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Doctor Drivel wrote:
Nope. The ecu senses when the engine has surplus power and uses this to
charge battery. That is why the Mk 3 Prius gets 72.4 mpg.

And when the battery is fully charged, what happens to this 'surplus
power'? Because either it is 'surplus' or it is needed.

Senile one, the engine revs down and the electric motor cuts in. Duh!

So the 'power' it was generating wasn't surplus? If it were, it would 'rev
down'.

I'm quite happy to be assured you don't know what surplus means.

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