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EV mode shown on dash when engine stops

Discussion in 'Gen 2 Prius Accessories & Modifications' started by Catalinux, Nov 24, 2017.

  1. Catalinux

    Catalinux Junior Member

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    Hello guys,
    I have an idea, i drive at work a Toyota Auris Hybrid (European model) that when the engine stops, a light on the center dash lights up and tells you that now you are running only on electric mode it is the light "EV".
    I was wondering, hence the EV light is a switch on my Prius Gen 2 and a light is coming up the dash when ON, can I do something that when the engine stops whilst driving that light on the dash can light up as in my 2017 Auris model?
    Thanks
     
    #1 Catalinux, Nov 24, 2017
  2. valde3

    valde3 Senior Member

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    No, no easy way. Of course you could build a circuit that would light up a light when engine is not using fuel.

    But I don’t really see the need for that light in gen 2. In gen 2 it’s easy enough to feel what the hybrid system is doing to be able to hypermile it without the light.
     
    #2 valde3, Nov 24, 2017
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