Fully Charged EV Range

I'll try that

 

however, I doubt it actually changes the amount of energy regenerated. i just suspect it lets you use the brake pedal less.

 

This video speaks for itself, especially well on the topic of discussion here...

11.8 estimated

14.0 actual

 

cool! mine does the same thing!

 

Hi Folks,
Please explain me this, as I haven't seen it addressed anywhere yet and am about to start a new thread about it.
I turn the power on in the morning with 12.7 miles on EV. I IMMEDIATELY SWITCH TO HV MODE, even though default is to start in EV mode. Although I am in HV mode, the available EV miles keep dropping to about 11.0 or 10.9 before I ever activate EV.

I did see something about a 'phantom' drain while on HV. Seems like the drain though tops out at one point and doesn't go any lower. Now my actual EV miles are much more than the display shows. After coasting, regen, and other things I end up getting about 15 miles ev.

Thanks.

 

Engine warm-up uses electricity, by powering the electric-motor to minimize strain on the engine. That keeps the combustion as clean as possible.

 

the pip will limit ev use to about 20% when in hv and will sometimes run the ice longer than necessary to restore ev miles.

 

Better question is this, why are you switching to HV? Do you live on a freeway?

 

Do you have the heat turned on...just having it on drops the estimated EV miles by, maybe one mile at full charge. Toggle the fan on and off to observe.

Mike

 

The car used them to power the wheels. I think if you were in the regular prius you would have had to engage the ICE.

Watching the HSI, if you keep the throttle right under that 50% bar you will keep going without using the ICE and EV range will start to fall. In the regular Prius, if you held the throttle right there you wouldn't have anywhere else to draw power so the engine would have come on more.

 

wow! impressive! regeneration?

 

Hot off the plug, still in the garage. It's because of my primarily downhill commute in the morning. I can make an 18 mile run in all EV because it's about 1,000-foot drop over the course of those 18 miles (with some ups and downs).

 

yeah.......but it's an average...so....past regenerations?

 

I don't get a lot of regen. Maybe 0.1 or 0.2 here and there.

EDIT - About a month ago I did regen about 7 miles coming down a mountain on a roadtrip, but only that once. My everyday driving only gives me regen at stoplights and exiting the freeway.

 

ok.....then......super slo driving? 10mph?

 

I keep it around 58 or so on the freeway, which is about 10 miles of the commute. It's ever so slightly downhill most of the way so the power bar never goes beyond halfway, and it's usually less than a third.

 

ah......"downhill" so......regeneration

 

No. Slight downhill ... like 1,000 feet over 18 miles (1.05% grade). Try going 58 MPH for 10 miles on a 1% grade while in regen and let us know how that goes for you.

 

yeah...ok....whatever you say