best technique for best gas mileage for a 400h
07-13-05, 08:18 PM
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best technique for best gas mileage for a 400h
Granted you buy a Prius solely for gas mileage but it seems you should try to get the best mileage with a hybrid.. I don't see any guide for optimum mileage for the 400h. . I got the following from the Priuschat site. Is there a better guide?
"RMI recommends "pulse driving" which differs two ways from normal driving habits:
1. When you see that you will need to slow or stop up ahead, start braking gently and as early as possible so you recover the most braking energy into the battery for later use. Prius recovers 62-66 percent of braking energy in the regenerative mode, but if you brake too late, hence too hard, the mechanical brakes override and then simply turn the kinetic energy into useless heat.
2. Contrary to what we were all taught in high school driver's education, when you are accelerating up to cruising speed, do so briskly. the engine is most efficient at high speed and torque, so you will use less fuel accelerating aggressively for a short time than gently for a long time.
RMI advises that consistent with attentive driving, you will find it very instructive, when driving a hybrid, to keep an eye onthe real-time kmpL (mpg) MFD display and use the feedback to improve your driving habits for best fuel economy."
"RMI recommends "pulse driving" which differs two ways from normal driving habits:
1. When you see that you will need to slow or stop up ahead, start braking gently and as early as possible so you recover the most braking energy into the battery for later use. Prius recovers 62-66 percent of braking energy in the regenerative mode, but if you brake too late, hence too hard, the mechanical brakes override and then simply turn the kinetic energy into useless heat.
2. Contrary to what we were all taught in high school driver's education, when you are accelerating up to cruising speed, do so briskly. the engine is most efficient at high speed and torque, so you will use less fuel accelerating aggressively for a short time than gently for a long time.
RMI advises that consistent with attentive driving, you will find it very instructive, when driving a hybrid, to keep an eye onthe real-time kmpL (mpg) MFD display and use the feedback to improve your driving habits for best fuel economy."
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Originally Posted by ultra63
Granted you buy a Prius solely for gas mileage but it seems you should try to get the best mileage with a hybrid.. I don't see any guide for optimum mileage for the 400h. . I got the following from the Priuschat site. Is there a better guide?
"RMI recommends "pulse driving" which differs two ways from normal driving habits:
1. When you see that you will need to slow or stop up ahead, start braking gently and as early as possible so you recover the most braking energy into the battery for later use. Prius recovers 62-66 percent of braking energy in the regenerative mode, but if you brake too late, hence too hard, the mechanical brakes override and then simply turn the kinetic energy into useless heat.
2. Contrary to what we were all taught in high school driver's education, when you are accelerating up to cruising speed, do so briskly. the engine is most efficient at high speed and torque, so you will use less fuel accelerating aggressively for a short time than gently for a long time.
RMI advises that consistent with attentive driving, you will find it very instructive, when driving a hybrid, to keep an eye onthe real-time kmpL (mpg) MFD display and use the feedback to improve your driving habits for best fuel economy."
"RMI recommends "pulse driving" which differs two ways from normal driving habits:
1. When you see that you will need to slow or stop up ahead, start braking gently and as early as possible so you recover the most braking energy into the battery for later use. Prius recovers 62-66 percent of braking energy in the regenerative mode, but if you brake too late, hence too hard, the mechanical brakes override and then simply turn the kinetic energy into useless heat.
2. Contrary to what we were all taught in high school driver's education, when you are accelerating up to cruising speed, do so briskly. the engine is most efficient at high speed and torque, so you will use less fuel accelerating aggressively for a short time than gently for a long time.
RMI advises that consistent with attentive driving, you will find it very instructive, when driving a hybrid, to keep an eye onthe real-time kmpL (mpg) MFD display and use the feedback to improve your driving habits for best fuel economy."
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