Woohoo! I'm in the club!

No, that is not red-lining the engine. It merely means you are no longer in the ECO/mpg friendly zone. The prius is completely drive by wire (computer controlled) as far as the throttle goes so you can't really do anything bad to it.

Try this: next time the engine is running while you are in Park, floor it and hold it there for a few seconds. Then you'll understand. :rockon:

 

I had originally ordered for my Droid X, but the next day I upgraded to the Galaxy Nexus. I called ProClip and they were able to switch it out right before shipping. The only down side is the Nexus clip is for portrait mode and I preferred the landscape style of the Droid X. Also the port for the power plug on the phone is right on the bottom so I couldn't mount it closer otherwise the wire would block the nav screen. No big deal, it's mounted and is super secure and functional and within reach. The style numbers are 854354 (center mount) and 511331 (Nexus mount). Very good quality, easy to install. (I'll post the pics in the next post just in case I mess it up and need to repost so I don't have to retype all this) No interference with any buttons/controls, not even the AC vent slider; all fully within reach without issue.

Also since the album art and artist/song info for Nexus isn't compatible with the Prius system (it was with the Droid X, just not the Nexus) I can have Poweramp open on the phone while the music streams over bluetooth and still use the nav map.

 

Here's the pics.

 

No, you don't have to take any precautions but do so if it makes you feel better; just remember to put in PARK.

I don't recommend this to the general audience but at a stop I've even floored it while in Drive with my left foot on the brake. Result? No drama, engine rev's up a bit and recharges the battery or if the battery is full, it won't even start; just silence. :rockon:

 

It was a 4-mile trip, there was nobody else on the road so I was free to accelerate as gently as I wanted, and I did the last mile on battery and inertia. It was cheating; the battery was higher when I started than when I finished, and I'm sure it replenished some of that during warmup the following morning. Best I've gotten in an "honest" trip, equal battery at start and end, is 56 on the way home from work today (18 miles).

Congrats on your car and thanks for starting a thread for all of our little happy-dance greetings. It's hard to lose an old friend, but easier when the replacement has so many buttons!

Yeah, I'm gonna sit down at i3detroit's vinyl-cutter tonight and make one of these bumper stickers:
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We'll see if tomorrow's rearview revue is laughing instead of glowering...

 

If you did the reading, you were getting into the hybrid mindset! Adopting good smooth driving habits like you mentioned comes from being in that hybrid mindset.

You can hypermile any vehicle. You're not going to hypermile a superduty truck to get 55 MPG, but you'll stretch an MPG or two or three out of it if you try. Our work van, Chevy Express with 5.3L V8 all wheel drive, had an AVG MPG readout. Whenever it was my turn to drive it (usually a 5 day stint, each time), I always reset the display. At reset, it indicated 17 to around 18 MPG, I would leave it at 21 to 22 MPG. Driving style. I've been a "hypermiler" for ever. Never liked getting poor MPGs and never liked not getting the most out of every drop of fuel.

Practice and experiece makes you better at almost any skill... especially when it's combined with the reading and learning part. A Prius has great fuel saving capabilities that can be optimized by those who learn the proper techniques in forums like this one. I helps us all get the most our of our Prii sooner. Nothing wrong with that "eco band", it's saving you $$.

 

And if you don't have NAVI unit you can allways go this way



It's mounted on a proclip ProClip Toyota Prius 2011 854354 | Brodit
+ dedicated clip for Becker.

Power cable can be easly routed to the side of steering column and then down to power outlet.

 

Congrts!!

 

Thanks so much-the photos are helpful!

 

Car looks great. I got mine yesterday! (Mechanicsville Toyota). It is the same as yours, except for your new tinting. Let me know how you like it after a few days. Where did you get it done?

 

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