Prius - Along The River

I wanted to capture one last video with the 2010 Prius, before getting my PHV (2012 plug-in Prius), which will be arriving at the dealer very soon.  Freshly fallen snow makes for great scenery, though the resulting road spray is a bit of a pain when filming.  To my surprise, the sun came out while I was setting up the equipment.  It was a beautiful day and great timing.  The drive itself was nice too.

That route is my commute to work, along the river.  It's scenic and avoids the 70 MPH highway, only a half-mile longer and sometimes faster due to there being less traffic.  The slower speed means I could drive the entire distance without needing the gas engine, if the battery-pack capacity was just a little bit bigger.

Including data from the aftermarket gauge was important.  I did the same drive 1.5 years ago back when I had an early model PHV.  Halfway through, I abandoned that effort.  Having traveled that far seeing the RPM as zero the entire time made it quite uneventful.  But now the production PHV, having this available as a basis of comparison will make doing the same again very exciting.

61.4 MPG after driving 17.1 miles is certainly nothing to complain about.  That was a routine sight for me during the summer.  This was winter though, only 36°F outside.  But the engine was already partially warmed up (as you can see by the coolant temperature displayed), which doesn't take anywhere near as long as it does for me to complete the camera setup.  Anywho, the resulting MPG from the PHV will be considerably higher.  I can't wait to capture & share that video!

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