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Originally Posted by slackandsteel
My commute is pretty variable.
On the way to work (to the meetup spot for my carpool) , I drive about 10 miles with little traffic, at least 8 of it highway. This is early morning, cool weather.
Coming home is a different situation. The traffic is horrible stop and go for at least 5-6 miles. Just inching along. This is where I really wish I had the ability to drive on electric only and shut off the gas engine.
I'll need to start setting the trip meter for each commute to see what I average on that.
By the way, the best mileage I have gotten is from the dealer to my house when I picked up the car. That was about a 30 mile trip, mostly at about 50mph with little
traffic. I got 46 mpg on that stretch but have consistently been in the 30s ever since.
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To me, it sounds like your economy is more of a function of your commute time/distance. What's the typical commute like for the Camry Hybrid?
I have a 160 miles/day commute where I typically drive about 20% above the speed limit (I don't go above 77 in a 65, but I will still cruise about 70 - 75 in the 55). My commute is about 100 miles highway and the rest local driving (speed limits ranging from 25 to 50).
When I first got my car, I was averaging between 40 and 43 for the first few tanks. I was actually very happy with that as I went from 15 - 18 mpg (depending on which vehicle I drove), so I was using about 8.5 to 10.5 gallons per day down to under 4 so it was a real savings of 4 to 6 gallons/day. I've had my car for 3.5 months and I just broke 10.5K so that's a significant savings in a short period of time.
Since I broke 3500 miles, I'm about 53 mpg, so I'm now down to about 3 gallons/day. I have learned when to coast and drive with load, but my commute time has been the same - I just spend less time braking or sitting at a light. I would not say I drive conservative. I have my tires set at 40 psi.
Good luck with it!