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P&G makes sense in backups?

Discussion in 'Gen 3 Prius Main Forum' started by wfolta, Jul 18, 2009.

  1. wfolta

    wfolta Active Member

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    I generally think of P&G as a hardcore-mileage maneuver that takes place on back roads. The other day, I got in the usual traffic jam on the way home and the battery went from full to 2 bars and I thought that the engine would come on to charge the battery anyhow, so I should make sure to accelerate with engine, then glide... and I guess I ended up P&G'ing.

    I left the traffic jam 10 minutes later with a half-full battery and increased MPG (trying to work the week's MPG back up from a trip my wife took). It really wasn't annoying to those behind me, as far as I can tell, and seemed to fit right in with backup traffic patterns.

    Does this make sense?
     
    #1 wfolta, Jul 18, 2009
  2. efusco

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    I'm not sure I understand the situation. Can you clarify what you were doing? Do you mean that when traffic moved you would accellerate for a bit, then just glide until you caught up with the stopped traffic? Or was the traffic moving all along, but slowly so you just pulsed and glided in the gap b/w you and the car in front?
     
    #2 efusco, Jul 18, 2009
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