Bought the 2006 Toyota Prius pack#6 in April. I truely love this car. I'm a sports car nut. So with the gas prices going up I had to change my style. I commute 117 miles a day. So had to make the change.
We have a FAQ on efficient driving in the Prius forum area. Also, it is a good idea to start recording your fill-ups in the database.
Considering your commute distance, if you can stay out of the 39-50 miles per hour range, either go slower or faster, you'll get great mileage. You will pretty much eliminate the warm-up overhead but it is still a good idea to keep the speeds low for the first mile or so in the morning. Do take a look at the mileage database and you'll see most of the folks with longer drive segments are getting terrific mileage.
No, my commute's an hour and sometimes just over an hour, each way. I'm 58 miles south of Washington D.C. area, I do have coworkers who live across the bridge in Maryland and they live closer to work that are driving 2-2.5 hrs just to go 28 miles. Traffic is bad here.
My commutes are shorter because I'm at work by 0600 and use the HOV at 1630.
New here, gotta love this car.
