I remain envious! HSD is a rolling fuel economy game, and Prius is tops in that regard.
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Originally Posted by Matt Herring
After a few days in the Prius I'm surprised how far the car allows you to drive in "dead band" without engaging the ICE even when you have your foot on the gas pedal for acceleration.
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The Prius is much easier to deadband with just your right foot than the Camry, from my experience.
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I expected to be in "dead band" in a neutral coast but had no idea I could do it while "actually using the throttle and speeding up."
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Oh? That doesn't sound like deadband - at least my understanding of it. Sounds more like you were in EV mode using battery power. My understanding of deadband was no power flow in any direction to/from the battery or from the engine. Essentially neutral engine-off coasting, no regen, no assist.