Toyota Hybrid Drive modes : What they do and what's best

Wait. Why are we talking about hybrids again? How much did Toyota pay you? Toyota is a joke. Go away. I own a Polestar 2. End of topic

A good video.

I just bought my first hybrid Toyota rav4. I was confused how EV mode is working. Im glad that somebody is explaining it in human mode. Many thanks.

I just want it to use the gas engine when I put it in reverse so I don't wake up the whole neighborhood in the morning and at night with that annoying pws speaker

I have a Prime. I have no idea if "auto" hybrid switches between EV and hybrid and the non-auto EV/Hybrid does the same, does it matter what I select? (the later also offers EV charge mode, which I think I get).

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Eco mode is excellent for underground parking ..apartments etc

What about when you have to go 75 miles an hour for a long time is it better to hover off and on the gas?

Thanks for your video just bought a used 2016 CHR and need to know how everything works thank you.

We drive our Rav4 prime in "Eco" mode almost exclusively. It's not the least bit sluggish. The only time I change it is when I want to pass on a windy road, and not because I couldn't do it in eco mode, but because I feel it's safest to have maximum acceleration available if necessary.

I have a 2013 Camry hybrid, no options on sports mode. The car has 150,000 miles and the bars are 3/4 full on the pedal. I’m just a square that drives about 40 miles a day My question is when should I clean the battery vent to prevent draining the battery.

Should hybrid cars tow trailers

in plug in hybrids and you use nav, eco mode makes it so that it prio's ice on highway and saves the battery for roads meant for slow speeds

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I used ECO modo all the time everyday unless I need to go faster pass , someone or don’t be late somewhere ECO make a huge difference in gas

Educative. Thank youuuuu

Does sport mode do anything different than just flooring it in normal mode if/when you want max acceleration?

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Can you change modes while driving.? Does it affect any component in your car.

Great video. My use of EV mode is if I need to just move me car real quick. Instead of turning the engine on for 30 seconds, EV mode is nice in my opinion. (if it works lol)

im new to hibird and i just notice that my toyota cambry 2024. gave me a notice ro refill at half tank. my question is do i haave to fill up or i can just wait until i have 1/4 of gas or when is the best time to fill
thank you

I actually appreciate your intake and information. I owner 2021 prius and try to take care of it as best as possible and always have left it in echo mode and on the freeways. I leave it on power mode but a random question. If given the option, which would you prefer for economy, Mercedes or Toyota? And if so, and if you made a video, please send me the link, thank you

plug in hybrid three EV modes ???

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My prius 2010 gets 48 to 52 mpg in eco mode,99% of the time.

Question concerning EV MODE: Have they "fixed" it yet? My experience with Toyota hybrids is a 2012 Camry and a 2013 Prius.

When I go out to my cold hybrid and want to relocate it (say from the front of the house to the garage in the back, 200 feet max, 10 mph max) I don't want the internal combustion engine running when I know it won't have time to warm up. It does anger me when EV mode won't work because the engine is not warmed up.

If the engine is warm EV mode is automatic, why would I need a button?

I sincerely hope EV mode is fixed on the new hybrids as I will be wanting a new one some day.

Thanks for any information on this that you can provide.

I use eco all the time. My understanding is that if you need 100% power just floor it. And you will get 100% regardless of mode.

Thanks again

I always watch your video I'm ur subscriber from Philippines thank you for sharing your inputs

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Sport mode in new 2023 Prius is actually fun though on twisty roads. Never use for long periods of time though. Fun to good to have that power when needed and cool how car handles in sport mode. More power to AWD rear wheels to hug and carve out the Twisties. Engine in sport mode reminds me of a buzzing Indy car sometimes... well not quite but close enough lol
Really like what they have done with new Prius and recommend to everyone. Fun, sexy and fuel efficient. What more can you ask for.

I have a 2013 prius and now it's not getting gas it won't go back and forth from Evo to gas. It seems like it's only in Evo and the dash goes to nothing working or one or the other, the battery was 3/4 full but it's not charging on the dash. I've never had this happen before

I think in eco mode if you are using always you are compromise with your hybrid battery life

I'm in Australia with a Toyota Corolla 2021 hybrid. I do a lot of peak traffic driving. Sometimes my EV Mode will work up to 37km/h and then some other times it will let me get up to nearly 60km/h before deactivating because of the speed limit.... For the life of me I can't figure out the computers deciding factor for which speed limit to implement.

For heavy traffic, just use power mode to slow down battery drain. If you drain your battery, the engine will rev high for a long time instead of idling.

Is it okay to switch your drive modes while driving like your on sport mode then change to normal mode?

I have found EV is good when you are in the city, at a stop sign or light. When stopped, hit EV mode and it will use the Battery to get started, then when it hits 25, the system automatically turns it off and resumes normal driving. Its that initial take off that seems to use the most gas, so taking off from a stop in EV mode seems to really boost the MPG monitor in the dashboard.

I knew most of that, so I thought I was pretty smart 😂, but then I realized you definitely answered some questions that I think about occasionally while driving our Toyota and Lexus hybrids. Thanks!

anyone know why my prius rarely shuts off when i get to a stoplight? i would think it should do this all the time.

On the manual of my prius c 2014 it says that the eco mode is for those stop and go people like taxis delivery etc so for the city I think eco most is best on the freeway normal mode will do

Thank you.

I find myself using power mode a lot because of the hills in my commute, I think the car wouldn’t make it too far with normal mode, it really suffers uphill

We just purchased a new 2023 hybrid Venza . Thank god I’ve been watching your videos which are truly informative !

I have a 2020 RAV4 Hybrid XSE and my regular mixed driving miles per gallon is around 46 mpg. I've dipped into the 49 to 50mpg around the city as well. Very happy!

Thanks for this video! I have a Toyota Highlander and got a warning message telling me to check the hybrid system, pull over the vehicle immediately and call the dealer. Would you happen to know how we could diagnose exactly what’s going on and how to get it fixed?

If for some reason the battery is dead, is it possible to still charge it?

So how about trail mode in the rav4?

Love your channel AMD! I'm a toyota fanboy, owned camry, hybrid camry, GR yaris, and now crown hybrid! Can you please confirm that once you floor the car, whether in eco or sport, that everything goes too 100, the ICE and MG2? my understanding is that these modes merely change the curve or throttle response to things between 0 percent and 99 percent throttle but at 100 percent they all behave the same. Let me know if i'm mistaken! I only say this because my brother puts his hybrid in sport when trying to drag race his CT200h (silly but he likes racing other normie cars) and I always tell him once you floor it it doesnt matter sport mode or eco you'll get same result.

Hi buddy, when this hybrid is running in any mode, can you switch to any mode??

Sport mode it actually makes sense to be a separate button, like a boost button, a timer enabled buton, easy to press like on the steering wheel, press button before a takeover or a short timed traffic stop where u need quick take off, so it will come back to normal mode after the preset time expires.

Who buys hybrids dont buy them for racing so u neednt have a permanent situation of using sport mode, u need to activate sport very occasionaly so it would be better suited to have a button as described above.

On Rav4 2016-2018 can you change the modes with the steering wheel buttons in an instant? I don't like the idea of taking my hand off the steering and searching blindly some small button somewhere on the central console in the crazy traffic that's here.

Thanks god’s bless you

I am 25yo, I use PWR mode to feel like I am easing on the road. I use ECO MODE almost all the time to save gas and when I want to zoom past people I don’t have to change modes. After 1,5s delay my Yaris can zoom past the cars !