I just thought I would post up my recent results after switching out 2 other sets of LRR tires for the Energy Saver A/S.
My 2012 Prius Three came equipped with Yokohama AVID S33D 195/65/15 tires. After 1,500 miles of driving on them I swapped them out for the brand new Yokohama AVID Ascend tires. I drove on those for about 11,000 miles and decided after testing the old Michelin Energy Saver A/S tires that I had to have a set of my own. I performed quite a bit of testing using my daily commute as examples of real world conditions. I found that I was averaging about 3-4mpg higher with the Energy Saver A/S than either of the Yokohamas which were very similar in mpg to each other. Performance is better with the AVIDs but the MPG and comfort is better with the Energy Saver A/S.
Just thought I'd share what a good set of tires can do for fuel economy. Pressure is set at 44/42psi.
Here is a pic of my best morning 98% freeway commute (@60mph) from 50' ASL to 1,200' ASL
Here is a pic of my return 98% freeway commute (@60mph) from 1,200' ASL to 50' ASL.
Here is a pic of what I am averaging on this tank so far. I just hit the half tank mark.
Picture of my one way morning commute. Elevation is x10 so total elevation is 1,200ft. ASL.
