Another great video, Jet. From what I've seen on Prius Chat the radar detector may not pick up on styrofoam without some kind of metallic cover e.g. aluminium (British lol) foil. Those Toyota clips seem to show it does a good job though. Keep 'em coming, sir. Really appreciate what you do.
Thanks for posting this. I didn't realize you could accelerate that hard in EV mode. I've tested the Braking distance in mine, and traction control, but too chicken to try the pre-collision system.
+jettlash1000 That would probably be the best way. Styrofoam panels or something. It's beeped a few times when someone brakes hard in front of me, but has only activated the brakes once when someone was slowly pulling off the road and I wasn't slowing down.
Awesome videos, super helpful as I just purchased a 2016 two eco. Would love to hear what you've found out about what charges the battery the most - is it braking or maintaining constant speeds? I'm averaging 54 mpg on Eco mode and am wondering how you can get your mpg so high!
Please which mpg is, actual is its the avg mpg which shows in your car video or is it when I press trip button a and b to check mpg becouse my a and b mpg little less then avg thank u
Just got my 2017 prius. My battery had like one bar left while in traffic last night, and my engine started up and showed 27lit/100km (8.7mpg) all of a sudden. Mind you I wasn't moving so the avg would be high but I would not have guessed that high. Is that normal??
So drive it up to 25 mph in EV mode. That would allow me to handle city errands pretty much all EV. How does the energy get used up, like is it after so many minutes 25 MPH or less?
It must a US thing because else where you can go all the way to almost 70 km/h on ev mode (à bit over 40 miles per hour) and I'm not talking about the plus in one, just regular Prius . Mine was fully charge down a hill put it in ev and had gone all the way to 73 km/h from a stand still and then the engine kicked in
Question. What are the differences between standard and eco driving modes. I live in Florida and need the a/c so I feared turning it on. I have the 2 Eco btw
I think it must be a bit moody - since watching your video, I've tried pressing EV with most starts from lights or stop signs etc, and generally, it'll kick in the petrol engine (ICE) at about 42km/hr which equates with what you were finding. It will also let the acceleration bar run to the second white line till it gets to that speed. BUT - at one stage, after a longish section of steep up/down driving where the ICE was running most of the time or regenerating and the battery had been on 7/8ths for a while, I took off from rest, and it stayed in EV up to almost 60km/hr which would equate to about 35MPH. I tried again, but couldn't do it again - I had one other case where it went past the 42km/hr with a light throttle, but not to 60. I'm thinking it may be related to how fast I'm accelerating - I'll have to keep trying.
I had same experience in my 2010 prius, even tho its older system , i was able to EV mode it till 50km/h till it shut itself off, (usually its 35km/h) also acceleration was a bit better. My findings are that it only allows you to do so after a bit of a trip (like 15-30 mins) and only when its warm outside (i dont know how much it needs, it was very "hot" where i live last summer around 30C\86F , usually its around 20C/68F) . I was able to achieve that over and over again, but now, when its winter, even after hours of driving in heated cabin when outside temp is -5C/23F I cant do it anymore :( I want to try new prius and new rav4 , rav4 should be powerful enough to be able to maintain speed and accelerate even in "weak" mode as it has like x3 the power...
Could you do a video about the technology in the car? I herd there are cool features that tell you how much you spend on gas. Thanks, that's one video I can't find anywhere.
The new Toyota Prime is 19 to 25 percent more efficient than a standard petrol engine, in terms of mpg.Thats a decent saving yearly at the pump, with only a 2 hour charging time at 240 volts, compared to 8 hours for a pure electric vehicle. Just watched a video detailing the creation of the Lithium battery pack, which was interesting. However remember that pure electric batteries need to be kept charged over 60% to preserve their life span and using a high voltage super charge continuously will dramatically shorten its life span. Charging pure electric vehicles is a big problem in areas with high density.The British government are talking about adapting lampposts as charging stations, which could be a huge health and safety issue. Plug in hybrid technology for me, until full charge times improve for pure electric vehicles.
