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Originally Posted by atikovi
OK, I was expecting to be able to see the gauge at full even if the software fakes the actual state of charge. I know on some cars like Ford, the oil pressure gauge always reads the same, faking it, unless the pressure is critically low.
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You were expecting a completely different technology to behave like one developed a decade prior. Their hybrid systems are completely different, and they have completely different battery chemistry.
Prius battery gauge almost always shows 6 blue bars of charge. You won't get the top 8th bar unless you're on a long downhill, or your battery is very weak and the usable capacity causes it to fill more rapidly than is normal.
Honda IMA is a slap-on low-tech hybrid system using D cells. It's unique in its construction, performance and behavior. Hondas behave like Hondas and most other cars behave differently, but similar to each other with the default SoC somewhere in the 50-60% range.