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Gokhan replied to the thread Question-2025 Prius in EV Mode: Reply quickly!.
Well, Gen 3 PHEV didn't really have a decent BEV mode. Gen 4 PHEV and Gen 5 PHEV are very similar. The other poster who claims the...
Jul 6, 2025 at 6:54 AM -
Gokhan liked iRun26.2's post in the thread Question-2025 Prius in EV Mode: Reply quickly!.
I took a road trip tonight and drove 51.8 miles (50% highway) on pure electricity (one charge). I tried but was unable to force the gas...
Jul 5, 2025 at 10:21 PM -
Gokhan liked Salamander_King's post in the thread Last call for EVs!.
Had to read the article to understand how the BBB can 'add' to the soon to end EV tax credit. Trump’s new law offers an annual tax...
Jul 5, 2025 at 6:02 PM -
Gokhan posted a new thread.
Last call for EVs!
September 30 is the deadline to get EV discounts. In fact, you will be able to stack up both the $7,000 Biden rebate and Trump...
Forum: Prius, Hybrid, EV and Alt-Fuel News
Jul 5, 2025 at 5:03 PM -
Gokhan replied to the thread Question-2025 Prius in EV Mode: Reply quickly!.
I do like how all the info was put together in that small display though. The Arene software platform (available in the Gen 6 RAV4 and...
Jul 5, 2025 at 5:00 PM -
Gokhan replied to the thread Question-2025 Prius in EV Mode: Reply quickly!.
I am not familiar with the Gen 5 display (darn, it is small and cramped!), but no, that cannot be. As discussed here, in the BEV mode...
Jul 5, 2025 at 4:46 PM -
Gokhan liked iRun26.2's post in the thread Question-2025 Prius in EV Mode: Reply quickly!.
[ATTACH] I attached a close-up picture of my ‘charge-evo-power’ meter (on the upper portion of the picture). Notice how both the ‘eco’...
Jul 5, 2025 at 4:42 PM
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Gokhan replied to the thread Question-2025 Prius in EV Mode: Reply quickly!.
You got too excited and accidentally hit the HV or EV-Auto button? I have done that. ;) It could also be a high-battery-temperature...
Jul 5, 2025 at 4:41 PM -
Gokhan liked iRun26.2's post in the thread Question-2025 Prius in EV Mode: Reply quickly!.
I’m used to that from my 2012 model. Once it starts it wants finish getting warm.
Jul 5, 2025 at 4:35 PM -
Gokhan replied to the thread Question-2025 Prius in EV Mode: Reply quickly!.
One curious behavior is that if you switch to the HEV mode, you cannot switch back to the BEV mode until the engine warns up. This is to...
Jul 5, 2025 at 6:13 AM -
Gokhan replied to the thread Question-2025 Prius in EV Mode: Reply quickly!.
It is not supposed to do that unless you are in the EV-Auto mode. See the notes in the manual. Heavy acceleration starting the engine...
Jul 5, 2025 at 6:09 AM -
Gokhan replied to the thread Question-2025 Prius in EV Mode: Reply quickly!.
You probably exceeded the maximum BEV-mode speed, which is 84 mph (135 km/h) in both Gen 4 PHEV and Gen 5 PHEV. ■Gasoline engine...
Jul 4, 2025 at 11:30 PM -
Gokhan replied to the thread Prius Prime XLE navigation system: updates,traffic, etc..
The live traffic updates somehow still work even without an active Toyota Connect subscription in my 2021 Prius Prime Limited. If you...
Jul 4, 2025 at 5:31 PM -
Gokhan liked PriusTech's post in the thread Are the 17" tires really that much better for Gen 5?.
Prius plastic wheel covers are for aerodynamics. You might think why not just make the wheel that same shape? It's because the wheels...
Jul 4, 2025 at 5:25 PM -
Gokhan liked ChapmanF's post in the thread Here's Why This Toyota Prius Changed The World.
Can't beat the gen 1 deep green. Sorry.
Jul 3, 2025 at 4:35 PM