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No EV when first powered on but plenty of battery power?

Discussion in 'Gen 3 Prius Care, Maintenance & Troubleshooting' started by qdllc, Nov 24, 2014.

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  1. john1701a

    john1701a Prius Guru

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    The behavior was chosen to maximize battery-life and not compromise safety, as well as deliver a PZEV emission rating. Changing that simply is not going to happen.

    Perhaps the next-gen will offer more.
     
    #21 john1701a, Nov 25, 2014
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    So you're going to contact Toyota to complain about a parameter that's been in place for 4+ model years?
     
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    hey, when you got nothing, you got nothing to lose.;)

    did it not ever happen before the recall?
     
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    Ok, 30 seconds? Enough to get car from garage to driveway without firing up. Since it's impossible to shift to neutral. ;(
     
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    I can't say. I didn't use EV mode hardly ever to move in and out of the garage last winter that I recall. Now that I'm aware of it, I've been doing it more and now noticed the pattern. I'm just surprised that it gets cold enough in the garage to lock out the EV mode in the early morning due to low temps.
     
    #25 qdllc, Nov 26, 2014
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