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If the engine fails or you run out of gas Sam Inman 06-04-2006
Posted by Sam Inman on June 4, 2006, 10:52 pm
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If the internal combustion engine fails or the Prius runs out of gas, is
it capable of moving at slow speeds to a safe location? If so, about
what kind of range would it have, assuming the battery has an average
level of capacity?

Posted by Michelle Steiner on June 4, 2006, 11:42 pm
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> If the internal combustion engine fails or the Prius runs out of gas, is
> it capable of moving at slow speeds to a safe location? If so, about
> what kind of range would it have, assuming the battery has an average
> level of capacity?

About a mile or two.

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Posted by Eskimoe on June 27, 2006, 9:49 am
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I was able to drive about 1 mile at normal in town speeds (30-45) when
I ran out of gas. My level was about 3 bars short of full. After
filling up it started right up with no problems.


Sam Inman wrote:
> If the internal combustion engine fails or the Prius runs out of gas, is
> it capable of moving at slow speeds to a safe location? If so, about
> what kind of range would it have, assuming the battery has an average
> level of capacity?


Posted by richard schumacher on June 27, 2006, 11:05 am
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> I was able to drive about 1 mile at normal in town speeds (30-45) when
> I ran out of gas. My level was about 3 bars short of full. After
> filling up it started right up with no problems.
>
>
> Sam Inman wrote:
> > If the internal combustion engine fails or the Prius runs out of gas, is
> > it capable of moving at slow speeds to a safe location? If so, about
> > what kind of range would it have, assuming the battery has an average
> > level of capacity?

Remember: when the last bar starts to blink it means "buy gas right now,
damn it".

Posted by Bill on June 27, 2006, 11:21 am
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>
>
>> I was able to drive about 1 mile at normal in town speeds (30-45) when
>> I ran out of gas. My level was about 3 bars short of full. After
>> filling up it started right up with no problems.
>>
>>
>> Sam Inman wrote:
>> > If the internal combustion engine fails or the Prius runs out of gas,
>> > is
>> > it capable of moving at slow speeds to a safe location? If so, about
>> > what kind of range would it have, assuming the battery has an average
>> > level of capacity?
>
> Remember: when the last bar starts to blink it means "buy gas right now,
> damn it".

If he was 3 bars short of full when he ran out, he was a long way from one
blinking bar. Sounds like a bad gauge to me.



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