I am very surprised that the Prius trip meters do not have mpg attached to them. If it had them, I'm sure people would find uses for them. I had forgotten how spoiled I am in the trip meter department when it comes to my Insight.
In my Insight I use the trip meters daily when driving to/from work.
Here's my daily routine for trip meter B
1) Get in the car in the morning and make sure I clear trip meter B
2) I track my mpg on the way into work and record it when I arrive.
3) Clear the meter again.
4) Get in the car after work and track my mpg on the way home
Then start all over the next day.
Concurrently, trip meter A is tracking my mpg and miles driven for the current tank of gas. I record this at the next tank fill up.
AND
the odometer has an mpg meter attached to it that tracks the lifetime mpg. This one doesn't change often of course. but it's nice when it increases even just a small amount.
Lastly, there is still one more trip meter (called the fuel consumption display FCD) available that also tracks mpg and miles driven. Sometimes I use this one to track segment within my commute to work. Why? Who knows...just because I can I guess.
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