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Replying to: newski3 (May 10, 2006 10:10 am) As for the Power Meter, I like to think of it as a torque demand meter. If I step on the accelerator more than softly or the car is maintaining speed uphill, the needle goes up. Once it passes the dashes near 0, the ICE kicks in and you are no longer running solely on electric. I'm sure there is a better explaination but that's my take on it. |
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Replying to: newski3 (May 10, 2006 10:10 am) As for the power meter, it indicates the power in kw being generated from the engine (ICE). Anytime the ICE is on, 72% goes to the wheel and 28% get routed to the generator (MG1) which in turns generates voltage which eventually gets to the front motor (MG2) which then uses the electricity to turn the gear in the power slit device/E-CVT (contributing to the force turning the front wheels). The short story is one cannot run the ICE alone, when it is on you will see the KW go up in the power meter because of the 28% as indicated above. Hope it is helpful..if you are interested I can link you to some tech papers.
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Replying to: 82415 (May 10, 2006 11:26 am)
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Replying to: jajohnson (May 10, 2006 11:39 am) Here are some links to wet your appetite. Some of them are for Prius, however, the HH propulsion system is a refinement of the Prius HSD plus a new reduction gear for extra power. The Highlander is also known as the "Kluger" in the rest of the world. http://www.earthtoys.com/emagazine.php?issue_number=05.10.01&article=naftc http://www.ecrostech.com/prius/original/Understanding/Contents.htm http://www.cleangreencar.co.nz/page/prius-transmission http://toyota.jp/hv/entrance.html?intohsd.toyotajp.kluger If you still want more info at a more technical level post at this forum later because I have to find them again. Enjoy your new HiHy. |
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Replying to: newski3 (May 10, 2006 10:10 am) The power meter shows total HP (gas-engine and battery combined) converted to KWh. The Blue region indicates brakes charging, I believe. Correction? The stripes shows transitioning, I think. Correction please? Whenever we step on the brakes, the needle heads down to the blue region. The harder we press, the lower into the blue it goes, the more charging is taking place. When the car is coasting with no brakes, the needle hangs around the stripes region also charging. It can also sink to the bottom of the stripes region, just above the blue. When going at low speed requiring low power, the needle hangs in the stripes or just above. When going at higher speed or accelerating, the needle cranks up beyond the strips to 10, 25, 50 or 100 or beyond. The gas engine can start running for a variety of reasons from the middle of the stripes region and up. Hope this helps. |
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Replying to: newski3 (May 10, 2006 10:10 am) The $38,000 out the door does that include tax & lic. etc.??? Thanks, doug
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Replying to: doug28 (May 10, 2006 2:25 pm) Also, I'd like to thank everyone for his/her input into my Power Meter queston and especially the links. I find that each day I read this forum, I lean something new. It really helps. |
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My wife and I took the plunge and leased an HH. We love it, but are finding ourselves disappointed in the MPG area. We don't seem to be able to do better than 21.6 MPG. It's not cold here, and we aren't blasting the AC. Does the car take time to break in before the mileage improves? Is it just my lead foot? Any suggestions or ideas would be helpful.
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Replying to: hybridcurious (May 15, 2006 4:41 pm) Conservative driving like anticipating stops and turns by coasting, observing speed limit in city and freeways, no jack-rabbit stop-and-go and car conditions such as oil, tire pressure will all help. The hybrid is no magic, everything I would do for a normal car, I would do for the hybrid. If your terrain is mountainous, gas mileage can also suffer. May be you can explain where you drive, how you drive then may be we can give more specific help. |
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The engine in my HH (2006 AWD) usually activates so early in acceleration that I wonder how much utility is actually added by the electric motors. I appear to be getting between 25-26 MPG (average), not bad for a vehicle that size, but below the EPA city estimate. Is a high engine utilization typical for other HH owners? In an earlier posting in this forum, someone suggested that the delay for the engine activiation can be adjusted by the dealer which, presumably, would improve the MPG. However, I wonder if that would result in a reduction in acceleration and, if so, what the tradeoff would be. (I don't want to turn the HH into a Prius.) Does anyone have experience with adjusting the engine utilization?
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