Good vehicle. I have Avalon hybrid, love it. Big car at 40 mpg. Toyota make best hybrids. This little thing had 5gallons that filled tank at almost half. People should start buying this kind of vehicles. Maybe we will be semi independent on fuel sometime. Toyota- good job!!!
Juan Velez: It’s runs only for 3 miles before ICE kicks in, but charges battery fast. Also it has Atkinson cycle engine. You would get better MPGs on those engines. I would go about 540-560 miles on about 12-13 gallons.
The Gen 3 Prius gives the low gas warning when you reach the last 50 miles of “projection to empty.” Based on how much gas goes in even after reaching zero and the total capacity of the tank. Toyota seems to factor in 1.5 gallons to compensate for human stupidity.
That’s gels with my experience. I thought I was literally at zero. Bolted to the closest gas station than I filled it up…and I actually had 1.8 gallons in the tank.
I have a C-HR 1.8 Hybrid. While driving 640 kms on the motorway (with cruise control set at 110kph, averaging 5.9 l/100) the light came on with about 44 KMs to go of fuel. At - - - on the display I filled up with Petrol. The tank is supposed to take 43 Litres. I filled up with 37.51 litres. Which means that with the 5.5 litres in the left in the tank I should have had at least another 100 kms to drive (if I continued on the motorway with no battery use). So, the light is extremely optimistic. But it still makes me panic!
Hahahaha 🤣 ... Well said ... that is a fantastic way of putting it and I guess you are correct here. With zero miles to go you still have 1.5 gallons of gas left in your tanks. If you still don't get your car to the gas station fast ... you definitely are stupid.
I have a 2004 (Gen II) Prius with ~170K miles on it, & the original traction battery. I don't know why it would be that much different than a Prius C aside from being a bit heavier. I've never run out of fuel as I don't care to chance the cost of (expensive?) repairs. I practice in seeing how long my Prius will go, in electric-only mode, as an exercise to maximize mileage. Of course, I turn off heavy-electric items, such as the air conditioning (this includes while in the usual/normal hybrid mode). I live in a relatively flat area, nothing more severe than an occasional very mild grade. I always get a few miles in electric-only mode (never took any serious measurements nor kept any record). On a flat surface, I can get to 40 mph before the IC engine cuts in. In the usual hybrid mode, on several occasions, I've gotten ~72 mpg. On a recent trip from the northern area of the state to the southern area, ~100 miles, I got 63 mpg. In that 170K miles I've only had 1 repair that wouldn't be something considered the usual maintenance, & that was the IC engine coolant circulation pump; for me, it was ~$350, parts & labor at the dealer. Original exhaust, original brakes. My opinion, the Toyota Prius is the best car, hands-down, that I've ever owned (& I'm 60 years old & a professional driver) & when it comes time to buy another, it'll be another Prius, or a variant. Wish it came with the rear-view camera back then... & my only complaint is the brake-turn-backup light assembly. The LED brake lights do fail after a time (mine lasted 13 years) & those can't be replaced unless one cares to do some cutting & dissecting of the LED light assembly (it's plastic-welded together). I found comparable aftermarket & replaced them myself. I also wish the fuel tank was larger, & that I knew of the plug-in variant, if it was even available in 2004. All in all, excellent engineering job, Toyota!
Also all you Prius video makers need your video title to state year and generation and model (C, V, Touring, Prime, etc). Your results do not apply to all Prius types. Just saying.
Sagan Android hey, pretty sure he's driving a prius c in the video. Can tell by looking at the displays. Also, note the orange running along the length of the top half of the door.
I agree he should have added year and make but you know a lot about it just looking at the dash. He even showed us the back giving it away that it was a C.
I've done this by sitting in the car, parked,no idling, with AC on. Car could not start. But a simple little portable jumpstarter takes care of that easily.
Frankly, you got lucky. Prior gens of Prius would throw a code if it ran out of power and gas. That results in a tow to Toyota to have the code reset. You can’t/couldn’t just add gas and go.