Here is my take as to Toyota’s hybrid functions on the Camry. The default mode is “hybrid.” With Auto AC function, meaning what most US drivers use, this is not an efficient mode. Add typical US driver quick acceleration and above 65 mph highway speeds, and the tested 50 mpg drops to 40ish. To get higher mpg a “mode” must be selected each time the car is started: ECO, EV, EV HOLD. First that required knowledge and most drivers do not read the car manual, ever. Secondly, this requires intent, lastly, record keeping sobas to manage efficiency, is a must. Who does all that? In contrast, an electric car, think Volt, Bolt, Tesla, Nissan Leaf, etc. only requires one or two selections. Much simple to operate. So, are Prius and Camry hybrid drivers achieving close to 50 mpg in city/highway driving? Would love to read about that. Thanks
If the owner is conscience of their driving, and they know your car well, then I would say plenty of people do that. Achieving good MPG numbers will always come down to driving habits, no matter what type of vehicle you drive. For instance, I drive a 2012 Fiat 500 sport with a five speed manual trans. It's rated at 30 mpg city, 38 mpg highway. The environment I drive in combined with my driving habits, I consistently get between 43/44 mpg with every tank. Yes, there are Prius owners getting 50 mpg without a problem. Some get as high as 65 mpg. It all comes down to discipline.
On the curser (the one on the right of the steering, move it left until you get vertical arrows on that screen. When the arrows appear, toggle up and down.
What I would like to know is if there's a way to raise the ev mode from 25 mph upper limit to say 40mph upper limit. You can get it to go up to 25 in the red power zone, but if you get too far, it'll kick out and say excessive accelerator.
Interesting. What if you start using EV mode every single you accelerate from a complete stop, e.g. red lights? You won't have to accelerate too gently (and possibly piss of the car behind you) in order to avoid the gas engine from kicking in. The only trouble, of course, is you have to press the EV mode button every single time you stop. Wondering if the average fuel economy will get slightly better this way.
No, it gets slightly worse because the engine comes on sooner to charge the battery. It's most efficient to use the gas motor to accelerate (slightly below power line), take your foot off the gas when up to speed, and lightly apply to keep speed.
I wonder is it possible to increase the maximum speed on EV? It must be some kind of software inside the car that keeps this 25mph limit. Every software can be updated.
I've gotten mine up to 70mpg from full to empty. I reset the trip odometer every time I fuel and there's a difference between the car's mpg average and the actual miles driven divided by gallons put in. When I take off initially, I'm in eco mode and either in ev mode or slow crawl it. It shows 199.9 mpg. The old 12 Prius would only go to 99.9 mpg.
In short it lets you accelerate a bit more aggressively on the electric motor, prioritizing that before kicking in the gas engine. Typically if you floor it too hard or face too steep of an angle then the gas will come in, but if you want to force it to stay in EV then you can flip this mode on and it will not kick in the gas unless it can't make the acceleration fast enough, or you go over like 25mph, or if the battery gets too low and needs charging.
Probably hybrid battery strength is dying, get it checked by Toyota dealer or a Mechanic.Hybrid battery has 100,000 miles warranty in 10 years, it can be extended to 15 years by Toyota dealer.
@@kudakilr I didn''t ever use the plug. Since then I found the only two situations are after using the plug in for a charge or from going down mountains, with super lengthy battery regenerative breaking. I can get up to 13 miles of EV mode charge now
So if you stay below 25 mph, the gas engine won't kick in. But if you press your gas pedal more to get more speed, the gas engine will kick in even though you are in the EV mode. Chevy Volt will never turn on the gas engine no matter how much you press the gas pedal in the EV mode as long as there is enough juice in the battery.
@@EricHjalmarsson What are you talking about? I am talking about volt staying in ev mode and still giving u the speed u need without the help from gas engine.
