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Old 07-02-2007, 09:21 AM
rcomeau rcomeau is offline
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Default Re: CVT - Mountain driving

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Originally Posted by AndyTiedye View Post
How do you know your RPM? Does yours have a tach?

I didn't know that "B" increased the regen. The manual implies that it doesn't.
More than enough juice to fully-charge the battery on these hills even on "D",
and I hardly ever need A/C.

Does going into and out of "B" actually reduce fuel consumption? I figured it didn't
burn much on a downhill in any case.
gpsman1 drives an Escape Hybrid which has a tach. The prius does not have one?

Cheers,

rcomeau
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