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Discussion in 'Gen 3 Prius Fuel Economy' started by Kevine64, Sep 23, 2013.

  1. Kevine64

    Kevine64 Junior Member

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    After a trip what the heck does the little car trailer and upside down car or trailer mean abive the bars for mpg graph?????
     
    #1 Kevine64, Sep 23, 2013
  2. Whiteyprius

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    I'm jealous - I'll bet you see all kinds of animals in the clouds! Do you have a Gen II or III? On the II they are 50kwh indicators that are leaves. On the III they are 50kwh indicators that are little green cars. They are displayed in increments of 25kwh - so you may have a half leaf or car, as the case may be. All this shows how much power has been captured with the regen braking.

    Q10 ? 2
     
    #2 Whiteyprius, Sep 24, 2013
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    2k1Toaster Brand New Prius Batteries

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    RTFM. It's all in there...

    As explained above, they are representing how many KWh's have been regenerated back into the pack. If you are going down a very steep hill you can have more cars on the screen than the average MPG bar graph.

    Generally the more cars you have on the screen, the more brake happy you are being and so you are getting worse fuel economy. You can maximize your fuel economy by driving as if you have no brakes.
     
    #3 2k1Toaster, Sep 24, 2013
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