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From: Daniel who wants to know on 17 Mar 2010 00:34 "Jim Yanik" <jyanik(a)abuse.gov> wrote in message news:Xns9D3DAF84FD952jyaniklocalnetcom(a)216.168.3.44... > Nasty <nasty(a)tampabay.rr.com> wrote in > news:4b9fdab2$0$4871$9a6e19ea(a)unlimited.newshosting.com: > > >> Nothing, just like getting out of any car. If you get out and the car >> is running and in drive it will go forward. > > So,on a level surface,if you have your foot OFF the "gas pedal" and brake, > and "in gear",the Prius will creep forward? Why? > > No "gas pedal" input should mean "no go". > after all,it's electric drive. > If you're not moving,there should be no juice going to the electric motor. > > the "creep" in gas-powered cars is because the torque converter still > transmits power to the tranny and wheels when the car is idling. > > electric cars don't need to "idle". > > -- > Jim Yanik > jyanik > at > localnet > dot com
From: Daniel who wants to know on 17 Mar 2010 00:35 "Jim Yanik" <jyanik(a)abuse.gov> wrote in message news:Xns9D3DAF84FD952jyaniklocalnetcom(a)216.168.3.44... > Nasty <nasty(a)tampabay.rr.com> wrote in > news:4b9fdab2$0$4871$9a6e19ea(a)unlimited.newshosting.com: > > >> Nothing, just like getting out of any car. If you get out and the car >> is running and in drive it will go forward. > > So,on a level surface,if you have your foot OFF the "gas pedal" and brake, > and "in gear",the Prius will creep forward? Why? > > No "gas pedal" input should mean "no go". > after all,it's electric drive. > If you're not moving,there should be no juice going to the electric motor. > > the "creep" in gas-powered cars is because the torque converter still > transmits power to the tranny and wheels when the car is idling. > > electric cars don't need to "idle". > > -- > Jim Yanik > jyanik > at > localnet > dot com Sorry for the blank post. The owners in the various groups have been asking this very question since the first cars were delivered. The only answer is that it tries to emulate a regular automatic tranny. They have even asked mother Toyota to provide a means to turn off the creep such as a button, MFD menu, or even an option set by the THHS or TechStream scanners at the dealer.
From: Leftie on 17 Mar 2010 01:49 Tegger wrote: > Nasty <nasty(a)tampabay.rr.com> wrote in > news:4b9f977a$0$4975$9a6e19ea(a)unlimited.newshosting.com: > > >> No. I have one. It WILL shift into neutral at any speed. It WILL turn >> off by pressing the power button without shifting to park. It WILL >> operate at or below the speed limit and can be operated without having >> a wreck so I don't have to make up stories about it "running away on >> its own". > > > > I've never driven a Prius. Under what exact conditions does the thing > actually run under battery power alone? > > I don't have one, but it's my understanding that it will run in EV mode at speeds under 26MPH at low throttle openings for up to one mile.
From: jim beam on 17 Mar 2010 00:50 On 03/16/2010 09:33 PM, Daniel who wants to know wrote: > "AZ Nomad"<aznomad.3(a)PremoveOBthisOX.COM> wrote in message > news:slrnhq03dm.9n8.aznomad.3(a)ip70-176-155-130.ph.ph.cox.net... >> >> Do you have some insane notion that electric motors idle? > > The Prius has always had artificial creep (ICE running or not) for no other > reason than to emulate a regular automatic transmission with a torque > converter. > > and useful it is too... -- nomina rutrum rutrum
From: ACAR on 17 Mar 2010 07:08
On Mar 16, 8:00 pm, dr_jeff <u...(a)msu.edu> wrote: wreckless endangerment. well, he didn't wreck... |