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Originally Posted by Schwa
That's wrong too. The gasoline engine fires up to generate the electricity needed, so after a rather short time in EV mode, even if you continue to drive slow the gasoline engine will come on.
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Depending on the circumstances, you're wrong too. I've been in stop and go traffic for 45+ minutes, and never used the ICE. I've also been in stop and go and had the engine kick on after a scant 10 minutes.
There's a very large degree of variety, just as there is with the startup times. I've been able to start her up, and go right into EV mode before I've finished backing up while I'm running errands, to starting her up and driving several miles before the ICE turns off.