EV to ICE on highway

You raised a good question, and I hope you get some good answers for it. One thing that would make a difference is how much load, if any, the EV motors continue to share once ICE is activated on the highway. For that matter, maybe (I said maybe) it would be a good idea to let the ICE warm up by hitting the hybrid button or “bumping” the accelerator while you still have some EV reserve. What town are you in? We might be neighbors.

 

The question was raised years ago and settled years ago. Watch some of my videos with lots of data, for example...

Warm-Up happens even when merging onto a highway with the engine still cold. Watching the RPM of the engine easily confirms how the system automatically protects the moving parts from excessive wear.

My commute had a cold-engine merge. 5.5 years later at 92,000 miles the car was still running like new.

 

i never do this, always plan my cold ice starts. (except when it comes on unknowably every 124 miles in the pip )

 

Thanks, I am still looking for the other PIP owner that lives a mile from me. Watch out for all those Amish buggies.

 

ROTF-LOL so true!

 

Just don't get too close to their exhaust.

 

I am sure this could be very old posting reply but just wondering how to collect that much of enormous data and present in a nice way(as you had shown in the video above)? I got a obd2 plug with torque app but cant find a real sense of its data. any good apps? BTW, I have visited your website before this posting. Did I miss anything?

 

It is quite a chore. I import the spreadsheet 1-second captures of data into a document (from Excel to Word) using a mail-merge. That formats each as a video frame and puts it onto its own individual page. Then I save all that into a single PDF file. Using it as input, I create a folder of images by exporting each page. Finally, I import each of those image files into a presentation (PowerPoint) to establish what will become a rendered video for output setting the timing of each frame with a 1-second duration.

As much as that work was, it was totally worth it. Having that level of detail to analyze later, in context of actual driving circumstances, is quite informative.

 

Thanks for the quick and detailed labor behind that amazing data collection. My first question is what device and app could give you a way to get the data out of the PIP? OBD2 plug with a particular app or any other device? Thanks

 

I use the Android app, Hybrid Assistant with my PiP. It reads out enough information for my liking. It hooks up to an OBD2 dongle that I have. The speed is a little off on mine, but everything else is pretty much where it's supposed to be. I wanted to see how much draw I was using on the battery while in town to maintain a constant speed and this app helped.

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Exactly this is what the information that I am looking for. I dont have an android device, will get a reasonable android phone and capture this data with the app. Many thanks.

 

I am able to successfully use the Hybrid Assistant and Hybrid reporter apps on my B&N Nook (android tablet) using my OBD2 wifi device).
Its pulling very impressive reports. Thank you @bluemanalbert . I would suggest Pre 3 PHEV users try these apps.