Hi,

Does anyone know if you run out of gas in a Hybrid if the car will
continue to run normally off of the battery bank until is depleted?

For example, if I run out of gas in my Highlander can I keep driving
normally until I run out of juice in my batteries?

If the answer is 'yes', then could you tell me the approximate range in
miles that I could probably get on flat roads?

just curious,

Ron

"Ron" <rgraham11 (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wrote

answer to your question?

"mack" <mackerel (AT) dslextreme (DOT) com> wrote

Not having a hybrid myself (at least not yet) - & therefore no owner's
manual, I 'read' the OP's post as a hypothetical question, & am also in
interested in what the answer would be.

Cathy

"Ron" <rgraham11 (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wrote

According to the FAQ section on Toyota's web site:

"No. Though Prius can operate in electric-only mode when gasoline is in the
tank, it is not designed to run without gasoline. Doing so could cause
severe damage to the hybrid system, so drivers should be sure to keep gas in
the tank at all times. "
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Ray O
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"Ray O" <rokigawaATtristarassociatesDOTcom> wrote

Thanks.

Cathy

"Cathy F." <clfr (AT) adelphiadot (DOT) net> wrote

since the writer says the following -

For example, if I run out of gas in my Highlander can I keep driving
normally until I run out of juice in my batteries?

I assumed he owned a Highlander, and was not asking a hypothetical
question.....perhaps I was assuming too much.

mack <mackerel (AT) dslextreme (DOT) com> trolled:

Since you didn't have an answer to his question, you shouldn't have
answered, except that you wanted to be a smartass.

You're an asshole. You're also killfiled. Anyone who starts an
answer with the word, "Um..." is about to say something really,
really fucking stupid and you did not disappoint.

Killfiled for 28 days.

cordially, as always,

rm

"Cathy F." <clfr (AT) adelphiadot (DOT) net> wrote

You're welcome!
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Ray O
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rokigawaATtristarassociatesDOTcom "Ray O" writes:

Thanks for digging that info out, Ray. In my slight experience,
the Prius gives good warning when the tank approaches empty. If
the last 1/10 (not 1/8 as I previously reported) of the fullness
indicator is the only one lit, you get warning messages and that
last segment blinks at you; and you have 50-55 miles in hand.

As a last resort, I wonder if one could switch to "EV" (Electric
Vehicle) mode, which might move you down the road a little, or a
lot, depending on how downhill the road is. (Though I hear that
not all USian models of the Prius have EV mode installed.)
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Andrew Stephenson

"Andrew Stephenson" <ames (AT) deltrak (DOT) demon.co.uk> wrote

I was not aware that any Prius models sold in the U.S. had a manually
selectable EV mode.
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Ray O
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