Group: alt.energy.homepower
From: "Daniel Who Wants to Know"
Date: Wednesday, September 05, 2007 10:47 PM
Subject: Re: Emergency Power from a Prius


"Arnold Walker" wrote in message
news:1189018052_14287@ ...
>
> And your NiMh would be all charged up by the time you "coasted" to your
> exit.

No it wouldn't because 82% is a hard limit enforced by the battery ECU.
Once the battery reached 82% SOC all regeneration would stop and the car
would spin up the engine slightly faster to use engine braking instead. If
you pressed on the beake pedal it would be all friction braking.

> As to fly by wire,the Dash 7 had it in 1976 and Prius doesn't has slip
> control.

OK I'll bite what is slip control by your definition.