Newbie needing help with Pulse and Glide

Stop trying to drive with now arrows. It doesn't work for the GenIII.

Switch to the HSI indicator and glide with the bar looking like this or make the bar totally disappear (best).



Pulse with the HSI looking like this or with the bar at the halfway mark (in the Eco ICE section) instead of the 3/4 mark like depicted below.

 

halfway is most efficient rpm's?

 

Just about. Halfway is right around 1500-1700rpm depending on the terrain and tires and weather. I strive for something between half and three quarter. That netted me almost 110mpg for a couple hours. There may be a better method but that was the best I found after reading Wayne's posts and trying it myself.

 

thank you!

 

Isnt "no arrows" and "bar totally disappear" the same thing?

 

Edit: double post

 

My effort to beat ufourya in the 99.9mpg thread. LOL

 

Sorta but you use different screens. The HSI display is not so fickle. The arrows screen is too sensitive. It is hard to totally stop using gas or electricity like in the GenII so this is the best you can do.

 

Ohh okay. I understand what youre trying to say now. Yeah its pretty difficult trying to get no arrows.

OP: if it helps at all, I realized no arrow isnt really when you have no bar. Its when you have the tiniest speck in EV where youll achieve no arrows.

 

Following is a copy of my post.
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In Japan, we have been discussing how to pulse&glide on the 3G Prius.

Our conclusion is we don't have to be so sensitive for the zero amp gliding and a weak battery use is acceptable, therefore 0-25% zone on the HSI screen is acceptable.
Also, a slow acceleration is not good for the ICE efficiency, therefore 75-100% zone is recommended for pulsing.

Ken@Japan

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wow, thank you ken, i gotta try this out.

 

Thanks, Ken. I would like to make clear that when I say 1/2 to 3/4 of the HSI bar, that is the lower segment of the same area you describe and is depicted in the picture I linked as well. I'm glad our friends in Japan agree on this method.

All of this is detailed on Hobbit's web page.

HSI

 

"Weak battery use is acceptable".
This is good to know, thanks.... but what do you recommend for people living in very hot climates for the glide when having to use AC?
Personally I will never glide in the range you list above since it drains the battery. I have it so the bar is completely disappeared when using AC. If I use windows or no AC/windows rolled up I will use sometimes your method for the glide, but mostly bar disappeared.

 

I too try to have nothing during the glide. But I think his point is that it is probably acceptable to be in that range for small segments of time to avoid another small pulse or other traffic concerns.
I definitely agree with his pulse zone area. Personally I aim for the middle of that zone or even a little past middle.

Great discussion. I know these topics have been covered a ton but it is always good to bring them up again to possibly explore new ways to look at things or simply to help someone that is new that wasn't around the last time we talked about it.

 

How can I set up my PHV to display fuel cost?

 

Go into your display settings and input the cost per gallon.

 

I didn't notice that before, I will go look for it. Thanks.

 

Back to original topic. SO the best MPG would be obtained by full throttle to the speed you want then no throttle?