u/Blue-Coast

36.9km/L, 2.7L/100km, 86.8mpg(US), 104.2mpg(UK)

2014 Toyota Aqua (JDM Prius C)

Conditions: Cold start from 10°C (50°F). Flat elevation (Christchurch, New Zealand).

Route: 7.8km (4.8mi) trip. Really short. I have to average out the engine's fuel-hungry warm-up period.

50km/h speed limit with four 30km/h school zones along the way. Average speed 26km/h (16mph). Traffic flow and lights were all favourable. The car's momentum took me most of the way.

For context, I normally only get ~30km/L (3.3L/100km, 70mpg(US), 84mpg(UK) driving to work in winter. I only see this kind of fuel economy in summer where the ambient temperature is higher and the engine takes noticeably less time to warm up and enable EV driving.

My dashcam was in the centre of the windscreen. The pedestrian was hidden from me behind the blue and white cars in the right lane.

I know it is a rather clickbaity title, and not NZ-related, but Technology Connections gives a very well-researched and excellent explanation of the how's and why's of hybrid drivetrains, particularly the Toyota eCVT.

>The tests were conducted by veteran motoring journalist Donn Anderson, who has more than 30 years of experience in fuel economy events, including record-setting runs in New Zealand and the United Kingdom.

>“While the average driver may not achieve these outstanding driving ranges on a tank of fuel, it does demonstrate how remarkably economical the vehicle can be when driven moderately and with care,” said Anderson.