Eric Hjalmarsson The dif between the Volt technology and the Toyota hybrid is huge. The Volt is an electric car with a range extender/on board generator. The Toyota hybrid technology is not and even uses old batteries science. Unless a Toyota hybrid owner is super engaged, knows very well the modes and wants to hypermile the average mpg will be a lot less than tested, true of most US drivers using any vehicle. Due is due to very fast acceleration and above 65 mpg highway speeds. The Volt EV is better technology for city but for distance driving speeding also decreases efficiency. Seems to me most US drivers using hybrid technology are driving “as usual” and not getting advantages and benefits. Thanks
EV mode = Electric motor driving the vehicle without the use of the gas engine. This occurs when the hybrid system is warmed up, the battery is charged, and the power requirement on the accelerator pedal is low enough.
I’m still confused. Why not just stay on EV auto? EV auto acceleration is very fast, and keeps you running on Electric Power. Is EV mode meant to be temporary, while really wanting to drive in hybrid mode?
You have the eco mode on also. Turn it off and the EV mode should work differently.
Still useful after almost 5 years.
Another great video, Jet. From what I've seen on Prius Chat the radar detector may not pick up on styrofoam without some kind of metallic cover e.g. aluminium (British lol) foil. Those Toyota clips seem to show it does a good job though. Keep 'em coming, sir. Really appreciate what you do.
Thank you very much for the comment, and let me know if there's something you'd like to specifically see in future videos.
enjoyed your videos!
Thanks!
Thanks for posting this. I didn't realize you could accelerate that hard in EV mode. I've tested the Braking distance in mine, and traction control, but too chicken to try the pre-collision system.
You're welcome! I would be scared to try the collision system too. May a wall of foam?? :)
+jettlash1000 That would probably be the best way. Styrofoam panels or something. It's beeped a few times when someone brakes hard in front of me, but has only activated the brakes once when someone was slowly pulling off the road and I wasn't slowing down.
Justin Gudvangen That sounds like a pretty neat system, I'd like to test something like that.
Awesome videos, super helpful as I just purchased a 2016 two eco. Would love to hear what you've found out about what charges the battery the most - is it braking or maintaining constant speeds? I'm averaging 54 mpg on Eco mode and am wondering how you can get your mpg so high!
On those latest models, do they still have this EV mode speed limit? Or do they drive on electric only the whole time?
Very helpful I always wonder how that works specially when you are thinking in buying a Prius
Glad it was helpful!
thanks for the vid
Please which mpg is, actual is its the avg mpg which shows in your car video or is it when I press trip button a and b to check mpg becouse my a and b mpg little less then avg thank u
Just got my 2017 prius. My battery had like one bar left while in traffic last night, and my engine started up and showed 27lit/100km (8.7mpg) all of a sudden. Mind you I wasn't moving so the avg would be high but I would not have guessed that high. Is that normal??
So drive it up to 25 mph in EV mode. That would allow me to handle city errands pretty much all EV. How does the energy get used up, like is it after so many minutes 25 MPH or less?
It must a US thing because else where you can go all the way to almost 70 km/h on ev mode (à bit over 40 miles per hour) and I'm not talking about the plus in one, just regular Prius . Mine was fully charge down a hill put it in ev and had gone all the way to 73 km/h from a stand still and then the engine kicked in
So to go on full eletric it must be on 25 miles per hour? I think its because you have eco on. If you turn it off ev mode will only be eletric
Can you come up from a steep angle garage entrance only in EV mode?
I have been using eco mode on my 2015 prius C, but I noticed that the evo mode dropped 1% why is that
Question. What are the differences between standard and eco driving modes. I live in Florida and need the a/c so I feared turning it on. I have the 2 Eco btw
Eco has a more conservative throttle response, and puts the climate control into a reduced power state.
good video
I think it must be a bit moody - since watching your video, I've tried pressing EV with most starts from lights or stop signs etc, and generally, it'll kick in the petrol engine (ICE) at about 42km/hr which equates with what you were finding. It will also let the acceleration bar run to the second white line till it gets to that speed. BUT - at one stage, after a longish section of steep up/down driving where the ICE was running most of the time or regenerating and the battery had been on 7/8ths for a while, I took off from rest, and it stayed in EV up to almost 60km/hr which would equate to about 35MPH. I tried again, but couldn't do it again - I had one other case where it went past the 42km/hr with a light throttle, but not to 60. I'm thinking it may be related to how fast I'm accelerating - I'll have to keep trying.
