Re: Default mode?
Al Falfa wrote:
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> "Lew" <lewhiggins@virginmedia.com> wrote in message
> news:S9Hpo.16822$Fk6.715@newsfe13.ams2...
>> When not driving in Eco, Power or electric modes, what is the default
>> mode? What does it do in that mode? I can't find anything in the Prius
>> manual.
>>
>> --
>> Lew
>
> I couldn't find anything on that in the manual either. From playing
> with it, and from previously owning a 2005 Prius, I drew these conclusions:
>
> 1. Electric - Useless without add-in battery modification.
> 2. Eco - Sluggish but better gas mileage than 2005.
> 3. No Selection (default?) Performance and mileage same as 2005.
> 4. Power - Exceptional acceleration. Much quicker than 2005, great for
> passing at highway speeds, great for climbing hills from a dead stop.
>
>
>
The EV mode is useful for two kinds of driving: parking lot /
traffic jam, where speeds don't exceed 20mph and acceleration is slow,
and low-speed (less than 25mph) driving downhill or downslope. I've
managed to get from the drugstore in town back home - about 1.5 miles -
without using the engine, accelerating VERY gently up to 23mph and using
the regen braking to its fullest. I ended up up with about 40% charge
left in the traction battery pack. It isn't easy, though - the ICE will
kick in at the drop of a toe. You have to have the climate control off,
the defroster off, the heater off...
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