... Hi, Paul -- You ought to drive up to Madison to the Dane County Fair this weekend -- Hybridfest is going on Saturday and Sunday. There will be other FEH...
Can someone please explain to my why RMP should be kept below 3000? Just more efficient? Or will it acutally cause damage to my FEH? Thanks, Robyn ... ...
I would prefer a cruise control mode that dials in and maintains a constant engine load while on the highway. I'd like to define Max velocity (say 60mph) Min...
Linda -- I have no time to go back through past posts to look up your e-mail address. My town is seriously considering an event similar to HybridFest, in fact...
... How do you figure that one? If the gas tax is raised to offset reduced sales due to more efficient vehicles, that will make the price of gas go up, which...
More efficient vehicles, in addition to the reduced use of models of the lesser-efficient vehicles brought about by higher fuel prices (diesel included) will...
I have been putting a list of things together for my Scan gauge. I have an extended PID list, coding Manual for the Escape Hybrid etc. I was wondering if...
I'm driving a 2005 FEH 4X4 and I usually have the gauge set to measure the "mileage" in Litres per 100Km. But being older and used to MPG I have a little chart...
Please excuse the length. Over a week ago, I asked an on-topic question on the phev mailing list topic, but the replies I got and some of my responses to them ...
The dealer is wrong. You can safely and efficiently rev the unit over 3000 RPM. It is normal for the ICE to go to 4K on a hill. The ICE in a hybrid uses a...
I think a lot of folks here have written, myself included, that we try to keep rpm's below 3,000. This is simply because it is more fuel efficient. There is no...
... windmill) to have an all lectric car of the potential to perform like the cars we now drive sounds equitable. but do you live in the far west. We folks...
... gas ... Granted you can safely go above 3,000 rpms without engine damage, occasionally all the way to redline without major issues. It's been my...
I just purchased an 06 and love it. What I can't figure out is how can you turn off the radio and still have use of the nav and economy guage? If I turn of...
From the economist's standpoint, to provide the correct incentive price and gas tax should reflect the marginal cost of supplying fuel and road maintence due...
Tony -- If this goes forward, I will definitely post about it. What do you know about a similar event in Southern California? Have you heard of it? Have you...
Oddly enough, especially with SoCal being such a car-oriented culture, I've not seen nor heard of any hybrid meets. Not even a Prius-only one. I'll keep an eye...
In a "normal" car with speed control set-- ie one with conventional transmission with fixed gear ratios, when climbing a hill, rpm is constant when maintaining...
... My highest mpg round trips are those into the hills, keeping rpm below 3000 with a rare run up to 4000 rpm on very steep grades. ... I find the same is...
It is pretty amazing. I find that mountain runs are better for my mileage too. I did a run up to Big Bear and back last summer. I was used cruise on the flats...
Some quick playing around in Google comes up with following: 7.9 liters per 100 km = 35.7570953 miles per Imperial gallon 7.9 liters per 100 km = 29.7739979...
Dan, Thanks for the reply. I think that must be the case. I reset the metric figures today and went right into the "English" side and it was reduced to zero. ...
Better fuel economy on trips through hilly terrain compared to trips through relatively level terrain seems to be a trait of hybrid vehicles. That seems to be...
The way I think of it, if one is driving on level ground at a steady 45 mph, there is very little opportunity for the hybrid system to work. I mean, on level...
