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Originally Posted by bwilson4web
Number one on my list is an energy neutral glide. When I take my foot off of the accellerator, I would like my Prius to take an energy-neutral glide. If I want to go slower, I'll use the brake. But as soon as I take my foot off, the car goes back to energy neutral, coasting without regeneration.
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does the prius offer some way to tell when you go into an energy neutral glide? for example, on the hch, the instantaneous assist and regen gauges along with the instantaneous mpg allow you to tell when you are entering and exiting glide-neutral. it makes it pretty easy to manage the process manually.
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Originally Posted by bwilson4web
Number two is an indication of when my braking is transitioning from regenerative to mechanical. This would allow me to maximize my energy recovery. For example, "hard brake" to let me know I'm using the mechanical brake.
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the hch instantaneous regen gauge is useful for this. you can tell exactly how much braking is being caused by regen. it's also useful for when ima thinks it might try to sneak in a single green regen bar even though you battery charge is 7/8 full (really annoying b/c you take about 10%mpg hit when this happens) you can slightly press on the accelerator to get the single regen bar to go away.