I had same experience in my 2010 prius, even tho its older system , i was able to EV mode it till 50km/h till it shut itself off, (usually its 35km/h) also acceleration was a bit better. My findings are that it only allows you to do so after a bit of a trip (like 15-30 mins) and only when its warm outside (i dont know how much it needs, it was very "hot" where i live last summer around 30C\86F , usually its around 20C/68F) . I was able to achieve that over and over again, but now, when its winter, even after hours of driving in heated cabin when outside temp is -5C/23F I cant do it anymore :( I want to try new prius and new rav4 , rav4 should be powerful enough to be able to maintain speed and accelerate even in "weak" mode as it has like x3 the power...
Could you do a video about the technology in the car? I herd there are cool features that tell you how much you spend on gas.
Thanks, that's one video I can't find anywhere.
Please
Can anyone tell the difference between EV Auto ,EVHV in Prius prime 2022?
The new Toyota Prime is 19 to 25 percent more efficient than a standard petrol engine, in terms of mpg.Thats a decent saving yearly at the pump, with only a 2 hour charging time at 240 volts, compared to 8 hours for a pure electric vehicle.
Just watched a video detailing the creation of the Lithium battery pack, which was interesting. However remember that pure electric batteries need to be kept charged over 60% to preserve their life span and using a high voltage super charge continuously will dramatically shorten its life span.
Charging pure electric vehicles is a big problem in areas with high density.The British government are talking about adapting lampposts as charging stations, which could be a huge health and safety issue.
Plug in hybrid technology for me, until full charge times improve for pure electric vehicles.
How long does ev mode last ? For how long can you drive on ev mode ? Mine only lasts about 10 seconds and then switches to eco ?
About 2 miles.
Great video! On EV mode, what is the distance on a charge
Check out my EV only range test. I can't remember what the range was off the top of my head.
Here is my take as to Toyota’s hybrid functions on the Camry. The default mode is “hybrid.” With Auto AC function, meaning what most US drivers use, this is not an efficient mode. Add typical US driver quick acceleration and above 65 mph highway speeds, and the tested 50 mpg drops to 40ish. To get higher mpg a “mode” must be selected each time the car is started: ECO, EV, EV HOLD. First that required knowledge and most drivers do not read the car manual, ever. Secondly, this requires intent, lastly, record keeping sobas to manage efficiency, is a must. Who does all that? In contrast, an electric car, think Volt, Bolt, Tesla, Nissan Leaf, etc. only requires one or two selections. Much simple to operate. So, are Prius and Camry hybrid drivers achieving close to 50 mpg in city/highway driving? Would love to read about that. Thanks
If the owner is conscience of their driving, and they know your car well, then I would say plenty of people do that. Achieving good MPG numbers will always come down to driving habits, no matter what type of vehicle you drive. For instance, I drive a 2012 Fiat 500 sport with a five speed manual trans. It's rated at 30 mpg city, 38 mpg highway. The environment I drive in combined with my driving habits, I consistently get between 43/44 mpg with every tank. Yes, there are Prius owners getting 50 mpg without a problem. Some get as high as 65 mpg. It all comes down to discipline.
I have another button in the middle console, which says 'Pol Auto' Do you have any idea what that is?
Not a clue.
On your split screen, how do you get the bar to show mpg? Mine shows Eco bar.
On the curser (the one on the right of the steering, move it left until you get vertical arrows on that screen. When the arrows appear, toggle up and down.
jettlash1000 thanks!!! Didn't think I can click one more to the left. How do you get such good gas mileage?
what prius trim are you driving?
Prius two
What I would like to know is if there's a way to raise the ev mode from 25 mph upper limit to say 40mph upper limit. You can get it to go up to 25 in the red power zone, but if you get too far, it'll kick out and say excessive accelerator.
There is not a way.
@@jettlash1000 bummer.
Interesting. What if you start using EV mode every single you accelerate from a complete stop, e.g. red lights? You won't have to accelerate too gently (and possibly piss of the car behind you) in order to avoid the gas engine from kicking in. The only trouble, of course, is you have to press the EV mode button every single time you stop. Wondering if the average fuel economy will get slightly better this way.
