How to get the most efficient braking score

I am curious on people's experiences of how they are or can get consistent high efficient scores on braking. What are your techniques? I am still trying to get a consistent feel for a braking technique that will give me a constant high score. Sometimes I think I got it and come to a complete stop and still sometimes get a small score. I look at the energy bar and try to keep it above the charge dotted line and slow down without going abruptly to a stop. Sometimes I get a high score, sometimes I don't. What do you think?

#1 in Easley,SC

 

I know to keep it in that range and have tried to slow down real slow, but I occasionally still get a low braking score. There isn't a blue bar for guidance for a consistent score.

#1 in Easley,SC

 

I understand both of your posts. I am in that range above the word charge and still only get like 60 percent score for braking. Do I need to be more aggressive in the beginning of the braking or near the complete stop while still staying in that range. I try to stay consistent on the method, but get different results in scores. I thought the lighter the better and still get lower scores than I think I should get. Does anyone have a technique that is consistent and gives a consistent high score? What are you doing to get that other than keeping it above the charge line?

#1 in Easley,SC

 

I have been able to strictly drive in EV only for quite awhile until a week or so ago when I haven't been able to charge at work anymore. My new challenge is to try to drive in my complete round trip to work and back on a single charge from home which is about 41 miles round trip. I am using all techniques possible to achieve this. I am currently about 3 to 4 miles shy of not getting the ICE to come on. I currently have 44 psi in the tires, trying to find the shortest distance as possible while trying to get the least amount of stops and hills as possible. I am also staying only in the coached blue area or under that as possible. It is being tweaked each day and getting longer. Rain is out of my control though. Puddles hurt a lot in this goal.

#1 in Easley,SC

 

Only 2 charging stations and too many users. It is a first come first serve. I only need 2 hours and can't get to my car during working hours to unplug and move the car. If I left it plugged in for the entire 8 hours while I am working, there would be complaints of me hogging the charger all day. I have to walk about 1/4 mile to plug it in from where I work. The company is too tight for me to use my cord and a regular 120 V outlet. There are no outlets near the parking lot.

#1 in Easley,SC

 

There is one person coordinating a schedule for the stations but people not knowing of the scheduling come and plug in from out of the blue and have no way to communicate to them about them plugging in unless someone was there constantly at the stations to enforce the scheduling. I have tried 3 times and no luck. I was working overtime to as late as 7 pm and didn't have a problem charging from 5 to 7, but overtime has been called off for now. Most people leave at 5, but on my schedule I work from 7 am to 3 pm when most people are there.

#1 in Easley,SC

 

Lol. I will continue to brain storm.

#1 in Easley,SC

 

I drive strictly EV mode until I run out of EV range. At that point, I am about 4 miles from the house with speed limit roads of 35 and 45 mph. When it kicks the ICE on, I try to drive within the EV range of the driving coach gauge. After about 2 miles of ICE being on, I can drive in EV mode with the lower part of the battery (HV range) and deplete the battery more until I make it home. Got to stay below 42 mph or so to accomplish this unless you glide downhill. You can go faster downhill, but you have to keep the acceleration within the EV range of the gauge on the dash or the ICE will kick on again and charge the HV portion of the battery again. It is definitely a technique to figure out.

#1 in Easley,SC