Driving a hybrid car / Driving a Camry hybrid / Tips driving a hybrid car

Morning guys....

You all know that I have a heavy foot. I just don't allow cars like Kancil, Myvi, Vios, Bezza to overtake me be it at the traffic light or on the highway. For me , I just would like to have full satisfaction driving the car and enjoy to the fullest the quiet driving machine.Extending the mileage of the car is never my prime consideration. Nonetheless, I'm sharing my knowledge on how to get better mileage for your TCH.

Some tips to get better mileage in a hybrid car

1. Clear all the things in your car boot.We have lots of unnecessary things like shoes, files, books, golf sets , rackets, bottles of mineral water and sometimes old newspapers (Also get rid of shades, womens accessories that don't belong to your wife) . My wife -she likes to leave her 5 pair of shoes in my car. I don't know what her intention is. She also leaves the child's car safety seat in my car meant for my grandson . That thing weighs at least 20 kilos. All these things will make our car heavier and thus will affect the car mileage.

2. Check the tyre pressure and make sure that it is not underinflated. Under Inflated tyres will not only make your tyres wear out faster but also slow down your speed because of the heavy rolling resistance. The tyre pressure recommendation is shown at the edge of the door for you to follow.

3. Harvest energy by braking gently.Our TCH has a regenerative braking system that turns kinetic energy into electricity that is then stored in the traction battery. 10 % of the car power comes from this application. Sudden braking or braking at the last minute will not help in harvesting the kinetic energy.

4.Don't shift the gear into N or Neutral when you are at the traffic light stop or when idling . Your action will render the generator to disengage from generating electricity. At idle, the combustion engine is switched off and the battery power takes over. All these done seamlessly.Your air conditioning system at idle is run by electricity.

5. Plan your trip well and learn when and where you can actually harvest the energy through braking. Brake gently but take care of your safety first.

6. Use the Eco mode when you are in the city area. Using this mode will bring down the power use in the air cond system and lessens the throttle body. All these will save you fuel and extend your car mileage.

Having said all these, just depress the gas pedal when you feel like it. You know that the Camry has all the power almost like a V6 car to overtake a BMW 3 series or even the Mercedes clam shell 200.