The glare on the screen was annoying with the Moonstone interior. But with the black interior, I experienced almost no glare during a test drive in broad daylight.
@@Aarononautos I searched for the moonstone interior. I got "Communist California ... some other BS." Rolling blackouts are a thing here because of grid overload during hot temperatures. Too many people using air conditioning at once.
brake mode is supposed to be used to make the car use engine breaking as much as possible so the battery does not get overcharged , like for going down hill
The last thing you want to do going downhill is use brake pads more. Especially on a car whose pads are smaller than would normally be needed for the mass of the vehicle. B mode actually forces more air through the engine, creating more waste heat, which causes slowing through engine engagement. It has a byproduct of creating slightly more energy to be sent through the hybrid's charging system.
here's a HUGE misconception there.. as you're not really capturing more charging than normal when you shift into B.. the engine spins up at a higher RPM and it's primary purpose of doing so is to slow the car down.. it actually WASTES energy instead of recovering it as it would if you were just using the normal brake and have the shifter in 'D' 'B' is used and only should be used on long steep downhills where with all the regenerative braking you would have gotten out of 'D' and just using the brake pedal would have filled up the battery... or the battery is already full.. so to help save the friction brakes.. only do you then use the engine to help slow you down. there are tons of resources debunking this random myth that who knows where came from. thats from prius chat.
The glare on the screen was annoying with the Moonstone interior. But with the black interior, I experienced almost no glare during a test drive in broad daylight.
Great review, I'm thinking of buying one!
Thanks for the detailed information.
Dude. I don't watch car reviews for political commentary.
Then this one was perfect! Thanks. :)
@@Aarononautos I searched for the moonstone interior. I got "Communist California ... some other BS." Rolling blackouts are a thing here because of grid overload during hot temperatures. Too many people using air conditioning at once.
@@NoteFromSELF You should research WHY you have those blackouts. It's politics.
brake mode is supposed to be used to make the car use engine breaking as much as possible so the battery does not get overcharged , like for going down hill
The last thing you want to do going downhill is use brake pads more. Especially on a car whose pads are smaller than would normally be needed for the mass of the vehicle. B mode actually forces more air through the engine, creating more waste heat, which causes slowing through engine engagement. It has a byproduct of creating slightly more energy to be sent through the hybrid's charging system.
here's a HUGE misconception there.. as you're not really capturing more charging than normal when you shift into B.. the engine spins up at a higher RPM and it's primary purpose of doing so is to slow the car down..
it actually WASTES energy instead of recovering it as it would if you were just using the normal brake and have the shifter in 'D'
'B' is used and only should be used on long steep downhills where with all the regenerative braking you would have gotten out of 'D' and just using the brake pedal would have filled up the battery... or the battery is already full..
so to help save the friction brakes.. only do you then use the engine to help slow you down. there are tons of resources debunking this random myth that who knows where came from.
thats from prius chat.
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Once the political comment was made, I stopped watching. A great way to limit your audience...
LOL