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Old 01-26-2010, 01:29 PM   #88
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Originally Posted by Suave View Post
There are three driving modes: EV, or all-electric, with a very limited distance at 25 mph or less (if there's enough juice in the battery), most useful for underground parking garages (or maybe your teenage son taking his girlfriend home late); ECO, which minimizes fuel consumption by reducing the throttle opening and restricting the air conditioning; and Power for full acceleration.

The difference between Power and ECO is 4.1 seconds from 50 to 70 mph, versus 5.8 seconds
http://autos.aol.com/cars-Toyota-Pri.../expert-review
That's good to know - thanks for looking it up.

Great feature, but I'd hop in and press the power button everytime, thereby making it pointless for me to ever own a hybrid lol.
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