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Power mode is by far the best mode to be on to get the highest MPG?

Discussion in 'Gen 4 Prius Fuel Economy' started by TheChosenOne, Feb 8, 2016.

  1. PaulDM

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    Yes UK mpg
     
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    89.4 Imperial gallons is 107.4 US gallons. Not too shabby.
    Edit: Oops!!! We're supposed to be talking MPG, not gallons.
    89.4 Imperial MPG is 74.4 US MPG. Still not bad.


    I can't argue that Power mode is not better in a regular Prius at highway speeds. It may well be better. Not sure about low speed stop and creep traffic. I do know for a fact that in the Prime in EV mode, ECO makes it infinitely easier to precisely control the throttle at low speeds. I get way more miles/kWh in the city in ECO. At higher speeds it probably doesn't make as much difference. All due to the slope of the throttle mapping.
     
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    Agreed. Just quoting my exp. certainly UK is smaller and today’s drive was in 26c but consistently I found this. Same journey on eco mode 5mpg less. I think the difference is “need for foot” so PWR mode wins on not needing too much ice 0-10 and the fact that pwr mode charges longer when battery drops below 20% than eco mode.
     
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    Does Power mode change the eco coaching results? Today I turned off my car and it showed me a score of 53 and told me I need to ease off my accelerator. (Wasn’t expecting my new car to sass at me about my driving! Lol) Anyway, I had tried using the coach mode and keeping the bar in the good range but I accelerated so slowly that people behind me just aren’t going to put up with that. While I’m actually out driving I usually have a pretty good score between 70-90; it’s only when I have a lot of traffic lights to deal with that my score drops. Would power mode matter at all?
     
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    Coach mode is still there and everything moves faster in power mode. Less foot required certainly so may help your 53
     
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