Thread: How do I get good gas mileage while going 50-60 miles per hour?
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Old 07-11-2007, 03:42 AM
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Default Re: How do I get good gas mileage while going 50-60 miles per hour?
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Originally Posted by KimikoPi View Post
I've been doing city stop n' go driving to/from work since I got my car last week. My MPG is less than 30 on most trips! What am I doing wrong?

Is the trick to slowly accelerate to 40 miles per hour then take the foot off the accelerator and just glide for a while?

Or is the trick to avoid decelerating and accelerating as much as possible (that is, just try to keep at the same speed)?

Also, if you go to a non-Toyota dealer auto body shop, do they have the exact paint to match your Toyota's color?
Don't be afraid to accelerate briskly. That encourages the use of the traction battery to suppliment the ICE rather than just using the ICE alone. When you reach your target speed and it's under 42 miles per hour let up on the accelerator momentarily and if things are right the car will go into EV mode. At that point use very gentle accelerator pressure to maintain speed.
Depending on the SOC of the traction battery this may not work every time but it will help.
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