37.91 MPG

443.0 mi, 11.685 gal @ 3.839 = 37.91 MPG

64,251 total miles. Chevron on California Circle in Milpitas.

Added Brake Fluid.

63,995 miles.

The brake warning light has been coming on the past few days saying "Low Brake Fluid". I checked it visually and it still looked above the min, but a $3 bottle of DOT3 brake fluid is cheap insurance. I added about 8oz this morning and things are fine now.

32.70 MPG

404.5 mi, 12.37 gal @ 3.759 = 32.70 MPG

63,808 total miles. Chevron on California Circle in Milpitas.

Ouch! This is the lowest mileage I've gotten in this truck. Further proof that highway driving at higher speeds (70+) is not good for fuel efficiency. In this case we were trying to get home from San Diego and go to bed, so it was a tradeoff we understood and accepted.

Hopefully we won't need to make that trip again for a while. We did it once in June and once in July, adding two tanks of gas to each of those months; instead of my usual two fillups per month, these months had four. They don't call it the "summer driving season" for nothing!

34.79 MPG

421.9 mi, 12.128 gal @ 3.839 = 35.79 MPG

63,404 total miles. 76 in Hawthorne off I-405.

This tank as well as the next one were mainly freeway driving from San Jose to San Diego and back. I usually drive 65 MPH for my commute but it's tough to maintain that speed on I-5 when everyone else is doing 75 or 80+. As mentioned before, the hybrid gets worse gas mileage on the highway than in the city or stop and go, and all cars get worse mileage at higher speeds. I usually see about a 10% decrease in MPG above 65 MPH. This drive is so long anyway, I had to put the pedal down and just get there already.

35.95 MPG

303.8 mi, 8.450 gal @ 3.639 = 35.95 MPG

62,982 total miles. Loves in Lost Hills off I-5.

We again had to make the long drive from San Jose to San Diego because the tenants we previously signed a lease with backed out. Just before getting gas we ate at the Arby's which shares a building with Love's. It turned out to be not the greatest decision.

35.53 MPG

482.9 mi, 13.590 gal @ 3.899 = 35.53 MPG

62,678 total miles. Chevron in Millbrae off 280.

This tank was again a lot of freeway miles; finishing up the drive north on I-5.