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Originally Posted by 60man
I finally found out why they don't go any faster. A Prius owner told me if they hit 60-62 MPH the gas mode kicks in and engine takes over from electrics....That's cool....but like you say.....move the hell over in the slow lane !!!! I get so frickin' pi$$ed at that kind of crap..WOW...was that me ??  |
He's full of crap. You can't drive 60mph on electric only. Chevy Volt or Nissan Leaf for sure, but that's not how a Prius is set up. If you put the Prius in EV mode and try to go faster than parking lot speeds, it shuts down and states "cancelled due to excessive acceleration"
The "Hyper Milers" may have found a sweet spot at that speed but it has nothing to do with switching from electric to gas.
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