How fast did he drive on the mostly interstates he traveled on? Wind resistance drag is the square of the velocity. For example driving 50 mph verses 70 mph the wind drag is 98% greater. Some interstates will let us drive 80 mph. The wind drag is then 256% greater.
A real test is average driving conditions of stop and go and some interstate travel and country roads. On this test the Prius is far less but it is still outstanding in its gas mileage. It is a good car.
“A real test is average driving conditions of stop and go and some interstate travel and country roads. On this test the Prius is far less but it is still outstanding in its gas mileage. It is a good car.”
I had a 2023 for 6 months in 2023. Real world Houston traffic 90mpg over a 9 mile trip from downtown to the energy corridor in Katy. 82 mpg on the return trip at higher speeds later that night vs morning gridlock. New Orleans afternoon French Quarter and Midtown traffic 10 mile round trip 80mpg. Shortest trip 3 mile at walking speeds in grid lock 89mpg. DFW 16 mile trip down 635 and the DNT in rush hour 80 mpg. DFW to Shreveport 85 mph from East Dallas all the way to the exit 19 on Shreveport 220 miles 56mpg cumulative for that trip. Not hypermilling at all just normal let the cars radar tech speed up ,slow down, come to a halt ,hold the brakes ,tap the resume button and let it do its thing again. The 2023 has basically hands and foot free follow mode if you trick the hands on sensor it will hold the lane center and stay 10 to 50 feet behind vehicle in front you set that distance. The adaptive cruise to halt and brake hold plus resume is golden in gridlock all you have to do is tap the resume on the wheel or tap the right pedal and it just wooshes off after the car ahead or if you are the lead car it wooshes up to what ever speed you set the control too. Not like Tesla FSD but good enough for grid lock or motorway driving if you don’t change lanes. Get a steering wheel weight it tricks the sensor into thinking your hand is on it and the car will.faithfully stay in the lane center at motorway speeds tracking curves too it shows you on the display it’s locked onto the stripes and buzzes if it loses both stripes.