Just an addition, If your prius runs out of battery and gas, you charge it or get it gas and it still has some battery left but won't start after adding gas. The computer needs a reboot and the easiest way to do this is to simply disconnect and reconnect the 12v battery in the rear passenger side of the vehicle.
Correct but there’s more to it. Mine stopped, got the check hybrid system warning. Had to put in 4 gallons, unplug the 12v battery for 10 min, then start the car. All errors are off, engine runs now. I didn’t get a low fuel warning.
First off, Kudos for doing the 'forbidden experiment'. I've done similar experiments with the 2003, 2010, and 2017 Prius Prime. The 2003 typically went 60-70 miles, 1.2 gal., and the 2010 would go ~120 miles, 2.1 gal., on 'low fuel' warning before the engine stopped. Then use the traction battery to find a safe place to park and refuel. Using a 1 gal spare can, I had no problem starting the 2003 and 2010 although the low fuel warning requires more than a gallon to turn it off. The 2003 lit up the dash when the gas was finally gone but the 2010 power-flow indicator was the only way to tell that the gas was finally out. There were credible reports that after three failed restart events, a flag is set that requires either a dealer tow or power-on, reset of the 12V by disconnecting and reconnecting the 12V ground. That was the default with our Prius Prime as I had no indication when the last of the gas was gone. The Prius Prime just set the 'power steering' fault and with no motive power, I had to coast into a parking lot. After adding a gallon, the Prime would not start but a 12V, power-on restart worked perfectly.
rashamekia Hunter, no. Just turn your car off, fill up, and start normally. One of the users mentioned if you try to restart with the power button more than 3 times, it trips some sort of code that i do not know about.
Owners beware, I ran out of gas in my 07 Prius & used battery to try to make it to a fuel station. Consequently I ran out of battery not 50 yards shy. After adding gas, I pushed the power button on/off sev times trying to prime the fuel pump & it caused a complete shut down or "tripped" a protective electronic shut down feature that u refer to. Had to have the car towed to Toyota service center where they charged me $330 to test, reset & charge the hybrid battery back into a functional state. You sir, should consider yourself lucky u didn't push that power button 2 more times...
so basically the batteries really dont help without the motor actually running , good to know , i wont buy any car like this due to the fact that i would want to go at least 40 miles at 100 kph on battery alone ..
Amazing how clever the engineers were behind this design. It seems unlikely this fella realizes that MG1 will require a certain residual Traction (HV) battery capacity to rotate the engine to start it…To say nothing of the Aux battery having the remaining capacity to close the MSR’s. If I am mistaken, apologies in advance.
Great Vid man, I have the same C model and always wanted to push it when the gas light came on. I thought maybe 35 miles of reserve, but was I wrong. 70 miles on the gas reminder is solid. The C is a beast, it definitely has won me over with fuel and it has enough power when you need it. The only really con is jot enough juice when going up a hill for a long period of time.
And presumably, by the same token, not enough traction battery space to store all of the braking energy on a long steep downhill stretch. I guess it's a compromise (don't want to cart around a very heavy battery all of the time).
The prius has no electric starter on the engine. It uses the traction battery and MG1 (the generator) to start the engine. If you run it out of gas and if the traction battery gets low enough it won't be able to start and you can't charge the battery. You will be truly up the creek. Not many places have the equipment needed to charge a prius high voltage battery to get the car running again. Most dealers don't have this equipment.
You cannot run down the traction battery on ANY electric vehicle. The cars are programmed to stop running before fully discharged. I have 3 prius, a volt, and an electric Smart. We just drive them. No worries. I ran out of fuel in the desert and limped into town. My brother accused me of trying to wean it off of gas.
It may be a rare thing, but it certainly isn't impossible or they wouldn't make the service equipment to charge the batteries. Leave your vehicle sitting long enough with a discharged battery, and it'll go completely flat all by itself.
