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3174 messages, Last post on Oct 15, 2009 at 3:24 PM
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I live in South Louisiana where if a hurricane comes, I need to hit the road. If I leave too late, I get stuck in traffic, hence my concern with the TCH car that I have and the ability of the battery to maintain its power in very slow moving traffic. Traffic moves very slowly on the interstate and back roads, so the car very seldom has the opportunity to rev up and run on the gas engine. The same goes for leaving LSU football games where traffic is horrific when leaving the game. My question is, if I put the car in park and rev the engine up, will the engine charge the battery back up so I can continue on with my trip out of town? I know that the car won't rev up with it in neutral. Thanks
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Replying to: rjohn2 (May 11, 2009 11:55 am) I have had my Camry hybrid for 18 months and its only been 2-3 times that the above scenario even occured, and both times the car performed well. One tip is that if you find yourself in that situation, you might turn off the air conditioner, (and heat if you happen to be able to live without that too at the time) as those will accelerate the usage of the battery when on battery power alone in these siutations. You can certainly use AC/Heat, its not problem at all...it will just cycle the engine on a little more to keep the battery charged and then turn the engine back off. Still getting better gas mileage than all the other cars there. |
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Replying to: rjohn2 (May 11, 2009 11:55 am) |
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Anyone looked/drove both TCH and the new '10 Prius? I have a 07 Prius (instead of TCH because of CA HOV sticker), and looking to buy another hybrid soon (thanks to $4500 Clunker program). Like to get some feedback from folks who tried TCH and '10 Prius. Thanks. Any words on hybrid minivans (C'mon Toyota all your minivan, Previa and old Sienna owners are waiting)? |
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Replying to: rjohn2 (May 11, 2009 11:55 am)
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Replying to: vivianz (Jul 24, 2009 4:58 am) I was relieved about that.
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Replying to: rjohn2 (Aug 18, 2009 6:39 am) You are right about everything except the last sentence. You don't have to have the car "jump started" if you run out of gas. The "engine battery" is separate from the "hybrid battery" and the car behaves no differently than any other gasoline-powered car if you run out of gas - put gas in the car and go. If you leave the lights on all night, then you might need a jump start, just like any other car with a regular 12v battery which controls the power accessories in the car. Let me know if you have any other questions - don't wait "a couple of years" before asking !!! I have owned my TCH for three years and if I don't know the answer, I can find it.
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Replying to: gerrythegreat (Jul 06, 2008 11:39 am) The only thing is that I would have preferred velour seats. Unfortunately, that was not an option.
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Replying to: jrsdriver (Sep 09, 2009 8:27 am) Those seats were AWESOME and PLUSH and GORGEOUS !!! Toyota offering them as an option today would be a slam dunk for a lot of people. |
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