No, it gets slightly worse because the engine comes on sooner to charge the battery. It's most efficient to use the gas motor to accelerate (slightly below power line), take your foot off the gas when up to speed, and lightly apply to keep speed.
I wonder is it possible to increase the maximum speed on EV? It must be some kind of software inside the car that keeps this 25mph limit. Every software can be updated.
I don't think it's as much of a software change as it is a limit of the motor/battery. You really feel it's lack of power above 25 mph.
by the way, that green car on your dash, whenever that's on, you're still on EV :)
You are correct!
how do I know when do I need to change my battery?
great video...
Wow dude that 93 MPG!!. Lol mines normally at 51..
easy. he only drove 4 miles probably using ev and going slow without hills.
I've gotten mine up to 70mpg from full to empty. I reset the trip odometer every time I fuel and there's a difference between the car's mpg average and the actual miles driven divided by gallons put in. When I take off initially, I'm in eco mode and either in ev mode or slow crawl it. It shows 199.9 mpg. The old 12 Prius would only go to 99.9 mpg.
so what is ev mode ?
What is ev mode ? Still waiting
In short it lets you accelerate a bit more aggressively on the electric motor, prioritizing that before kicking in the gas engine. Typically if you floor it too hard or face too steep of an angle then the gas will come in, but if you want to force it to stay in EV then you can flip this mode on and it will not kick in the gas unless it can't make the acceleration fast enough, or you go over like 25mph, or if the battery gets too low and needs charging.
Why is my ev mode being disabled anything above 9mph? Anyone else have this issue?
There is a long algorithm for when the gas engine kicks in, but if it’s always at exactly 9 MPH, that seems odd.
Mine kicks off at 10mph. I must have a weak battery
Tenho um prius 2017 aqui no brasil. Esse EV mode é só pra fazer raiva. Desativa muito fácil.
Mine says ev mode not available low battery
Probably hybrid battery strength is dying, get it checked by Toyota dealer or a Mechanic.Hybrid battery has 100,000 miles warranty in 10 years, it can be extended to 15 years by Toyota dealer.
So does mine. Any luck since? Mine is Brand new 2022.. Thanks
@@kudakilr I didn''t ever use the plug. Since then I found the only two situations are after using the plug in for a charge or from going down mountains, with super lengthy battery regenerative breaking. I can get up to 13 miles of EV mode charge now
tks. understand now
So if you stay below 25 mph, the gas engine won't kick in. But if you press your gas pedal more to get more speed, the gas engine will kick in even though you are in the EV mode. Chevy Volt will never turn on the gas engine no matter how much you press the gas pedal in the EV mode as long as there is enough juice in the battery.
@@EricHjalmarsson What are you talking about? I am talking about volt staying in ev mode and still giving u the speed u need without the help from gas engine.
Eric Hjalmarsson The dif between the Volt technology and the Toyota hybrid is huge. The Volt is an electric car with a range extender/on board generator. The Toyota hybrid technology is not and even uses old batteries science. Unless a Toyota hybrid owner is super engaged, knows very well the modes and wants to hypermile the average mpg will be a lot less than tested, true of most US drivers using any vehicle. Due is due to very fast acceleration and above 65 mpg highway speeds. The Volt EV is better technology for city but for distance driving speeding also decreases efficiency. Seems to me most US drivers using hybrid technology are driving “as usual” and not getting advantages and benefits. Thanks
please ,in as few words possible what is EV MODE.. Driving in EV mode did not explain what, when, where.
EV mode = Electric motor driving the vehicle without the use of the gas engine. This occurs when the hybrid system is warmed up, the battery is charged, and the power requirement on the accelerator pedal is low enough.
Ev mode tells car not to turn on the gas engine
like starting the video with loud music :(
102mpg!!!!!!!
I’m still confused.
Why not just stay on EV auto? EV auto acceleration is very fast, and keeps you running on Electric Power.
Is EV mode meant to be temporary, while really wanting to drive in hybrid mode?