I have an old ex-taxi Prius and if I leave it sitting for a week, the traction battery shows up as flat and sometimes I get really poor acceleration until the battery has had a few minutes to charge. It wouldn't surprise me if I left the car sitting for two weeks that it wouldn't have enough juice to start the engine. However I do have an old computer UPS that runs off 200 VDC (16 SLA batteries in series) so I guess I could always hook that up to put a little charge back into the batteries, or even hook up that battery pack in parallel with the car's just to start the engine the first time.
if you keep turning it off and on again and it try´s to start the engine it kan drain the hybrid battery, like they say, the charging equipment is rare. in Holland we only have 1 charger for the hole county...
This is correct. Continually attempting to start the engine will run the traction battery down to a point it can no longer crank the engine. If this happens you will most likely need to find a specialist to preform a rescue charge. Most of the time the dealers can’t even do this and they will recommend replacing the battery. I have seen this happen a handful of times.
Not a good idea at all purposely running any car out of gas. The fuel pump in the gas tank relies heavily upon the surrounding gas to keep the fuel pump cool which keeps it from over heating. On some vehicles, if ran low or out of gas, this will throw off the fuel gage reading or worst yet you will have to take the vehicle in to have the gas gage recalibrated.
At 5:50, the hybrid system cuts out when normally at this point, the fuel engine would turn on to prevent further discharge. The big READY light next to the fuel gauge turned off to indicate this... So from that point on, you are coasting :) Power steering will still work on the normal 12V battery, but will not work optimally because there is no power left. This is quite a lame test, because Toyota has figured this out beforehand of course and you should have read in the manual about the READY light.
It was strange it was so flawless. The manual shows that the OSD would warn to stop the vehicle to avoid damage and is supposed to tell the driver to wait until 2 bars show on battery before driving.
Awesome video thank you my battery went out on my 2012 Prius I drove it with no Hybrid battery for one week average 28 MPG the engine just stayed on continuously Toyota said it's okay I put a new Hybrid battery in it and the average back to 52 MPG
Same deal for my 2011 Auris hybrid, it also has the Prius gen3 1.8L driveline. It has been incredibly reliable. (In fact the most reliable car i have ever owned, this includes bmw's, volvo's, a saab, a range rover) In all the years i have owned it it only gave me 2 problems: 1x empty keyfob battery warning on the dash + 1x worn out 12v battery. This nearly got me stranded but i was able to get a jumpstart from a friend's motorcycle battery. That way the management electronics of the car were able to boot up after which the traction battery was able to start the engine and drive home without any problem. Bought a new 12V battery and installed it myself. Problem fixed. Whenever the fueltank empty idiotlight starts blinking the car can still cruise 100km/60ish miles at 60mph. I never pushed it though. But it is good to know how the car will react when running out of fuel.
It's a really bad idea to run any Toyota HSD vehicle completely out of gas, and then keep driving on the battery, and here's why: 1. The starter motor for the gasoline engine is the 30 hp #1 motor generator in the transaxle. This is powered from the high voltage traction battery. The 12 volt battery in these cars supplies power ONLY for the car's computer's, lights, and the multifunction head unit that incorporates the stereo, hands-free phone, and GPS nav system if your Prius has one. That 12 volt battery has NOTHING to do with the car's gas engine starter. 2. Once you refill the tank with gasoline, if the high voltage traction battery has been depleted to the point that the inverter can't supply at least 5 kilowatts to the MG1 motor for several seconds, you will not be able to start the gasoline engine at all, unless your is a PHEV (Prius Plug-in, Prius Prime, Rav4 Prime). If you do in fact have a PHEV, you can get the car towed to anyplace that has a 120 volt a/c outlet, and recharge the car with the charger that it came with, or plug it into a public L2 charger if there happens to be one close by. As soon as the Battery Management System shows a couple miles of range in the traction battery, that's enough to re-start the gas engine the usual way and you can then drive again. 