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    PiP – the Marvelous Mountain Machine

    Someone earlier in the thread asked about high mountain driving. Here is my experience. I live in a very hilly area at 9500 ft -- just W of the...
    Post by: stanwagon, Sep 8, 2015 in forum: Gen 1 Prius Plug-in 2012-2015
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    Difficulty plugging in

    Many thanks for helpful comments... will pursue one of these remedies.... WOW: Piece of cake. The O-ring is red rubber just inside the "plug" --...
    Post by: stanwagon, Sep 2, 2015 in forum: Gen 1 Prius Plug-in 2012-2015
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    Difficulty plugging in

    I have a 2013 Plug In Prius here in the mts. of Colo. I have gotten 71 mpg for the first 30000 miles. Very hilly here. My question: It has become...
    Thread by: stanwagon, Sep 2, 2015, 5 replies, in forum: Gen 1 Prius Plug-in 2012-2015
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    Charge time

    OK. That explains a mystery, so thanks. Since checking it manually every few minutes is too much trouble, I guess we will just live with the...
    Post by: stanwagon, Mar 25, 2014 in forum: Gen 1 Prius Plug-in 2012-2015
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    Charge time

    So I have started using the timer, as recommended in the manual. But it seems as if it ALWAYS rounds to the nearest hour. Am I misusing it...
    Post by: stanwagon, Mar 25, 2014 in forum: Gen 1 Prius Plug-in 2012-2015
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    New 2013 pip owner here w question

    I had an 05 Prius. I live in Colo. at 10000 ft where snow and ice are huge. After 2 years with the '05 I got snow tires and it made a phenomenal...
    Post by: stanwagon, Nov 8, 2013 in forum: Gen 1 Prius Plug-in 2012-2015
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    Question on MPG

    To get mileage on gas, you can use the display shown above to get the miles on gas, and divide by the gallons used. But the number shown for gals....
    Post by: stanwagon, Oct 2, 2013 in forum: Gen 1 Prius Plug-in 2012-2015
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    Switching back to EV during HV warmup

    I am starting to dread winter up here (10000 ft in Colo), when the ICE might end up running for the full duration of a trip of 5-7 miles.
    Post by: stanwagon, Aug 24, 2013 in forum: Gen 1 Prius Plug-in 2012-2015
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    Down to the last bar.. How far can I go?

    Manual says tank is 10.6 gals. So yes, the fact that the bar starts blinking when about 2.6 gals is left in the tank does seem premature. Like so...
    Post by: stanwagon, Aug 16, 2013 in forum: Gen 1 Prius Plug-in 2012-2015
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    Down to the last bar.. How far can I go?

    My fillup today taught me something. The bar had been blinking for a day or two. The EV/HV screen said that 7 gals. had been used, and I know...
    Post by: stanwagon, Aug 15, 2013 in forum: Gen 1 Prius Plug-in 2012-2015
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    Fan on or windows open?

    Thanks for posting this. It does seem there is a subtle influence because of the EV storage numbers to not use the fan. Since my driving is mixed...
    Post by: stanwagon, Aug 8, 2013 in forum: Gen 1 Prius Plug-in 2012-2015
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    Actual EV miles

    Yes, I live in hilly terrain and can confirm that miles on long hills, when no ICE power is being used for propulsion can sometimes count for EV...
    Post by: stanwagon, Aug 5, 2013 in forum: Gen 1 Prius Plug-in 2012-2015
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    The many ways to track your MPG with computer screens

    As I just posted on another thread, even if you should accidentally reset your lifetime B, the info is available in the EC ratio thread, which has...
    Post by: stanwagon, Aug 2, 2013 in forum: Gen 1 Prius Plug-in 2012-2015
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    Down to the last bar.. How far can I go?

    There is more solid info on some of the gauges. On the screen that shows the EV vs HV ratio: there are two trips there TRIP 1 and TRIP 2. Keep...
    Post by: stanwagon, Aug 1, 2013 in forum: Gen 1 Prius Plug-in 2012-2015