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Old 08-30-2006, 05:33 AM
schmidtj schmidtj is offline
Keeping Toyota Solvent
 
Real Name: Dr. Gregory House
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Default Re: Switchover from electric to gas...

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Originally Posted by belbe
A friend of my husband has a Prius and says that the Camry should/will have a speed above which the engine is forced to run by the controller software.
Yes. But it's a design to prevent MG2 from overspeeding. Also realize even though the ICE is always turning over approx 42 mph it may or may not be doing any work. Just because the ICE is rotating doesn't mandate it's using any fuel.
J
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