Selling my Yaris, and why.

[Idahotom]

I'm heavily into lith-ion electric bikes, so I guess a little more earth killing won't matter much.

I just had to run back into town, to the crane yard anyway, and made the entire 13 miles with NO gasoline, all EV power, with 3 miles range left over. There is a slight downhill grade a couple miles before my yard, and with the Yaris I would often slip it into neutral (when traveling 50 mph) and by the time I got to the driveway I could just coast in, having slowed to less then 20. I would only do this if no one was behind me, as the speed limit is 45. Today, for the first time, I slipped the Prius into neutral, at the same place and speed, and by the time I got to my turn I had started thinking that it was still in drive...... I was going 30+ mph, but then realized I WAS in neutral! The thing is that aero efficient, more testing to continue.

[Bluevitz-rs]

Originally Posted by Idahotom

I'm heavily into lith-ion electric bikes, so I guess a little more earth killing won't matter much.

I just had to run back into town, to the crane yard anyway, and made the entire 13 miles with NO gasoline, all EV power, with 3 miles range left over. There is a slight downhill grade a couple miles before my yard, and with the Yaris I would often slip it into neutral (when traveling 50 mph) and by the time I got to the driveway I could just coast in, having slowed to less then 20. I would only do this if no one was behind me, as the speed limit is 45. Today, for the first time, I slipped the Prius into neutral, at the same place and speed, and by the time I got to my turn I had started thinking that it was still in drive...... I was going 30+ mph, but then realized I WAS in neutral! The thing is that aero efficient, more testing to continue.

You're wasting the re-gen by putting it in neutral. Leave it in D.