Offroad and hills
#11
Re: Offroad and hills
I like this one more!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_zgVFnuIFg
-John
You've heard of indoor rock climbing walls at some gyms?
This could be indoor rock climbing for your car!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_zgVFnuIFg
-John
You've heard of indoor rock climbing walls at some gyms?
This could be indoor rock climbing for your car!
Last edited by gpsman1; 11-16-2007 at 10:00 AM.
#12
Re: Offroad and hills
I like this one more!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_zgVFnuIFg
-John
You've heard of indoor rock climbing walls at some gyms?
This could be indoor rock climbing for your car!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_zgVFnuIFg
-John
You've heard of indoor rock climbing walls at some gyms?
This could be indoor rock climbing for your car!
#13
Re: Offroad and hills
I'd think a Hybrid SUV driver would be a little more responsible then driving off the trail. http://www.treadlightly.org/
Last edited by spud; 11-16-2007 at 07:00 PM.
#14
Re: Offroad and hills
And get some MARVELOUS gas mileage doing it I'm sure.
#15
Re: Offroad and hills
Nope - the 96 Jeep Cherokee I sold to buy my HCH2 got really low FE both on and off road... Tough for any vehicle (including FEH, MMH) to get any FE in 4 low.
If Jeep produced a 4x4 that got 35mpg+ I would probably have one.
If Jeep produced a 4x4 that got 35mpg+ I would probably have one.
#16
Re: Offroad and hills
Dude, it looked like a powerline R-O-W for Pete-Sakes, not the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. Besides that, I haven't seen any requirements hybrid owners had to worship AlGore at the Holy Sierra Club Temple. Quit being so ****, diversity is a good thing. (hmmm...will i get another infraction for the anti al gore 'tude)
#18
Re: Offroad and hills
I chose the FEH because it was the only hybrid that did NOT say "not for off-road use." I need off-road capability because I'm a hang-glider pilot, and need to get to sites that can only be accessed by steep off road trails.
So how is the FEH for off road?
The main thing that concerns me is not so much the uphill but the downhill ride. There is no transfer case, so how effective is the "L gear" setting? If I have to ride the brakes, what happens when the regenerative braking fills up the battery? Am I going to end up burning up the break pads?
I suppose I'll find out myself soon enough, but any heads up or tips would be appreciated.
So how is the FEH for off road?
The main thing that concerns me is not so much the uphill but the downhill ride. There is no transfer case, so how effective is the "L gear" setting? If I have to ride the brakes, what happens when the regenerative braking fills up the battery? Am I going to end up burning up the break pads?
I suppose I'll find out myself soon enough, but any heads up or tips would be appreciated.
https://www.greenhybrid.com/share/br...es&c=8&page=10
Myself I have not taken my MMH out for a "see what this can do" session yet. Knowing that there have been a few trails I have been on that got to where you need to be on a ATV to continue & need to back out up a steep rough hill slowly to get back out, I think I want to see what I can & can't do in an area I know I can get out of instead of getting stuck & waiting for someone with a wench to pull me back out.
This weekend I was backing into the driveway with our small trailer loaded with a wopping 6 sheets of plywood. I got to where I was stopped with the front 2 wheels against the curb. I got the engine stall John mentioned. Petal to the metal & going nowhere. Went forward just a bit & then backward. That time it was just fine.
I also have noticed that when you are stopped in EV mode you can floor it & the ICE will come back on. Sometimes handy when you don't want that slight lag such as waiting to make a left turn & want full power when there is an opening.
On your question about the regen braking, once although at highway speeds coming down a long canyon I did get to where the battery was full & the ICE was spun up to provide engine braking. Even in L absolutly no regen at that point, just the ICE spinning with 0 fuel being used.
Hope some of this babbling help!
#19
Re: Offroad and hills
Dang. I wish I could find someone with a wench to pull me