I have been driving my Toyota Prius for 27K miles and I have never gotten less than 43 mpg--and that was in the winter (mid-Atlantic version) when the average temp was below 30 degrees. Overall, I have averaged close to 48 mpg over many, many brutal bumper to bumper commutes. My last tank of gas got 52 mpg. You can drive the car like a nut or in hilly terrain and do much worse than my average experience. I'm not that careful a driver and still my mileage is just great.
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I have been driving my Toyota Prius for 27K miles and I have never gotten less than 43 mpg--and that was in the winter (mid-Atlantic version) when the average temp was below 30 degrees. Overall, I have averaged close to 48 mpg over many, many brutal bumper to bumper commutes. My last tank of gas got 52 mpg. You can drive the car like a nut or in hilly terrain and do much worse than my average experience. I'm not that careful a driver and still my mileage is just great.