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96 messages, Last post on Dec 15, 2008 at 3:44 PM
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Sorry to change the subject, but I have a Question... ... if one has a Hybrid for 14 years and the Hybrid battery refuses to charge, dies, or is removed ... then can one just drive the ICE until you replace the Hybrid battery? I assume there are two batteries, one for the Hybrid and the other for starting the car. Gampa |
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Replying to: gampa (Jun 17, 2006 6:54 pm) Ron |
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Replying to: gampa (Jun 17, 2006 6:54 pm) The Toyota HSD system cannot run without traction batteries.
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Replying to: stevedebi (Jun 19, 2006 12:06 pm) This way you can drive the car until you have the money to buy the more expensive Hybrid battery. Does this sound correct? Gampa
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Replying to: gampa (Jun 20, 2006 5:08 am) This way you can drive the car until you have the money to buy the more expensive Hybrid battery. Does this sound correct? No. You're not going anywhere without the high voltage 'hybrid' battery. Toyota hybrids work in a totally different way than other non-HSD hybrids. |
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Replying to: gampa (Jun 20, 2006 5:08 am) If your traction battery doesn't hold a charge, the Toyota Hybrid system will not work. The car will not run at all. |
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Another newbie here. I just picked up my red Camry Hybrid over the weekend and put 300 miles on it already in 2 days. Boy this is a nice riding Hybrid and roomy too. It's been very hot here in the Bay Area California these past few weeks (100+ degrees). My question is that eversince I drove it off the lot my battery guage has never been topped off. Does it take a few weeks before the battery fully charges from the regenerative system?
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| The battery GAUGE never gets completely full. The most I've seen in 3800 miles of ownership is about 4/5 full. And that was after a 500+ mile highway trip. | |
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Replying to: joystix2 (Jul 24, 2006 8:53 pm) I've had it top off (all green bars) in various scenerios. One is on a very long downhill grade and the other is in driving situations where the grade is slight (up and down) and the car is running along with the ICE on, getting about 50 to 60 mpg on the Instant FE gage and there is excess hp than needed from the ICE so the NAV shows the ICE running the wheels and chargine the battery at the same time. I have actually gotten it to the top green mark like that as well. When it gets to the lower levels of charge it will turn violet. |
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I just completed a 1400 mile trip last week down south and like Larsh, never saw the gauge on the dash over 4/5 full, even with some very long downhill grades. We do not have the Nav. option in Canada. Cheers, Tom
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