Traffic Jams

[dagyo85]

How does your Prius hold up in a long time traffic jam? With all the construction and power outtages recently where I live, it took me about 45 minutes to get through 5 miles the other day. My car's battery was quite low, the lowest I have ever seen by the time I got to drive again, it was purple! What happens if you are stuck stuck for a long time

Comments

[spectral54]

Once the battery gets down to two bars it will start the engine to charge it back up. Pretty easy to accomplish this on a hot day for me, if I have the A/C on and am in stop-and-go traffic. The battery will be fine until you run out of gas, at which point the car will be very unhappy with you and I have no idea what would happen to the battery if you didn't shut it off. :)

[bnllovesme]

Same with me when I've been stuck in traffic. When it gets down to two bars the engine starts up and recharges it. I try to help it out by turning off the air and opening the window.

[toyotaservice]

Toyota makes the engine start on gas so that it recharges the battery.