Hello everyone. I bought a 2018 Prius with 75k. The Prius drive fines and no issues so far. However, I see that the battery bar stays at 2 and sometimes goes up to 4-5 bars. This is normal? I need to be worried about the Hybrid battery? Is my first Hybrid car I want to make sure that everything is working as expected.
yes, completely normal. check the o/m to see if there's any mention of it. the bar will be anywhere and everywhere at different times and situations. uphill, downhill, cruising, stop and go, idling, hvac use, city vs highway and etc. you only need to start worrying when it quickly bounces back and forth from full to empty to full, etc. that means you have diminished capacity, which shouldn't happen for a long, lone time.
In earlier Prius generations the hybrid battery SOC (State of Charge) display was a range of 40 to 80%. Beats me if the Gen 4 gauge is the same. Time for me to go looking down the rabbit hole of my Owners Manual. EDIT: Doesn't mention it in the OM. The Google AI says the Gen 4 display is 40 to 80% (AI can make mistakes, so double-check responses).
As I recall, there are several battery vs engine usages screens to choose from. You can toggle through them to see which display you like better.
