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Originally Posted by ravadac
All,
I'm sorry for all my newbie questions but here's one that I can't seem to get a good answer on. When you're at lets say 55mph and take your foot off the gas on LEVEL terrain (how much charge does your ima gauge say you're at)? The reason that I ask is that mine is about the same as if I were applying the brake and was wondering if that was normal.
Jayson
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Jayson, I think I understand what you are asking, but not sure. If you let your foot off the gas at 55, the motor is likely to switch to generating, and your battery will charge. You will see a green bar or two, maybe three. That should be normal, and will feel like you are braking. When the car is decelerating with your foot off the gas and your Fuel Consumption Display (FCD) is at 100 mpg, you will typically see the battery charge. Rather than the motor turning under power, it is acting as a generator. So some of the energy you've built up by getting the car to 55 is now being returned to the battery. This will act like you are braking, since generating takes work.
If you don't want to slow down that quickly, give it just a little touch on the gas peddle and hold it there. You have to be very gentle. You should see the green bars disappear. If you do it gently enough, the FCD will stay at 100 mpg. If you give it just a hint more gas you should be able to see it go to a bar or two, or three of assist. When this happens and your FCD is still at 100 mpg, you are in "EV" mode. There are several good threads that talk about EV mode if you are interested in what it is. Try starting with this one:
http://www.greenhybrid.com/discuss/e...-hch.4635.html
Good luck! It takes some understanding and getting used to. Hopefully I got your question right.