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Originally Posted by Hersbird
First longer trip in the Pacifica.
when the motor is running it also is giving power to charge the battery some. I wish I could force exactly how much it would do that. Sometimes it seemed to push 15kw into the battery and other times it was using the battery to assist the gas even on flat roads. I wish it would .
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The Volt allows you to run
Automatic
Hold (gas hybrid mode)
Mountain (charges and holds the battery at about 50%)
This means you can engage the motor at will, sort of the opposite point of the Chrysler Hybrid
Generally using your motor to recharge the battery to drive motor off is fun but pointless since using your motor to charge does not improve efficiency