What Should Every New Prius Owner Know?
#21
Re: What Should Every New Prius Owner Know?
http://www.cleanmpg.com/forums/showt...php?t=1793&hi=
If you exceed her 112 mpg record, you'll win.
Ken@Japan
#22
Re: What Should Every New Prius Owner Know?
The pulse&glide technique is based on avoiding to use the battery power.
http://www.cleanmpg.com/forums/showt...php?t=1793&hi=
If you exceed her 112 mpg record, you'll win.
Ken@Japan
http://www.cleanmpg.com/forums/showt...php?t=1793&hi=
If you exceed her 112 mpg record, you'll win.
Ken@Japan
I was responding to a post from someone who gets mpg in the 50's saying you need to avoid using the battery (My assumtpion that is what they do) and I was saying you can get MPG in the 50's using the battery.
#23
Re: What Should Every New Prius Owner Know?
I agree with SoopahMan.
For better mpg number, It is better to avoid using the battery power than to drive in electric only mode as much as possible.
Ken@Japan
#24
Re: What Should Every New Prius Owner Know?
Ken, can you clarify, I am somewhat confused by what you have said.
Are you saying to avoid EV mode driving to gain overall better mileage?
I think about using the EV button to move the car in and out of the garage, or in large parking lots etc.... this would prevent ICE from running, and thus save me precious fuel.
Are you saying to avoid EV mode driving to gain overall better mileage?
I think about using the EV button to move the car in and out of the garage, or in large parking lots etc.... this would prevent ICE from running, and thus save me precious fuel.
Last edited by tekn0wledg; 08-15-2007 at 07:05 AM.
#25
Re: What Should Every New Prius Owner Know?
Hi,
Ken will no doubt answer but I'll share this data point. As a general rule, you want to avoid, if possible, converting kinetic energy into battery charge and then later, drawing the battery charge to move about. For example, trying to do a lot of regenerative braking so you can charge the battery is a false economy IF you have the option of preserving your momentum. Compared to ordinary brakes, regenerative braking is brilliant but conservation of energy, not energy conversion, is best of all.
Bob Wilson
Ken will no doubt answer but I'll share this data point. As a general rule, you want to avoid, if possible, converting kinetic energy into battery charge and then later, drawing the battery charge to move about. For example, trying to do a lot of regenerative braking so you can charge the battery is a false economy IF you have the option of preserving your momentum. Compared to ordinary brakes, regenerative braking is brilliant but conservation of energy, not energy conversion, is best of all.
Bob Wilson
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