Engine feels weak and revs hard to accelerate

So my issue after replacing the egr and plugs has become something different. The other night it started making a clunking noise when going from ev to gas motor. Then the next day I noticed the three white CHR bars that come up when braking, will automatically show one bar when I left off the gas. It feels like I have to give it a lot of pedal in order for it to get going. The gas motor will kick in sooner too. The mileage seems terrible. I felt the brakes and rims after a drive and they feel normal, not hot. I was afraid the brakes were engaged and causing the one bar to appear. Maybe they are?

this feels like a huge issue and I really don’t want to spend more money on this thing. Please help thank you.

 

Thank you for replies. I'm in Tn.

New issue: I unhooked both batteries to try and rest everything (brain fart idea) now the car won't even start. I start it like normal then I hear a groaning whine for a second and then nothing happens. I tried to jump it and it does the same thing. We even let it charge for a while.

It's at my parents now and I'm going over there later to look at it. Maybe it's a fuse? He has a good battery there I might hook up. I'll also test the battery. Can i test the battery pack somehow?

I'm still looking up trouble shooting. I'll try and put it in maintenance mode too and see if it starts. I've got a code reader too i could use and I'm going to look at the battery health on the console display. Racking the brain!

Last resort I'll get it towed to the dealer Monday and have it diagnosed and go from there but i really don't want to.

 

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Update: The hybrid battery was not connected all the way, the latch was not fully latched. It starts now. Still has the CHR issue so I'm taking it to the dealer tomorrow. Hopefully they can diagnose it.

There was a post i read about someone having the same issue and they pumped the brakes and gas at the same time and it fixed it. That I tried that but there was a clunking sound so I'm not sure that's safe to do.

 

Update: just got back from the dealer and their diagnostic said high voltage interlock circuit high, and the code was 2 350. They reset it and the code didn’t come back and it seems to be doing good now.

I still have a single CHG bar that will come on even going uphill. Is that normal? I can’t remember if it was always like that or not. I didn’t pay that close attention to it until now.

 

To answer some questions:

The 'CHG' i am talking about is in the lower left. I was told it is the regen braking. That's what mine shows, maybe others have different displays? When i give it gas it goes away. What I thought was abnormal was one bar showing up even when i'm not braking, just letting my foot off the gas. Probably not a big deal as I'm making it out to be.

I have an OBDII reader but nothing came up. I assume the dealer is using a more detailed toyota specific software or something in order to look further into the computer. Just guess though. Might be worth the investment if it's offered to the public?

The mileage is about 41-42. There are lots of hills here and doing deliveries zaps the mpg as opposed to flat city driving or hwy cruising. The power is back to normal.

I still feel a clunking when going from electric to gas. Sometimes it's unnoticeable but other times i can feel it. Like something is slipping and clunking back. I never noticed it before.

Thanks again everyone for helping out