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#17 of 96 Re: 2007 Camry vs 2006 Rav4 [stevedebi] by gampa Jun 20, 2006 (5:08 am)
Replying to: stevedebi (Jun 19, 2006 12:06 pm) OK then theroretically...Toyota specific... as long as the "non-charging" Hybrid battery remains in the car it should run the ICE all the time and reduce your MPG to the 23-25 range from 35-38 range. This way you can drive the car until you have the money to buy the more expensive Hybrid battery.   Does this sound correct?   Gampa Replies to this message: grandtotal (Jun 20, 2006 7:43 am) stevedebi (Jun 20, 2006 12:50 pm)
#18 of 96 Re: 2007 Camry vs 2006 Rav4 [gampa] by grandtotal Jun 20, 2006 (7:43 am)
Replying to: gampa (Jun 20, 2006 5:08 am) OK then theroretically...Toyota specific... as long as the "non-charging" Hybrid battery remains in the car it should run the ICE all the time and reduce your MPG to the 23-25 range from 35-38 range. 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.
#19 of 96 Re: 2007 Camry vs 2006 Rav4 [gampa] by stevedebi Jun 20, 2006 (12:50 pm)
Replying to: gampa (Jun 20, 2006 5:08 am) "OK then theroretically...Toyota specific... as long as the "non-charging" Hybrid battery remains in the car it should run the ICE all the time and reduce your MPG to the 23-25 range from 35-38 range."   If your traction battery doesn't hold a charge, the Toyota Hybrid system will not work. The car will not run at all.
#20 of 96 Battery guage never gets to full by joystix2 Jul 24, 2006 (8:53 pm)
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? Replies to this message: wvgasguy (Jul 25, 2006 11:03 am)
#21 of 96 What's a GUage? by larsb Jul 25, 2006 (6:52 am)
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.
#22 of 96 Re: Battery guage never gets to full [joystix2] by wvgasguy Jul 25, 2006 (11:03 am)
Replying to: joystix2 (Jul 24, 2006 8:53 pm) Technically the battery never gets 100% charged because it's designed not to. However the gage will top off. It turns green when it gets to the next to top bar.   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.
#23 of 96 wvgasguy, do you mean the dash gaugeor Nav? by sibbald Aug 02, 2006 (8:05 pm)
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 Replies to this message: r_nash (Aug 03, 2006 9:08 am) wvgasguy (Aug 03, 2006 9:52 am)
#24 of 96 Re: wvgasguy, do you mean the dash gaugeor Nav? [sibbald] by r_nash Aug 03, 2006 (9:08 am)
Replying to: sibbald (Aug 02, 2006 8:05 pm) I don't have NAV. Sometimes traffic has me in EV mode all the way down a 3/4 mile hill. The regen from lightly braking to keep my speed down frequently tops off the battery gauge. Here is a picture I snapped when I saw it last.
#25 of 96 Re: wvgasguy, do you mean the dash gaugeor Nav? [sibbald] by wvgasguy Aug 03, 2006 (9:52 am)
Replying to: sibbald (Aug 02, 2006 8:05 pm) Sorry, I have the NAV and never look at the "power" gage on the dash. (It's also in black and white). Looks like another poster has answered this and has a picture of the dash battery at the "full" mark.
#26 of 96 got that in a 3/4 mile hill? by larsb Aug 03, 2006 (10:14 am)
Mine has never passed the top of the + sign. Good to know it goes all the way up

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