HCH and Hills?
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I am planning on getting a HCH this weekend, but I just read in the other forum, that someone is having problems getting up hills with their Hybrid. I am curious what HCH owners think.. Is it an issue?
Thank you in advance!
Thank you in advance!
Elphaba,
First, welcome to the forum and good luck on your purchase.
In the end the author said
For the most part, it didn't sound like there was a problem.
Still, it would be good if others could weigh in on this.
First, welcome to the forum and good luck on your purchase.
In the end the author said
I have the car now and can safely say I was worried about nothing.
*SNIP***....
During my wait I did some extensive research and came up with the following based on wheel diameter, electric motor torque and gear ratios....
Max Forward grade from a dead stop = 46% (that's 46 rise over 100 length)
Max Reverse grade from dead stop = 40%
My driveway (only 24%, yet it still feels steep)
*SNIP***....
During my wait I did some extensive research and came up with the following based on wheel diameter, electric motor torque and gear ratios....
Max Forward grade from a dead stop = 46% (that's 46 rise over 100 length)
Max Reverse grade from dead stop = 40%
My driveway (only 24%, yet it still feels steep)
Still, it would be good if others could weigh in on this.
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Elphaba:
Congrats on the purchase and welcome to the forum.
I regularly take the western approach over Mt Greylock (3491 ft) in NW Mass at 55MPH. It's about 3 miles of S-turns at a pretty steep gade. I figure I'm going to get lousy mileage anyway, so I just drop it down into fourth and go for it. By the time I get to the top I usually have the batteries about 80% drained and my average mileage has dropped 4-8 tenths. But hey, that's what they make downhill for, right? And I love passing the SUV's on the way up.
Good luck. You're gonna love it.
MC
'03 HCH 5spd
Congrats on the purchase and welcome to the forum.
I regularly take the western approach over Mt Greylock (3491 ft) in NW Mass at 55MPH. It's about 3 miles of S-turns at a pretty steep gade. I figure I'm going to get lousy mileage anyway, so I just drop it down into fourth and go for it. By the time I get to the top I usually have the batteries about 80% drained and my average mileage has dropped 4-8 tenths. But hey, that's what they make downhill for, right? And I love passing the SUV's on the way up.
Good luck. You're gonna love it.
MC
'03 HCH 5spd
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