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Originally Posted by ILoveChess100
Something that may (partially) account for this is evaporation. I usually go 2.5-3 weeks between fill ups and from what I have been reading on the web gasoline usually evaporates at around ~.07% per day, which over say 18 days is 1.26%, or ~.25 gallons. That accounts for around 35% of the computer overestimate in the MPGs...
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The NAH is AT-PZEV which means that there's almost no evaporative loss.
Personally, I found the difference between the computer and manual calculations due to the odometer under reporting the mileage by about 2% which I find a positive as it also extends my warranty by the same.