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#173 of 228 Re: Start slowly and funny-2008 Camry Hybrid [lzc] by tsy Jan 15, 2008 (9:16 am)
Replying to: lzc (Jan 14, 2008 11:59 am) Yes, but you have to remember it is full time AWD and heavier than the Corvette. The Corvette is amazing in how good it's gas mileage is (for a sports car), but if you drive a vette hard, mileage drops into the 13-14 range (at least when I drive it!)   I would guess the TCH drives off the line slowly to conserve fuel- I'm sure they could make the throttle more responsive so that it "jumps" off the line, but that is not the purpose of this car. The electric motor in this car provides 50ft/lbs of Torque from ZERO rpm. That's quite a boost from standstill. If recallibrated, i'm sure the TCH could do pretty well 0-60, but your mileage would drop into the low 20s.   tom Replies to this message: chihlin (Mar 29, 2008 10:38 am)
#174 of 228 Cruise Control the key for me by icenola Jan 22, 2008 (6:54 am)
I have a 2007 THC with 5000 mile and what helps me the most is the Cruise Control, after warm up of course.       I'll get to 42mph and lock it in. After bout 30secs, I'll tap down on the cruise control again which slows and locks in a new speed. The speed drops to 40 mph and the ICE will most of the time kick off and I'm cruising 40 on Battery only. If ICE comes back on...I'll do it again...and it'll drop to 38 and the ICE will stay off then. Works great on those short 10 mile trips. I use this too on the Interstate to help the puter make the ICE and Battery to work in harmony more quickly. I'll get it to 65mph and lock. Tap the cruise down to lock in new speed. May have to do this several times, and wait 30 secs each time, but by the time it gets to 60mph...its purrrring on the gauges near 48-50 mph. I've only taken one highway trip since I bought the vehicle, and got 50.7 mph using this method.
#175 of 228 3 questions by nnodds Mar 06, 2008 (6:54 pm)
2008 TCH   What is the maximum speed that we can shift to B without the fear of over-revving the ICE?   Just curious how many thousand miles can the brake pads last? driving about 15000 miles/year, mainly city driving.   Also curious if 0-60 acceleration times are faster if you accelerate with the shifter lever in B instead of D? Replies to this message: talmy1 (Mar 07, 2008 7:07 am)
#176 of 228 Re: 3 questions [nnodds] by talmy1 Mar 07, 2008 (7:07 am)
Replying to: nnodds (Mar 06, 2008 6:54 pm) There are no gears that shift. The shifter is just an electrical switch. You can shift to B at any speed. All B does is use the engine for braking when you release the accelerator and/or press on the brake. Normally only regenerative braking is used, but in long downgrades the battery can fully charge forcing the use of the conventional (friction) brakes. B will preserve those brakes.   Because B only affects braking, it will not alter the 0-60 acceleration times.   The brake pads will last much longer than they would on a conventional car with an automatic transmission, but of course the mileage you get will depend greatly on how and where you drive.
#177 of 228 Re: Start slowly and funny-2008 Camry Hybrid [tsy] by chihlin Mar 29, 2008 (10:38 am)
Replying to: tsy (Jan 15, 2008 9:16 am) Since I posted the question, I have owned my TCH for another 3 months and driven it for 3000 miles. It is very amazing that I already adapted to it very well and do not care that it starts up a little bit slower than other toyota sedans. In fact, I am very satisfied with this car. It is very smooth and can accelerate very fast once the speed is brought up. The mileage per gallon has continued to increase for each tank fill and now reaches around 39 mpg. I am not quite sure whether this is due to higher temperature at this moment or because I change my driving behavior. However, I do notice that my TCH is most efficient when I drive it in expressway at around 40 to 50 MPH. When I drive in highway, the mpg number will decrease.
