Mark gets a shot at driving the PHV Prius in and around NYC

Super! That's a mighty fine block o' Prii if I do say so myself! I just hope you get as much exposure in SI with the plug-in, so people can get themselves pumped for the PHEV!!!

As well, your 4 yr. old just may have come up with a great new marketing campaign! Imagine a TV spot where a young child always peaks out through their window to see the parents driving home from work and parking in front of the house. You can have "Monday - Tuesday" be the Gen III pulling up. On "Wednesday", the child gets a little wide-eyed and then gives a hearty smile. We then realize that the kid has just laid eyes on the new PHEV Prius! A compliment to any family household! End with the Toyota logo! Moving forward...I'd sure say so!

 

I'm in..

 

Since you plan almost all your driving to be EV, it will be interesting to verify if the sub-packs are regenerated or not.
Say you have a chance to go long down-hill when you know the first sub pack is on line, will you be able to bring the battery icon back to full 8 bars?
Thanks,
Giora.

 

Sounds like the misconception is growing. It originated from a question about recharging the sub-packs after they are depleted... which is no, they won't be from anything but the plug.

While one is active though, that's different. YES, they most definitely regen from both MG1 downhill travel and MG2 braking.

I saw the EV distance go up on many occassions that way.
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Mark,

What I like to see is a video of a simple local trip (say to get milk) in pure EV and then back home. The purpose is to show the practicality of PHV Prius EV miles to virtually eliminate short trips.

I think typical commute miles are hyped up so much (40 miles covering 76%) that the MPG killer (short trips) are overlooked. The importance of short trips need more highlight.

We have seen how PHV Prius accelerate in pure EV from inside. I want to see it from outside. Take a video from a stationary (block corner with stop sign) location. This video would show PHV Prius approaching the stop sign and make a right turn around the corner accelerating away in pure EV.

The goal is to highlight how quiet the PHV Prius is and how practical it is in accelerating "around town" with other cars around. If you need a camera man, let me know. I can give you a hand.

 

Nice offer. I can guess what form the payment will take ;-)

 

OK, I have to ask... Did anyone other than myself initially read the thread title as "Mark gets shot at driving the PHV Prius in and around NYC"? :laser::car:

 

I can pay back the cost of the electricity of a ride. It will be like what 20 cents?

 

LOL, great use of the icons. :rockon:

 

You know, that's not a bad idea. And I've got a camera too, so we can do this Hollywood style!

 

I was not suggesting that an EV pack is recharged by regeneration affter it is depleted and disconnected from system, so no misconception here but rather misunderstanding my question, its probably my poor English...
The fact that you saw the EV distance go up on short coasting/braking does not necessarily mean that the sub-pack on line is regenerated, it can be the HV pack that is regenerated.
My suggestion to Paradox was to verify (if he has the chance) what you think is "most definitely" happening...i.e. does the EV pack currently on line regenerated? This can be a big bomus to folks living in high altitude.

Giora.

 

I just mapped out my round trip to work and back.. about 7 miles or so... in a few years when I'm at my new school. It will be fun to drive on very little - if any- gas!!!

 

Tony,
My question is taking the EV range (or at least trying to) beyond 14 miles.
Say there is a guy living in a city 1500 ft (or more) above sea level, his commute includes (one way) 6 miles city driving and then 13 (or more) miles out of city to work which is in the valley 1200 ft below.
Now, if the EV pack on line (say, its the first) is regenerated in the down-hill stretch (and the HV pack as well) then he can have "full" battery icon and back to 13-14 miles EV range on the guage at the end of the bown-hill stretch and a total of up to 20 miles of EV range!
I too cannot see a reason why the captured energy will not be channelled to the EV pack (on line) as well as to the HV pack, however, it may be that Toyota is, for some reason, dedicating the EV packs to supply energy only and not to capture energy during driving (maybe this way they can allow wider 'window of usable energy' for these packs).
We will not know until we try it or until Toyota releases more info...

Hope I am clear now.

Giora.

 

I think TPS is saying
No more than 14 miles (20 km) between recharges. Whether the recharge is from a wall socket or potential energy does not matter.

If you start out with 3 kwh of usable battery stored energy and have 3 kwh of potential energy, you have *up to* 6 kwh of EV driving.

Until you go home, anyway ;-)

 

Must admit - your answer is not clear to me...
"TPS is saying" - to whom? to the PHT Prius?
By your logic: 3kWh equals 14 miles EV, 6kWh equals 28 miles of EV drive. Is this what you are implying?