LakeLeaf
Well-known member
We haven't heard yet what % of the available battery will actually be used, but it will be less then 100% - draining down to a low of probably 20% or so.
It would be nice to be able to use the rest of that charge in an emergency situation - even if it meant some degradation of battery performance as a result.
If the battery charge range is 20% to 80% - that means that 60% of the capacity should give you 100 miles, or the remaining 20% would be a reserve of about 33 miles. That would be more then enough to get you out of a bad situation - like running out of juice on a highway, or a two laner with no shoulder to pull off onto.
My understanding from reading about the Prius is that charging the battery to 100% full, and then running it down to 0% full *may* result in earlier battery degradation - I'm sure others here know more about the specifics then I.
Has anyone heard what happens to the car when you "run out of gas"? Does it just suddenly completely shutoff, or is there some type of more graceful failure mode?
It would be nice to be able to use the rest of that charge in an emergency situation - even if it meant some degradation of battery performance as a result.
If the battery charge range is 20% to 80% - that means that 60% of the capacity should give you 100 miles, or the remaining 20% would be a reserve of about 33 miles. That would be more then enough to get you out of a bad situation - like running out of juice on a highway, or a two laner with no shoulder to pull off onto.
My understanding from reading about the Prius is that charging the battery to 100% full, and then running it down to 0% full *may* result in earlier battery degradation - I'm sure others here know more about the specifics then I.
Has anyone heard what happens to the car when you "run out of gas"? Does it just suddenly completely shutoff, or is there some type of more graceful failure mode?