#178 of 228 how to display mpg by tango12345 May 25, 2008 (2:19 pm)
i been driving my 09 tch for 4 days, at first i can display the mpg but when i press the display button now i can't seem to find the mpg display.....not sure how to get the mpg display back.....can anyone help? Replies to this message: wvgasguy (May 25, 2008 5:03 pm)
#179 of 228 Re: how to display mpg [tango12345] by wvgasguy May 25, 2008 (5:03 pm)
Replying to: tango12345 (May 25, 2008 2:19 pm) I assume you're talking of the display on the dash in a non-NAV car? If it's like the 07 model the button on the steering wheel changes the display but there are several choices and you need to keep pushing until it gets back to the mpg display (for that tank, not trips)
#180 of 228 Re: 2007 TCH Hybrid update- Observations [rocky39] by mevander1 Jun 08, 2008 (3:23 am)
Replying to: rocky39 (Jan 10, 2008 7:59 pm) Where do you find the seats to be hard? Bottom, back or both? I know a driver of a another cars that had hard seats. He purchased bedding type 3 inch foam, cover is with fabric and the problem was solved (has to be high grade foam..)
#181 of 228 Problem or not with digital readout for TCH by loves2read Jun 09, 2008 (8:24 am)
Have an 09 TCH bought about a month ago == have little over 1000 mi so far most of this is intown surface streets--with a couple of longer freeway travels--mpg is getting about 33.8 but have only filled it twice--car was new on lot/ low mileage when it was test driven and bought and there are times when I do get caught in lights and do have short runs which at not fuel efficient--I am not complaining about my mpg because of what we are getting but I am concerned that my car may be developing a problem tracking/monitoring the actual use of gasoline and the change from gas to battery.... I want to know if what I am seeing IS normal--if anyone else has seen this same readout--if anyone might have explanation for what my car is doing...   I am noticing what I consider irregular, problematic occurances with the MPG gauge/dial when I am driving (and sometimes when I look at what is happening when my husband drives as well)--I did not notice this same type of dial movement when we first bought the car and were driving it--- I have tried to follow some of these threads but frankly I hate the way this forum is organized because I think it is so DIS-organized and difficult to track a thread even if using OUTLINE format... ANYWAY-- when I am driving and have built up speed and wish to coast and go to the regenerative battery buildup--sometimes my MPG dial will hesitate and not drop to the blue E zone at the bottom--sometimes when I am coasting at 40 mph or lower, the dial will hesitate and stay at 40 MPG or 60 MPG-- there are a few cases when I was coasting and the dial acutally went UP to 20 MPG-- and I am using NO gas--there might be some in the system because I was on conventional engine before I started coasting--but my foot is off the accelarator   I DON"T understand why that is happening--it seems to interfere with accurately tracking the MPG of the car's total mileage electronically through the system--- I am worried that it means there is problem with the transfer from battery power to gasoline power which suggests a problem with the battery system in general...   my husband says this is normal--that the dial hanging has happened from the beginning of driving the car (which I do not believe because I would have thought it was weird to start with) I called the Toyota dealership and talked to our salesman who does not drive a TCH--only sells them--he referred me to the service dept-- talked to guy who is basically clueless since his mantra was that there are so many built-in system safeguards that if there was a problem I would get an error message from the car Again-- I don't believe that explanation-- his explanation was that there were many different configurations of driving/battery conditions during any given time period and what I was seeing was normal   I want to know WHY not using any gas would make my MPG dial go to 40 mpg-- does ANYONE have an explanation-- has anyone noticed the same type of behavior on your car do I need to take the car in It does not happen all the time--do we could spend a lot of time driving around trying to recreate the senario when it would happen.... Replies to this message: larsb (Jun 09, 2008 8:45 am) tbone0526 (Jun 09, 2008 8:53 am) larsb (Jun 09, 2008 8:56 am) loves2read (Jun 09, 2008 9:00 am) and 2 more... tbone0526 (Jun 09, 2008 9:01 am)
#182 of 228 Re: Problem or not with digital readout for TCH [loves2read] by larsb Jun 09, 2008 (8:45 am)
Replying to: loves2read (Jun 09, 2008 8:24 am) Sounds normal to me. I have owned a 2007 TCH for just a little over 2 years now.   Let me ask you - does this happen more often during the start of a trip?   What is happening to your dial is that when the car is NOT in electric mode, you will see the needle in the 20-60 MPG range regardless of the situation with the gas pedal.   If the car is in E-Mode, then the needle will stay in the blue E area.   Just because you think you are not giving the car any gas does not mean it is not USING gasoline - it uses gasoline the entire time it is NOT in electric mode.   The car does not AUTOMATICALLY switch to E-Mode every time you stop giving it gas.   The only time it will be (and stay) in the blue E area is in electric mode.   I don't think your car has any kind of problem.

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