Dan's week with the Prius PHV Demo vehicle

Hey guys. I finally got my one-week time slice on one of the 2012 Prius PHV vehicles. Let me know if you have any questions.

Observations:
Capacity: Unoffically, I've heard 5.2 kWh but I haven't seen Toyota confirm.

Charging Style: Standard 110V AC. Draws 12A @ 110V. I'll get more readings on the Kill-A-Watt and let you know more. Typical charge takes about 200 minutes and pulls in about 3.7 - 3.8 kWh

Rated Range: Range is rated (on my mule) for 14.0 mi on EV. With a light foot, I can usually eek out about 19-20 mi , but my foot is much lighter than most.

Observations:
-Engine does light over 60 MPH.

-S1 is observed when you have 2.0 or less miles left in PHV-EV mode.
-Once in full HV mode, the standard prius modes seem to be in effect.

-Fully charged pack reads SoC between 78.8 and 80.3 (via ScanGauge).
-Transition from PHV to HV happens at 26.2 SoC
-Typical HV mode seems to range from 26 SoC to 24 SoC
-Below 24 SoC, engine almost always lights (kinda like below 40 SoC in Gen III).
-25.0 SoC seems to match 53.6 SoC in a standard Gen III. This is when you get the "SoC downshift".

Let me know if there are any Q's outstanding.

-Dan <11011011>

 

Day 1:
34.7 mi.
3740 Wh
0.1769 Gal

A.K.A:
196.15 MPG @ 107.78 Wh/mi

 

Nope... no HW miles. I'm looking for the upper limit first so I'm driving with a lighter foot than most.

HW miles are going to be mixed mode. It will use gas and electric to power the car. I'd expect that It will hold 99.9 for 15-20 miles then drop down to 40-50 mpg per most HW drives. But it's gonna burn gas the whole time unless HW means 55 mph.

If you wanted to swing by Cypress, I'd be happy to meet at Jitterbug's ( cafejitterbug.com |  ). We'd just have to pick a time.

-Dan <11011011>