Difference on full battery gen 3 vs 4?

Discussion in 'Gen 4 Prius Main Forum' started by inferno, Mar 4, 2016.

  1. inferno

    inferno Senior Member

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    I'm still not seeing a clear answer to this in the threads. With a full battery while breaking, is there a difference of gen 3 vs 4 vs 4 eco?

    Are the battery capacities the same? I think I heard ev power is different, ie gen 3 has more ev power and gen 4 less but gen 4 has higher engine cutoff and works more succinctly with the hybrid system?

    Does regen breaking also differ? Is gen 4 more efficient in regen breaking? So many questions
     
  2. wjtracy

    wjtracy Senior Member

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    Good questions, but if the battery is "full" wouldn't regen braking have to stop as before? there is no place to put the electrons?
     
  3. JimboPalmer

    JimboPalmer Tsar of all the Rushers

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    I sincerly hope nothing is breaking while you are braking
     
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    I wonder if someone has set up a scanguage to show state of charge. That would show whether the Li battery has a higher limit than the 80% or so of the Gen 3 battery.
     
  5. I'mJp

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    Does anybody know the scangauge for the new battery? The old ones for the gen 3 don't work. I would love to have a gauge on the battery temperature as well.