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JSH · 10-31-2018, 01:40 PM

I second the block heater recommendation. I had a 05 and a 09 Prius. Both got about 25 mpg for the first 5 minutes as they warmed up. To increase MPG on short trips you need to get the engine to warm up faster.

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JSH AKA - Jason Join Date: May 2009 Location: PDX Posts: 3,619 Adventure Seeker - '04 Chevy Astro - Campervan 90 day: 17.3 mpg (US) Thanks: 330 Thanked 2,167 Times in 1,465 Posts	I second the block heater recommendation. I had a 05 and a 09 Prius. Both got about 25 mpg for the first 5 minutes as they warmed up. To increase MPG on short trips you need to get the engine to warm up faster.