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Originally Posted by Ryland
In mouton mode, does the engine stay at a steady speed or does it change speed with change in vehicle speed? I ask because early on they were talking about having the engine start up and run at a fixed throttle so that the whole gasoline drive train could be optimized to that engine speed but they wanted it to "sound" like a standard gasoline car when the gasoline engine started, reving as you speed up and so on, but in mouton mode the gasoline engine and electric motor are working together so I have to wonder if the engine is then running at it's ideal speed.
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Thankfully they didn't fake an acceleration noise with the car! One of my biggest pet peevs of most CVT transmissions is the fake gears they program into them. No, the generator revs according to how much electricity is needed by the electric drive motor and to maintain the appropriate amount of charge buffer in the battery, independent of speed or acceleration. Generally speaking the revs follow behind the demand but sometimes it can rev up when demand is low to maintain the battery at 20%soc or it might not rev up if you have built up some battery charge with regenerative braking. The car won't let the battery fall below 20%soc to protect the batteries longevity. It really is a smart system, that's why I call my car HAL!
And of course the generator never comes on if the battery is not depleted. It will run at all speeds in EV mode if the battery has charge.