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Originally Posted by David Price
Any time the TCH is moving forward there are 6 modes of operation; 1. ICE, 2. EV, 3. Regen, 4. EV & ICE, 5. ICE & Regen, & 6. ICE, EV, & Regen. The time that you see no arrows on the display is called "deadband". This is a very short period of time during which the system is trying to determine the correct mode of operation for the system at this time. This "deadband" period is to prevent the system from rapidly switching been modes which could be damaging to the overall system.
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There is an article about a competition in which some people, including one from this board, drove a Prius and averaged 109 mpg. This was over a full tank of gas, so it wasn't on a short trip going downhill with a tail wind. They did this explicitly using the pulse and glide method in which they described it as "no power transfer". I will have to try and find it and post the link.
Regarding your modes I don't understand several:
Number four - EV is defined as driving on electric power only (Electric Vehicle), so EV & ICE are mutually exclusive.
Number six - Same reason as above, but also regen only occurs when coasting or braking. EV and regen are also mutually exclusive.