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Metro,
I like that...might have to draw up a fancy chart (like those politicians use in campaigns)!
After a few days in the Prius I'm surprised how far the car allows you to drive in "dead band" without engaging the ICE even when you have your foot on the gas pedal for acceleration. Throttle up to speed (in the 30-36 mph range) and slight release of the pedal and then slight throttle on and the SGII reports 9999 mpg and 0 rpm (the car energy screen also reports 99.9 mpg). I expected to be in "dead band" in a neutral coast but had no idea I could do it while "actually using the throttle and speeding up." My last 5 mins. to work were over 100 mpg on the energy screen and I accelerated about half of that time.
On my way home from work yesterday I was in pretty heavy traffic (crawling along at 10-15 mph) and it stayed in electric mode the final 2 miles of my commute.
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