Just a comment from Bob here... I just got a new 2018 Prius Prime Advanced....holy crap. They have got the Prius right now! Everything is so...advanced. just took the first trip in it . Mixed interstate and hilly 2 laners -plus in town. 278 miles total...average MPG? 72.9! What a fantastic piece of machinery. You could sit there all day at 75 mph and still get in the upper 50's MPG. In electric is more powerful and super agile. Turning radius is tiny. Snag these while there is still a fed tax credit. I'm sure we will all be upgrading to Coal fired cars soon, but for now - enjoy the future with a Prime!

A video like this should come with the Prius. Well done!

Why would anyone down vote this video? It's a wealth of well communicated information.

Thanks for this video Bob. Especially enjoy the tempo of your video and the calmness in your voice. Too many people in this world rush through their days in anger and haste. I am finding more and more that hypermilers in particular (not just prius drivers) fall into a category of people who are actually really mellow, smart, and neat people.

With regard to optimal braking: It's worth noting that, the higher the speed you're going when you start braking, the less you can depress the brake pedal to fully fill the CHG indicator. What this means: The battery can only "suck" at a certain rate... when you're going faster, the M/G makes more power since it's spinning faster so be mindful of your pedal depression. As you slow down, you can start to push further and further down on the brake pedal to "use up" more of that available regen, without going into disc. This is the best way to capture the available energy and get as much of it back into the battery as you can.

The A/C on this car in inteligent, use it in auto mode and select the temperture you want. The computer will make the A/C work with the less power use posible.

Awesome video, this sums up everything you need to know. Wish i found this a week ago. I had to learn it all on my own. I'm a racer but enjoy all different driving styles. Since i got a Prius i've enjoyed "maximum mpg driving." Never thought i could have so much fun trying to consistently get +70 mpg. I'm actually going to do some modifications to get even better mileage. Soon i'll find out how that works. =)

These are not only good for the Prius but also good driving techniques in general. Great vid!

Feels like the 80s TV show “This Old House”. Love it!!! Thanks for the tips.

Bob Nagy, your narrative voice is oh so calming. Thanks for the tips!

Bob, your video is hands up the best one ive seen. Very informative and well presented.

Thanks Bob! Great info and teaching. I liked the words printed on the screen to so I could pause and reread through the info if it went by too quick for me. Cheers!

I just got my own prius and Im really happy i found this video! Thank you for making this helpful video.

Thank you for sharing this video! Its like taking a Prius drivers ed course. I had to watch it three times and take notes but man was it worth it! I'm now getting an avg of 62 mpg city and 57 hwy in my 2015 Prius C3 without feeling like I'm over thinking. Thank you from the bottom of my wallet!

Very informative and well made video. I just bought a 2015 Prius III yesterday and will be using these techniques. Thank you for potentially saving me money!!!

Thank you!! My '01's hybrid battery just bit the dust and we're considering getting a Prius V (2014, 3rd gen Prius model), and this is the best video I've seen so far providing a tutorial on how to drive the 3rd gen similar to what has become second nature to me in my 1st gen. I live in Seattle but am from Michigan, so I also really appreciated the obvious midwest fall/winter setting you recorded in. :)

just bought a 2013 prius and am very happy and excited to challenge myself to meet some of these great standards you have outlined. thanks for the great video!

Great tips! I just bought a '13 model and the dealer didn't explain these things to me. I'm still reading the owners manual and did see the part about stepping on the accelerator and letting it up and lightly stepping on it again for better mileage but your video explained it very well. Thanks!

Thank you so much for making this video. I recently got a 2015 Prius and using the techniques described I was able to get 64 mpg using only 7.8 gallons of gas. Great video.

Awesome video, Thanks!. I pretty much put in practice these techniques and they really work. I t took me a while to learn how to drive a Hybrid vehicle, but now I'm a believer.

Great job on the video, you were born for this!

Thanks for the info. We bought an '05 Prius new and it's amazing. Best consistent mileage has been 58 mpg. That was highway. IMHO, by far the most important variable is tire pressure. The small tires seem to be very temp sensitive. Pressure will go down as the weather gets cooler. A small drop in pressure greatly reduces mpg. We found this out over time. I don't exceed the door jamb pressure, but keep your eye that it doesn't drop by more than 2 lbs. Your mileage will be fantastic.

Own two Prius. Love them. Plan on driving them both until the wheels fall off.

I like your informative video and I learned few new things . One thing you should add to the video is about not impeding traffic. On my way to work I see many Priuses blocking the whole highway driving 50mph on the left lane.

Really great video. Thanks for making this, very informative!

Thank you for this video. Before watching this I had a complete wrong idea about my prius c mpg .

Absolutely wonderful video. SO useful. Thank you, Bob.

