Tonight I stopped at the gas station to fill up Bluey for the first time.

When I picked up Bluey the car had a full tank of gas. Now after almost two months it was time to fill up the tank again.

I still had a range of 71 miles which would probably last me to the weekend, but decided that tonight would be the time to visit the gas station.

Here you can see that the fuel gauge is nearing empty.

I don’t remember exactly how many miles Bluey had at delivery, but here you can see that I am at 1,212.6 miles at the first fill-up. After getting less than 300 miles on a tank of gas with Old Blue this is a big improvement. I could only dream of getting 98.3 mpg. Of course, this is mostly because of charging Bluey’s batteries each night.

It was also a bit interesting to fill up the tank as it has a ‘Capless’ fueling system. Of course, I had seen this before in the Ford Fusion that I rented while back in Nebraska and Iowa for my niece’s wedding.

Since I bought Bluey I have spent two weeks in Germany and also spent a lot of time at home over the holidays. If I am not traveling I think that I will be filling the gas tank about once a month, which is much better than four times a month with Old Blue.

Now to see how long this tank will last. The display says that have a range of 712 miles. These are the hybrid mode miles, so it depends on how many times I charge Bluey before the next fill up.

Steven