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Forget the rims - any gain there would be unmeasureable. BUT - here are some things I've learned about getting mileage since I've had the TCH (about a year):
- The TCH doesn't just automatically get great mileage like magic. What it does is give you the OPPORTUNITY to get great mileage if you WANT to.
- You can't be in a hurry and get great mileage at the same time.
- You have to learn how the Hybrid Synergy Drive works, so that you can then learn how to drive the car for great mileage.
- Some specific things:
- Accelerate briskly up to the speed you want, then use just enough accelerator to maintain that speed.
- Take your foot off the pedal whenever possible-you'll be amazed how much you've just kept it on there in the past. This car is made to glide much easier.
- Maybe raise the pressure in the tires some. I hear 40 psi is good but makes for a hard ride.
- Keep under 70 mph on the hiway. 65 or less is even better.
- Remember - even when you don't do anything different at all, the mileage aint too shabby. 31 is the worst I ever got on any tank. But in Southwest Florida, I can spend a week or 2 going between Naples and Fort Myers and get 47 mpg. Most of the average time, I get 34 in SE Pennsylvania, with mixed driving types, and an incurable heavy foot.