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Old 04-01-2014, 09:56 AM   #4 (permalink)
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Yeah, the ammeter is a nice one, but I think its a little less useful with the 3rd gens. I believe they have a 'regen' meter on the dash if I'm not mistaken? Anyway, that can show you how much braking you can do without starting to use the friction brakes which is a good thing in city and highway driving. The other ones I use are RPM since there is no tach and I like to accelerate at optimum rates. I also use coolant temp so I know when I can start doing P&G and having the engine shut off, and to help speed through the warm up stages. Lastly, I use GPS (instead of TPS) which is the gas pedal position. This helps P&G without using electric assist (which drains your pack, and then forces the engine to run, which is another use of the ammeter too), and driving like Vman noted.
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