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Originally Posted by zurk
4. Once battery is halfway, accelerate slightly until speed limit+12mph. this will cut off battery assist and reengage the engine. now you should see only engine and no battery assist or charge. hold it there.
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This is, I think, a great state for high mpg which I think of as "free wheeling." In this state there is no drag due to battery charging and thus ya get a higher mpg at a given mph. Best free wheeling is when the battery is full.
A better state is #3, which I think of as "ev mode," but small battery capacity puts a limit on its use. Once the battery is drained some, there is reduced mpg as the battery regens - during acceleration or steady cruising.
On my usual route in my hilly area, I've set aside some downgrades for free wheeling -to get increased speed to help up the next upgrade: and other downgrades are set aside for max. battery regen.
Movement of the Chg - Asst meter, gas pedal pressure, and listening to the car give me input for doing 3 & 4 above. I keep the MID on the mpg slider. It helps me with my goal of cruising at 75 - 100 mpg, tells me when I'm in ev mode with 100 mpg
and slight Asst with gentle gas pedal pressure, also helps me reduce my rate of acceleration to 50 mpg when at 30 mph or higher, traffic permitting.
