James,
What you are describing is very much how PIMA works. I have set aggressive assist rates and been able to average 120 mpg for around 20 miles. Of course at the end of the 20 miles I have discharged the battery. I have also set less agressive assist rates and averaged well over 105 mpg for over 60 miles. With Mikes changes to the way you set the threshold (ability to jog the level up or down) you can fine tune the numbers to provide just the right ammount of assist and regen. The only thing missing is the ability to plug into another power source for charging the batteries. If it had this it would be very much like what Edrive is doing with the Prius which is priced at over 10K for the modification. Sure Glad MIMA costs a lot less. Have fun, Rick
What you are describing is very much how PIMA works. I have set aggressive assist rates and been able to average 120 mpg for around 20 miles. Of course at the end of the 20 miles I have discharged the battery. I have also set less agressive assist rates and averaged well over 105 mpg for over 60 miles. With Mikes changes to the way you set the threshold (ability to jog the level up or down) you can fine tune the numbers to provide just the right ammount of assist and regen. The only thing missing is the ability to plug into another power source for charging the batteries. If it had this it would be very much like what Edrive is doing with the Prius which is priced at over 10K for the modification. Sure Glad MIMA costs a lot less. Have fun, Rick
