11-29-2007, 02:29 PM
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Pretty Darn Active Enthusiast
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Location: Canada
Hybrids: 2005 Toyota Prius Premium Package
Posts: 472
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Re: Traffic light stops
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Originally Posted by GNB
Hi!
I am the proud owner of a new Camry Hybrid and enjoying getting to know it day by day.
At issue: when I make a stop, eg at a traffic light, the display indicating whether the electric motor or the gas motor is active shows no activity going on on both motors. In the meantime, the consumption gage shows a 30 l. per km (this is Canada) gas consumption, the maximum available on that gage. Sometimes, but not always, the needle will come down in the eco zone.
This leads me to conclude that city driving, especially when frequent stops are involved, uses more gas that I had been expecting.
Does anyone have any comment to offer?
Thanks,
Georges Béchard
Ottawa
Canada
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Keep in mind that it's an energy FLOW meter. In other words, if the battery is near full and it's cold outside, the engine still has to idle to warm itself (and the cat converter). If the battery is half charged or lower, it'll charge the battery at the same time and you'll see an arrow from the engine to the battery. If not, then the engine will just idle with no energy sent anywhere. It's in this state that you see what you've described.
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