Hi, this might be a stupid question but it’s come to a point where it’s just unnecessary and it reached an extremely annoying point where I’ve been stuck in slow moving traffic where it constantly starts charging, using up more fuel than needed.

I drive a Yaris Y20 and I live somewhere that’s very uphill and close to a motorway.

The engine charging the hybrid battery is completely unnecessary since I’m mostly just using the engine break and then going up to a motorway.

Is there a way to either limit the engine charging to hybrid battery or to just turn off that specific function?

  • MakionGarvinus@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    Does your car have the EV button on the center console anywhere? That will do what you’re asking, but it has its limitations.

    • roflmytoeisonfire@alien.topOPBEnglish
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      10 months ago

      It does, I always assumed it was just to force the use of the battery, at a specific window of speed (terribly explained / assumed I know and apologise)

      If I’m wrong do tell cause it’s just what I assumed.