Just got my first Prius. 2012 two. First hybrid too! Thanks for the info. Super helpful for newbies like myself :)

Thanks for this video. I know I'm late to the game, my Prius being 9 years old. But after 6 months of driving it, I'm still learning how to drive it!

Great video Bob, I was really impressed. Very informative and well explained.

Very good information. I have been wondering about this for months now and I am so glad to have it so well explained!

We have a 2007 Prius but I just got a 2013 and was looking for advice on when I should use the various driving modes. I'd already discovered a lot of the other techniques on this video by noting the MPG gauge, but I definitely appreciate confirmation that I'm doing it right and am grateful to you for explaining when I should be using Eco mode. I've been getting pretty good mileage so far (first real week of driving it) but I'll try Eco mode on the highway tomorrow and see how that does. Thanks!

that was a excellent video!! I really learned a lot. I will share this video with my friend since he just brought one!Thanks for sharing!!

Just bought a used 2010 Prius, and I haven't loved a car this much since I bought my Mustang GT new back in 02. My priorities have changed for sure, and this overview of the Prius' modes and charging methods is greatly appreciated. THANK YOU.

Thank you thank you. I just bought my 2011 prius and have no idea how to work it at all. So this helped out alot. First time I ever own a prius. My dad has a toyota rav 4. And mom has a Kia so we are very unfamiliar with it. The first person was my grandmother who has one. So thanks again

Excellent video! Well done and thanks for posting!

I could listen to your voice all day.

Excellent. The best video. I do 80% of this techniques thanks to this video.

I’m coming to a Prius from a bmw 5 series and happy with the 50 mpg’s!

I just got a 2015 and this extremely helpful. Thank you so much.

Thank you for such great tips. Just got my prius and this is VERY helpful!

Love the tips! Now I need a Prius.

The Best MPG video on KZfaq so far!

This was a very informative, well presented video, thank you!

Thank you for offering all this info

just got a 2011 thank you for this great info.subscribed.steve in Clearwater fl.

Thanks you, I really enjoyred your video and found it pretty useful.

Thanks guys! I do Solar instructional videos and thought I'd just do a quickie on exactly how to get 60mpg on a Prius. I'm racking up the miles fast.. 30K in 1.5 years.. but it is such a great highway cruiser. I suggest a little piece of 1" foam as a lumbar support on the seat. I sewed one up with a cloth cover. Shell is the best gas, but it is pure Saudi Oil. Original tires are fine.. wearing normally. Oh, with the lights on, the display is low..roll the brightness control to the top and push.

Thank you. This is the first video that helped. The owners manual is worthless, as well as the other videos. The truck was having vehicle in MPH to start.

I practice most of these techniques in my 2012 model 2 with 100,000+ miles, and I regularly get 52+ mpg. If I really try I can get 67 mpg on some trips. The best I have ever done was 82 mpg for a 12 mile trip at mostly 25 mph. With a bike rack and bike on the back at 62 mph on the interstate I only got 47 mpg, that is the worst I have done.

2014 Prius here...averaging 51mpg on my 75 mile commute...temps have been between 30-50 degrees...hoping to get 55 in warmer temps...thanks for vid.

Just got a Gen 2, loving it so far

this is AMAZING!! God bless you for posting such an informative video. New Prius owner here. whoop whoop! Feeling so blessed~ :)

Thanks for making this video! Very helpful!!

Hi, Bob, I just bought a 2008 Prius and like it a lot. I have to learn the various features still.

Great informative video. Thanks I have a PriusV, my mpg is about 43-44.7.

Very informative! I thought I'd read everything around about how to get even better mpg with the Prius, but I learned some new tips here. Thanks for taking the time to share these tips!!

This is a great video! I sell Toyotas in San Francisco and I always share this video with my clients! Thank you!

Excellent video, and great technique. I learned a lot.

"Clear sailing" Such a calming voice. :)

Another tip: When driving under about 40mph, instead of using the A/C, turn it off and open the windows. However, when driving at highway speed, open windows will create more drag and decrease mileage more than using the A/C, so close the windows and use the A/C.

Most informative! Thanks.

Great video Bob. You can upgrade your battery and get more electric driving with an upgrade kit. Also with a bumper plug you can add a small heater to warm it up before you drive, make it nice and toasty, melts the ice off. Here's a video explaining why a battery upgrade is useful: 40km Plug in conversion

@GoMetricToday - Fantastic! See, you really do get about 20% more mpg. It is a totally different driving technique. I've also found that wind speed and direction has a large effect as well. Nothing we can do about that! Remember, you'll drop about 8-10mpg in the winter because of the gas being thinner, the car heater keeping the gas motor on and the battery efficiency going down... plus road friction increases from rain and snow. Glad I could help!

