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I am planning on getting a HCH this weekend, but I just read in the other forum, that someone is having problems getting up hills with their Hybrid. I am curious what HCH owners think.. Is it an issue?
Thank you in advance! :rolleyes: |
Elphaba,
First, welcome to the forum and good luck on your purchase. In the end the author said I have the car now and can safely say I was worried about nothing. *SNIP***.... During my wait I did some extensive research and came up with the following based on wheel diameter, electric motor torque and gear ratios.... Max Forward grade from a dead stop = 46% (that's 46 rise over 100 length) Max Reverse grade from dead stop = 40% My driveway (only 24%, yet it still feels steep) Still, it would be good if others could weigh in on this. |
Elphaba,
I can tell you that my HCH has zero issures going up hill even with my family of 5 loaded near the weight limit with luggage. |
Hot Georgia 2004:
Thank you for the info. It's what I wanted to hear... :wub: |
Elphaba:
Congrats on the purchase and welcome to the forum. I regularly take the western approach over Mt Greylock (3491 ft) in NW Mass at 55MPH. It's about 3 miles of S-turns at a pretty steep gade. I figure I'm going to get lousy mileage anyway, so I just drop it down into fourth and go for it. By the time I get to the top I usually have the batteries about 80% drained and my average mileage has dropped 4-8 tenths. But hey, that's what they make downhill for, right? And I love passing the SUV's on the way up. Good luck. You're gonna love it. MC '03 HCH 5spd |
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