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Originally Posted by misterlar
This baffles me, because I have *NEVER* been able to see the MPG stay at 100 while white charge bars appear. The way it is on my car is the only time the real-time MPG meter shows 100 is when my foot is off the pedal (or on it feather-light while going downhill). In these cases, GREEN charge lights come on (or, if the battery is fully 100% charged, neither white nor green come on). I have NEVER been able to see both white "assist" bars while the MPG stays at 100. Has anybody here?
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Yes, I've seen it many times. It's a lot easier to make it happen at low speeds. The faster you're moving, the more delicate you have to be with the gas pedal, to get assist (i.e. EV mode) without causing the gas engine to re-engage.
As others have noted, take your foot off the pedal and glide for a few seconds as you see the IFG approach 100. You'll see several green bars of regen. Start pressing the gas pedal very gradually. Try to make the green bars disappear gradually, one at a time. Once they disappear, keep pressing a little more on the gas pedal at the same gentle rate. You should see one or two white bars show up, and you should be able to keep them there without the IFG dropping from 100. Getting to three bars or more becomes very tricky, the faster you're moving the trickier.