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snypaz wrote:Yes, If you take your time, the EV will take you from 0-60km/h. If you're looking for quick acceleration, the engine will kick in. I have experienced EV mode at speeds higher than quoted by the dealership and manufacturers. After awhile, you learn the car and how to activate EV mode at different times while driving. I'm an Ioniq owner. And at 9000km+ I have no issues. Still averaging 875km+ on a tank with AC on 99% of the time and I'm loving it. Absolute bliss.
dredman1 wrote:I figure the fully loaded $215K model has the handsfree bluetooth and phone connectivity where you can take/make calls, stream music from your phone, etc, but does the base $189K model have this functionality as well?
Strugglerzinc wrote:snypaz wrote:Yes, If you take your time, the EV will take you from 0-60km/h. If you're looking for quick acceleration, the engine will kick in. I have experienced EV mode at speeds higher than quoted by the dealership and manufacturers. After awhile, you learn the car and how to activate EV mode at different times while driving. I'm an Ioniq owner. And at 9000km+ I have no issues. Still averaging 875km+ on a tank with AC on 99% of the time and I'm loving it. Absolute bliss.
Not talking about quick acceleration, even between humps or in traffic, if I let off the brakes, fine, EV mode. 2% throttle, EV mode. 5% throttle, engine kicks in. It really felt as if the motor was only for rolling of the line.
This has me really skeptical about going hybrid. I was under the impression that below a certain speed I would be able to drive relatively normally in EV mode given no hard acceleration and sufficient charge.
PariaMan wrote:It reach already?
st7 wrote:averaging 875 is impressive. im halfway thru my tank and i'm estimated about 820km now. pretty sure that's gonna go down as i've noticed it doing throughout my drives (started at 950km).
Eco - 95%, normal - 5%, Aggressive - 0% ... wonder if my foot is heavy... but i doubt!
snypaz wrote:st7 wrote:averaging 875 is impressive. im halfway thru my tank and i'm estimated about 820km now. pretty sure that's gonna go down as i've noticed it doing throughout my drives (started at 950km).
Eco - 95%, normal - 5%, Aggressive - 0% ... wonder if my foot is heavy... but i doubt!
I start around 1000km and then it goes down. But between 860-875km is my usual. I always keep tabs on it. But if you want to save some km, take the AC off. I know it's really hot, but it does help.
st7 wrote:hahaha yuh know!
snypaz - yuh good. not me and that heat!
Strugglerzinc wrote:snypaz wrote:Yes, If you take your time, the EV will take you from 0-60km/h. If you're looking for quick acceleration, the engine will kick in. I have experienced EV mode at speeds higher than quoted by the dealership and manufacturers. After awhile, you learn the car and how to activate EV mode at different times while driving. I'm an Ioniq owner. And at 9000km+ I have no issues. Still averaging 875km+ on a tank with AC on 99% of the time and I'm loving it. Absolute bliss.
Not talking about quick acceleration, even between humps or in traffic, if I let off the brakes, fine, EV mode. 2% throttle, EV mode. 5% throttle, engine kicks in. It really felt as if the motor was only for rolling of the line.
This has me really skeptical about going hybrid. I was under the impression that below a certain speed I would be able to drive relatively normally in EV mode given no hard acceleration and sufficient charge.
DJ Q wrote:Strugglerzinc wrote:snypaz wrote:Yes, If you take your time, the EV will take you from 0-60km/h. If you're looking for quick acceleration, the engine will kick in. I have experienced EV mode at speeds higher than quoted by the dealership and manufacturers. After awhile, you learn the car and how to activate EV mode at different times while driving. I'm an Ioniq owner. And at 9000km+ I have no issues. Still averaging 875km+ on a tank with AC on 99% of the time and I'm loving it. Absolute bliss.
Not talking about quick acceleration, even between humps or in traffic, if I let off the brakes, fine, EV mode. 2% throttle, EV mode. 5% throttle, engine kicks in. It really felt as if the motor was only for rolling of the line.
This has me really skeptical about going hybrid. I was under the impression that below a certain speed I would be able to drive relatively normally in EV mode given no hard acceleration and sufficient charge.
As a Toyota Hybrid owner, I can answer this.
I drive my car in ECO mode 100% of the time. The EV response to the pedal changes depending on the charge of the battery. I will confirm that in the Prius, you can achieve "quick" acceleration in full EV provided you select EV mode and have enough charge in the battery. The car was not meant to do this however, so I don't recommend this habit as it reduces the life of the battery.
For main road driving, once you have about 60% charge or above, you can pull off comfortably and keep up with traffic.
I will say however that this is the Prius which has a bigger system overall than the 1NZ-FXE system present in the Aqua and Fielder.
Practice pulse & glide techniques so that you spend more time coasting.
Increase tyre pressure to reduce rolling resistance.
In my case, as long as the car is driving, the A/C has virtually no impact on the mileage since the compressor runs off of the HV battery. Once the engine is turning, it's feeding excess energy to that HV battery. Regen braking also feeds energy.
I've tried making the same trips over the span of a week with vs without A/C and my average was no different.
When parked though, the car will start and run for 2 minutes to every 15 to 20 minutes of A/C
wing wrote:Operating a hybrid vehicle requires an entirely different outlook from what you expect from the driving experience. As someone who is accustomed to quick acceleration and the sensation of shifting gears, the hybrid experience will come as a shock. For me, it took some getting used to, since my daily driver is a manual. However, the savings at the pump, as well as the appreciation of the technology at work in the hybrid, has caused me to shift focus on not so much performance, but comfortable and steady adjustments while driving, to maximise fuel economy. There is a certain satisfaction in driving to maximise fuel economy, I have averaged about 35% distance on electric power alone (2625km / 7500 km total) and averaging about 55 mpg since I've had the car. I too was skeptical at first, but now I enjoy the hybrid almost as much as my manual vehicle.
snypaz wrote:dredman1 wrote:I figure the fully loaded $215K model has the handsfree bluetooth and phone connectivity where you can take/make calls, stream music from your phone, etc, but does the base $189K model have this functionality as well?
Yes. I can stream music from my device from Bluetooth, and there are hands free controls on the steering wheel. My phone automatically connects to the car as soon as it turns on. Even if the Bluetooth on the phone is off.
st7 wrote:Yeah, i was looking thru the manual, but i guess i have to look again.
I thought the spare would have a sensor because IIRC i see the manual mentioning rotating the tyres with spare included.
I'm gonna repair the tyre tmr and put it back on. if it doesn't disappear, i'll check with massy.
SidZ wrote:st7 wrote:Yeah, i was looking thru the manual, but i guess i have to look again.
I thought the spare would have a sensor because IIRC i see the manual mentioning rotating the tyres with spare included.
I'm gonna repair the tyre tmr and put it back on. if it doesn't disappear, i'll check with massy.
The spare does not have the sensor. Once you put back on the tyre with the sensor and the pressure is at 36psi the message will clear itself. I usually get the same error when the pressure drops below 32psi. Goes after I pressure it.
st7 wrote:SidZ wrote:st7 wrote:Yeah, i was looking thru the manual, but i guess i have to look again.
I thought the spare would have a sensor because IIRC i see the manual mentioning rotating the tyres with spare included.
I'm gonna repair the tyre tmr and put it back on. if it doesn't disappear, i'll check with massy.
The spare does not have the sensor. Once you put back on the tyre with the sensor and the pressure is at 36psi the message will clear itself. I usually get the same error when the pressure drops below 32psi. Goes after I pressure it.
Patched and put back the original tyre, and after a few seconds of driving, the notification went away.
Thanks for the advice again!
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