Full charge, coast downhill -> engine runs?

Have you tried coasting in neutral? With the Toyota, state and federal incentives, the PiP isn't THAT much more than a Prius 3 (PiP base) or Prius 5 (PiP Advanced). I'm getting around 1000 miles per tank, even with the wonder PacNW winter (I'm in PDX). That's twice what an average Hybrid Prius would get.

 

You could put it in Neutral so that when you are going down the hill, it doesnt charge via regeneration (but that may be against the law and may also be a safety concern)

 

I think you will be suprised as to how comfy it is at 65 degrees, fan speed is the big thing, lowest setting you can stand.

 

once you add your wife to the equation, all bets are off. mine drives a hycam, heat on full blast. she knew what she was getting into when we bought it. she talks about local trips and a plug in with seat heaters, but our kids have grown up and moved on.

 

You will find the ICE will go thru it's warm up stage and then go about 4-5 minutes in EV, then start again for about 1-2 minutes shut off and EV again for 4-5 minutes and will continue this way until you get home.

 

I am lucky, My wife will not even ride with me, say's I do not know how to drive! A matter of opinon I think!

 

True sorry just trying to get you better mileage! My wife is the same way, when she has to ride with me I do turn up the heat some! Back to topic!

 

my wife says the same thing, but she's right.

 

you have no idea. what til you've been around here for awhile.

 

When you need to drive with someone who likes it warmer, try starting the car 3-5 minutes before you leave and turn on the seat heater.

Mike

 

Could always try one of these
12 Volt Heated Travel Blanket


Only $34.99

 

It's not easy on the wimpy Prius battery

 

Just so you know there are a lot of reasons the ICE will run, just a few are.

• Why is ICE turning on when there's still battery left?
  There are any number of factors that can cause this. The manual outlines them on page 40:
  ●The heater etc. is in use.
  ●The temperature of the hybrid system is high: The vehicle has been left in the sun, driven on a hill, driven at high speeds, etc.
  ●The temperature of the hybrid system is low: The vehicle has been left in temperatures lower than about 32°F (0°C) for a long period of time etc.
  ●Power is needed temporarily, for example when accelerating suddenly.
  ●Vehicle speed is more than approximately 62 mph (100 km/h).
  ●The accelerator pedal is depressed firmly or the vehicle is on a hill etc.
  ●The outside temperature is low (less than 14°F [-10°C])
  Bullet points 4 & 6 refer to accelerating so hard that the HSI progress bar reaches into the PWR zone.
  In addition, it will also turn on when
  ●You have driven in EV mode with no ICE usage for 200 km (~124 miles)
  ●When using the front windshield defogger and coolant temperature is too low (more on that below)
  ●When you are braking/"coasting" and the traction battery is full (see question regarding the B drive mode below)
  Relevant threads: ICE in EV Mode … Again, ICE in EV Mode, why is my ICE starting???, confused about when ICE should run?, ICE Engine ON Indicator, EV mode and my ICE kicked in., Fully charge but ICE still running?, Is there any pattern for when ICE comes on?, Is the ICE kicking on in EV mode?

Read more: http://priuschat.com/threads/the-one-and-only-prius-plug-in-faq.118566/#ixzz2KmlQrr4D

 

[edit:] Sorry, I went off on a tangent. Post text removed.

 

This is a feature that I would love to see implemented in my PiP

 

OP, is it really burning fuel as shown on the impg? Or is it just spinning the ICE in lieu of regen due to a full battery? If the latter, no big deal; leave the charge short when you can. If burning gas for a warm up cycle solely to spin the ICE, that's seems silly.

Don't have a PiP yet, just noticed that no one seemed to have asked this yet.