Educate me 500 Mile Range Claims for Gen 3

[moog5050]

Just filled my Gen 2 and it said 455. But I have been driving it all city recently.

 

[Raptorrunner2019]

the truth shall set you free

The Prius is truth…

 

[Fordraptorrrrrrrr]

Thats from setting the Cruise at 80mph and just enjoying the drive.

550 miles decided by 36 gallons is just a pinch over 15mpg’s.

Hmmmnnnnn, I never let it get down that far(fuel gauge) and my fuel guage never says more than like 515 to empty.

 

[GordoJay]

The Prius is truth…

True.

 

[Frank N]

The ecoboost isn’t your grandpa’s v8. Something I think it was @FordTechOne was trying to explain to me is that ‘the truck has to pull a lot of timing to run on 87, so when it’s burning 87 fuel it’s not running at its peak efficiency’ Maybe he can explain this a bit more eloquently, but I had run 91 pure gas and 93 w/ 10% ethanol in it, with about as same driving conditions as you could ask for without being on a track and the 93 did better on economy. It’s great that we have the choice in what fuel we can run.

If you think about it, what’s the break over point at which the per gallon cost increase of a higher octane level if you get less range out of a tank of gas and less performance. Yup, premium grade fuel is more expensive than regular and if that’s a deciding factor, maybe a truck isn’t the right vehicle.[

93 makes the beast come to life compared to 87.

I will run 87 when I have a 450+ mile road trip to the southern 'estate' lol...and throw the $35 saved at more beer. There is never enough beer on the beach.

 

[04Ram2500Hemi]

Hmmmnnnnn, I never let it get down that far(fuel gauge) and my fuel guage never says more than like 515 to empty.

I usually fill up when the DTE reads 100 miles. If I'm just going back and forth to work, that gives me around a month between fill ups.

 

[GordoJay]

DTE will be too optimistic if you don't recalibrate your mileage calculation by recording actual mileage vs reported mileage several times, averaging the difference, and putting the correction factor into setup. I lost an apparent 6-7% when I did that, enough to drop reported mpg from 18+ to 17 and range from well over 600 to under.

 

[TwizzleStix]

DTE will be too optimistic if you don't recalibrate your mileage calculation by recording actual mileage vs reported mileage several times, averaging the difference, and putting the correction factor into setup. I lost an apparent 6-7% when I did that, enough to drop reported mpg from 18+ to 17 and range from well over 600 to under.

This ^^^^ If you haven't done the calibration procedure, your indicated MPG is significantly "wrong".

 

[Reaper308]

What’s this Fuel Economy you speak of? There are three things Full, Empty (or when you swing by the gas station) and the skinny pedal that makes me smile. Not so complicated after all we do own Raptors! It’s what they’re meant for.

 

[GordoJay]

What’s this Fuel Economy you speak of? There are three things Full, Empty (or when you swing by the gas station) and the skinny pedal that makes me smile. Not so complicated after all we do own Raptors! It’s what they’re meant for.

Mine's for going off road.