My prius goes around 50mph in a sloped freeway, what could i do to make it go around 70mph (65 speedlimit)? I gas the prius 80% and it still stays at around 50, does it have anything to do with "b" gear? WHat does the "b" gear do?
2007-07-17 07:12:37 · 11 answers · asked by Darren L 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Car Makes ➔ Toyota
Yes the B gear has something to do with going more slowly when going downhill.
You shouldn't have a problem getting up to speed on the freeway, but it depends on how big the slope is. I don't have any problem accelerating uphill in my Prius, as long as the slope isn't really steep. Try flooring it if you want to go faster.
2007-07-17 10:01:57 · answer #1 · answered by Dana1981 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Only 50 uphill means there is something wrong with it. To clarify on B mode: B mode is for when you are going down a long hill riding the brakes and the traction battery becomes as fully charged from regen as the system will let it and since there is no place else for the regen power to go the car switches to the regular friction brakes instead. Since the friction brakes would overheat if you continued to ride them downhill you instead select B which is the same as downshifting a manual transmission or putting a conventional automatic in low range. This just spins up the engine faster than normal and makes it act as a brake by pumping air.
2007-07-20 22:11:01 · answer #2 · answered by wondering 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
thier defiitly something wrong with your prius mines does 80 on a very very slope hill and i only floor it about 50%
better get it check your battery might be going out : (
2007-07-17 18:41:50 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
replace the pinnacle gasket now!!!!!!! formerly you kill the engine. Is the fan working ? The greater artwork you ask the engine to do the greater warmth it makes. That leaky head gasket may well be leaking compression into the cooling gadget. Open cooling gadget ??? you advise you have not any overflow tank?.Does the overall performance rad have adequate ability, the acceptable circulate ? is it designed for a cherokee? i've got considered trick aluminum rads that did not cool nicely worth a damn. be certain the electrical powered fan is drawing near .
2016-12-14 11:35:10 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Plug a fully charged cell phone into your power port, the extra juice just might help you get up the hill. Seriously, you are driving a rolling battery with a micro-sized ICE, how fast were you expecting to travel?
2007-07-17 07:28:20 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
You didn't buy a Prius in order to be able to speed up quickly on a hill, now, did you? If you're looking for acceleration, you're just driving the wrong car.
2007-07-17 07:20:21 · answer #6 · answered by Mr. Taco 7 · 6⤊ 1⤋
floor it, it will send all power to the gasoline engine because by then the battery should have already run out. it probably would have been a better idea not to get the prius in the first place, for the extra large battery and extra electric motors add so much weight to the car that a regular commuter car would have been better.
2007-07-17 10:28:51 · answer #7 · answered by ottomatic11 3 · 2⤊ 3⤋
It could have something to do with B gear. B is the engine regen, so that it takes slowing down and converts it to energy. B should really only be used on long downhill grades I think.
I've never run into your problem, so I'm not sure.
2007-07-17 07:22:50 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
B is not going to help it is made for going down hill
I have one and have no problem doing 80 up and down hill
2007-07-17 07:21:31 · answer #9 · answered by bkbarile 5 · 3⤊ 2⤋
Trade it in for a Hummer. I hear they can do about 85 up a hill.
2007-07-17 07:20:14 · answer #10 · answered by j c 4 · 5⤊ 3⤋