prius MPG Review 20-Mar-2012

Prius MPG has remained flat at 49.9 mpg again over the past week.  I'm thinking of changing one of the variables, say the tyre pressure, to see what effect it has on fuel consumption.

Here are the latest stats in tabular form:

	DAY	20
	MONTH	Mar
	Year	2012
	MPG	49.9
	Temp Range (°C)	6 – 12
	Tyre Pressure (psi)	41 psi
	Roof Bars Fitted	Yes
	Roof Box Fitted	No
	Driving Conditions	Mostly urban

And here is the graph, flat lining at 49.9mpg.  Incidentally, this is the lowest MPG I have recorded since owning the car; it has never before dipped below the psychologically significant 50mpg mark.  Hmm, something to gnaw on over the next week.  Until then, happy driving - whatever your chariot!

Prius MPG Review 13-Mar-2012

Well, it's been a better week weather-wise and Spring is definitely here.  Seen lots of sunshine and the snowdrops are giving way to daffodils.  MPG on the Prius has remained static at 49.9mpg over the last week.  Here are this week's stats:

	DAY	13
	MONTH	Mar
	Year	2012
	MPG	49.9
	Temp Range (°C)	6 – 15
	Tyre Pressure (psi)	41 psi
	Roof Bars Fitted	Yes
	Roof Box Fitted	No
	Driving Conditions	Mostly urban

Thought I'd start graphing the stats to date.  No doubt I'll tinker with the format over time but here is a first stab anyway:

Prius MPG Review 06-Mar-2012

Here is an update of the latest MPG statistics.

	DAY	6
	MONTH	Mar
	Year	2012
	MPG	49.9
	Temp Range (°C)	2 – 11
	Tyre Pressure (psi)	41 psi
	Roof Bars Fitted	Yes
	Roof Box Fitted	No
	Driving Conditions	Mostly urban, 50 miles of extra-urban

The weather has turned a little colder in the past week so this may account for the downturn in MPG, plus my wife has been driving the car too.