Thread: More Motor and Less Engine?
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Old 08-22-2006, 06:16 AM
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Default Re: More Motor and Less Engine?
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Originally Posted by schmidtj
There is really no "true" EV mode above about 42 mph. By "True" EV I mean MG1 driving the car and the ICE not rotating. Above approx 42 mph the ICE must rotate to keep MG1 from overspeeding. Even thought the ICE is rotating the injectors may not be firing though.
J
Hmmm, odd. Let me put it this way, I have several times gotten the needle to drop into e-mode at those speeds.
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