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Originally Posted by rmay635703
In EV mode I’ve found EVs to be the most easily hypermiled vehicles
And yeah speed, climate control, acceleration and gentle coasting all boost efficiency, no special techniques, no scangage nothing special required.
In winter is where things can get more complex
But otherwise Easy peasy
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What I meant was, there's less left on the table to be gained from the regular tricks. Using the brakes doesn't throw away as much energy as an ICE. The EV motor hardly cares how quickly you accelerate from an efficiency standpoint. There's no pulse and glide. In that sense, it's easier to ecodrive an EV, but in the sense that the driver has fewer tricks to improve efficiency, it's more difficult.
The only practical thing I could do to extend the range in the Prius was to drive slower. Heater use was out of the question since that instantly fires up the ICE.