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Old 09-21-2021, 09:27 AM   #10 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by hayden55 View Post
(peak is 70% which keeps the engine on 24/7 so you wanna stay below that)
This isn't correct. I've observed as high as 80% in mountainous areas; when that happens, the car will run electric-only above the middle line on the dashboard indicator:

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