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Old 04-30-2022, 08:50 AM   #38 (permalink)
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Prius B mode

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Originally Posted by ps2fixer View Post
That's really interesting that you have to come up to temp *and* completely stop for the engine to turn off.
Since your original post suggests you may be doing rural driving (assumption based on ~50 mph speeds), you need to be sure you're not in a situation where you manage to get onto the highway without reaching the warm-up stage where the ICE will stop when the accelerator is released. Otherwise you could end up driving 10 miles with no ICE-off ability.


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sounds like the ev mode button is right up my alley.
Yup!

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I've played a tiny bit with the "B" mode. Is the only benefit to that mode more regen? It does slow the car down faster, so right at the end of the coast a "B" mode "brake" might regen more than the brakes would do?
As Drifter says, B mode spins up the ICE for extra drag. Don't use it for efficiency gains!

And B mode doesn't give you any extra regen current than you could get by simply pressing the brake pedal.

Friends of mine bought a 2016 Prius new, and were told by the salesman that B mode fed "extra" power into the battery. So they were often shifting to B mode when decelerating. Doh! I set them straight and gave them some basic ecodriving coaching. They've averaged high 50's MPG with the car the past 5 years.
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