Some people are so thick! I driven 90% of cars on this planet coz I'm a vehicle inspector. For those who say these cars are rubbish are realy thick. What a lot of people don't know that when a normal petrol or diesel car is stuck on traffic or so the there car is always running constantly so that's burning gas constantly. You see people don't take that into account where the Prius is always switching of the petrol motor off but doesn't reflect on the mpg you save.

Nice video. Gave me all the info that was looking for.

Excellent video! Thanks

that was terrific Bob Thx for the lesson . Are you related to John Nagy the artist from long ago who taught drawing ... I had his kit from back in the early 60's !

love the 90's inspired music. Feels good.

Glad I found your Video helps on driving your Prius. I have a 2016 "C". I have been trying technics to help Improve my mileage. I live in an area that is mixed hills, mountains and flat areas. Summer gas averages 58 to 61 mpg at fill up. My best fill up was 66.6 mpg! Longest distance traveled was 510 miles on 8.5 gallons of gas! I hope with your suggestions that I will improve on my mileage! Thanks!

Learned a lot just bought a 2010 and the tips were superb, some I had intuitivally figured out but quite a few where ah ha momnet THANKS

I used all of the techniques that you espouse and even with 7 years on the battery (2010 Prius) I was getting about 55 in the summer and 48 in the winter. Just bought a new 2017 Prius 2 eco. I made them fill the tires to 38lbs before I would drive it off the lot. It's much easier to do high mileing with the 2017. The battery is the new lithium Ion battery much lighter than it predecessor with more punch. I can actually pull a smaller hill in ev mode. It had much more power than the 2010. Then I can drift down the hill and charge the battery at the same time. I am averaging about 68.5 mpg, verified at the pump 3 times in the last month. This is a mix between city and country driving. I expect to get 75 on a real trip of say 200 miles. By the way my mechanic says that using 38 lbs of air pressure should give you 28+ extra miles per tank.

Thanks man, just bought a used Prius and had no idea what that indicator was for.

Very good basic introduction to economic driving. That being said, the heating part is debatable. The car's climate control actually controls the fans and hot/cold mix in almost exactly the same way as Bob is doing manually, and once the desired temperature is reached it uses the minimum amount of energy needed to maintain the desired temperature. What Bob is doing will only save the energy needed to run the fan at minimum speed between "bursts". This is a very insignificant amount of energy saved compared to the inconvenience of doing this manually and having 5-degree temperature swings constantly. Also, If you live in an arctic climate you have to run the heater to prevent the windows from fogging

Thanks I'll have to try your techniques out.

I get 46mpg out of my Gen II 2009 Prius. It has 270033 on it. Battery pack changed at around 180K. No real mechanical issues with this Prius. We now have a 2013 and a 2012 V. Not going back.

Wow man super helpful, thank you!

When you finally integrate my driving techniques, you can expect 58 mpg average!

Thanks Your advice works great.

Very good and usefull video - Bob Nagy explain all throughly about Toyota Prius and it's Hybrid system..regards from Serbia - Marko

excellent vídeo!!

best video, I watched it lots to remind myself.

Clear Sailing! Im 23 years old and just got a 2013. very exited

Very useful and nice 👍 information, thanks Sir

Awesome video man! thanks

Great video uber informative ;]

I did not read all of the 254 comments, but one thing I have found with the Prius that diminishes fuel mileage is when the car is first started in the winter. The gasoline side of the engine runs longer to get the engine up to a temperature to furnish heat to the cabin. This has been a cold winter in the East, often with temps in the 30's and below, so cabin heat has to be run more than in a normal winter. I, normally, get 55-57 mpg but this winter I have averaged 49-52. On some very cold days I have noticed that my average is down to about 47-49. All of the tips that you gave I use and on my regular daily routes. I know all of the places for drifting, pulsing and electrical engine only useage. One tip that may help is that under normal conditions, the pull away from a dead stop will be all electrical up to about 17 mph. If you pulse at that point, the electrical engine will continue up to about 34 mph. I do that a lot and then catch back up on the electrical charging when braking or at speeds that the gasoline engine returns. I have standard tires and try to keep 38 lbs of pressure. It makes for a little bumpier ride but I have found it increases the mileage by about 2 mpg in my 2010 Prius with 84K miles.

Yavor54 - it is a great piece of work creating this tutorial. Thanks :)

really appreciate it, thank you!

Interesting note: these techniques (without the tricky Prius displays) work with literally every car on the planet.

Solid vid..nice work sir.

Fantastic video thanks for sharing 👍👍

Great info! I have a 2010 Prius. I love it. I want to sell it so I can buy another one that has the solar roof. Great cars!!!

thanks budy, it was very useful upload.

Very helpful video Thank you

Thanks for the tips!

Very useful informations about drive technique for hybrid Toyota cars. I ride every day with Prius 3 and I confirm the effectiveness of these techniques.

Thanks a lot for this video. That helps save even more fuel.

Great video brother.. help a lot.. 😀👍👍

Awesome video