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Originally Posted by Orcrone
I know that it will depend on speed, temperature, etc., but just wondering approximately how far the electric motors can drive the car on a flat road, say if you ran out of gas.
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This is from the Toyota Customer Help site FAQ and refers to the Prius, but it would also hold true for the TCH:
Question Can Prius run on electricity when it runs out of gas? 
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No. Though Prius can operate in electric-only mode when gasoline is in the tank, it is not designed to run without gasoline. Doing so could cause severe damage to the hybrid system, so drivers should be sure to keep gas in the tank at all times.
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I've seen a picture with a display that shows the engine, batteries, electric motor, etc. It shows how energy is flowing (e.g. engine powering wheels, electric motor powering wheels, etc.) Is this display only available with the DVD nav system or is it on all TCHs?
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Vehicles without NAV do have a smaller black & white display in the area under the speedometer. It does tell you whether the engine or electric motor is powering the wheels, whether energy is being put back into the battery when coasting or braking, avg tank mpg, trip mpg, etc. It's not as detailed as the NAV display. One thing I've heard that the NAV display does is indicate when the gas engine is feeding power to the battery. The "ECO Drive Monitor" under the speedometer doesn't do that.