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#1 of 3 Hybrid battery/Electric motor by jfc31 Sep 26, 2008 (1:43 pm)
How long should the hybrid battery be able to power the electric motor in bumper-to-bumper traffic? My NAH is running great....has 6000 miles and I've been getting 35-36 MPG on every tank of gas. But, I've been stuck in traffic twice and both times the battery meter went down very quickly (less than 5 minutes), the EV mode stopped and the engine turned on. After 5 minutes, the EV mode went back on, but then went off again after a few minutes. Is this normal? I find it very annoying to think about burning gas when I have an electric motor available. Replies to this message: jojolopes (Sep 26, 2008 3:26 pm) langjie (Oct 01, 2008 5:45 am)
#2 of 3 Re: Hybrid battery/Electric motor [jfc31] by jojolopes Sep 26, 2008 (3:26 pm)
Replying to: jfc31 (Sep 26, 2008 1:43 pm) Yes, it is normal. There are variables which will affect the length of time you get out of EV only, like if the A/C is on. The computer tries to keep the battery above about 1/4 so it will turn the engine on to charge the battery up to about half when it gets low. In stop and go traffic you are taxing the battery a lot to get the car moving as opposed to if you just sat still for some minutes. I have sat in my driveway with the car on in EV mode talking on the bluetooth and the battery barely budged. So in summary, yes it is normal for it to happen in bumper to bumper traffic where you move a little then stop over and over.
#3 of 3 Re: Hybrid battery/Electric motor [jfc31] by langjie Oct 01, 2008 (5:45 am)
Replying to: jfc31 (Sep 26, 2008 1:43 pm) yes, it's normal, the battery doesn't have that much capacity to be able to stand too much stop and go. actually, stop and go, the battery usually is ok, it's when the highway is a parking lot, that's when it completely dies. it might last about 1/4 mile when it's parking lot traffic

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