3. But if your Toyota HSD Hybrid isn't a PHEV, and you have exhausted the traction battery below the point where it has enough juice to spin the MG1 motor, you are up the creek: you can fill the gas tank sure, but there's no way to recharge the traction battery out by the side of the road somewhere. You will have to have the car towed to a Toyota dealership, for them to to a "rescue charge". What this entails is: Dealerships have an external charger mounted on a dolly that can be wheeled around, and it can be programmed for specific types of Toyota hybrids with the voltage and charge current appropriate for that model vehicle. The service technician unplugs the high voltage DC power cable from the battery at the point that it enters the car's inverter, and connects the charger to the battery. It takes about 30 minutes, I think, to do a rescue charge on the 1.5 kilowatt battery that's in most Prius and Corolla Hybrids, and 60 minutes to "rescue charge" a dead Sienna, Highlander, Rav4, or Camry (these have the 2.5l gas engine and a larger 2 kilowatt battery). A rescue charge isn't cheap, I was quoted $350 from Elk Grove Toyota. So please don't try the experiment from this video with your own car. The 1 kilowatt battery in the non-PHEV Prius and Corolla Hybrids has very little reserve power. If you run out of gas, IMMEDIATELY STOP THE CAR and turn off all the lights and power equipment until you have obtained more gasoline. You will need to have the traction battery showing at least a couple of bars to re-start the gas engine, and there's no way to recharge it other than at a Toyota dealership. And keep in mind that the 12 volt battery in these cars is very small and has only about 1/4 of the reserve capacity of the battery in a regular car o pickup truck; if the 12 volt battery drops below about 11 volts, the car's computers won't boot up when you press the Power button, and then you will have that problem to deal with, too. But at least you can re-charge the 12 volt battery at home or from another vehicle via jumper cables.
Cool video, (except music, I really hate music in these videos). You aren't ever supposed to let gas completely drain from the gas tank, but for the sake of information of "just knowing" this real-time knowledge of information is well worth it!! One time, should not do any damage, and those parts need changed eventually anyhow, in the Prius probably every 400,000 miles! LOL. Great video!!
It’s weird that the car didn’t even give you a lot of warnings, the car just died was like “oh well”. Meanwhile in the new rav4 hybrid if you do the exact same thing the car goes crazy and gives a lot of warnings, because the computer knows how bad it’s bad fir the hybrid battery to lose all power.
V. Useful! So after fuel gone 2-3 miles is the answer and around 35mph. You'll get stranded if the 12v battery dies, for example sitting in the parked car, no idling, AC on. As one does in the summer. For that a little jumpstarter Li battery is sufficient.
The problem with owning a Prius is you start getting over conscious on the MPG meter. I covered mine and check it only once in a week. I am getting 50mpg average.
This is a REALLY stupid thing to do to your Prius. Easy to avoid, and running on battery so long WILL damage the cells. At the very least this shortens their life a good amount. I strongly recommend never to do this BIG $$$$$$ !
My 2012 prius C ran out of gas and battery. I added more gas and it still will not start. I unplugged the Hybrid battery and have left it on the side of the road. I hope it will start up when I get back to it this afternoon after work.
All the people hating have either not understood the definition of 'Hybrid' and the insane payoff it gives, or have never driven a Prius. Thumbs up from me, cool vid.
I do have to ask, other than the posting on UA-cam for financial reasons, is there a need to know the obvious result? To deliberately run a car out of gas is, what is a good word? Oh yeah, dumb. Car abuse is not desirable. Thumbs down. Sorry.
Hey that's a great video I was always wondering what would happen with my Prius V if I let it run out of gas. Funny thing after liking this video my Prius V absolutely refuses to let me in. Only my wife can get in that car now!
Very informative video! Would you tell us if to run out of gas can cause Toyota Prius to stuck in Neutral mode, car engine sound goes off and shift in gears also stuck! Thank you
Very informative! I bought a 2015 Prius C One just like this one a couple months ago, and I've been filling up as soon as my cruising range hit zero every time. Good to know I can safely stretch it a little bit further if necessary!
Not a good idea at all purposely running any car out of gas. The fuel pump in the gas tank relies heavily upon the surrounding gas to keep the fuel pump cool. On some vehicles, if ran low or out of gas, this will throw off the fuel gage reading or worst yet you will have to take the vehicle in to have the gas gage recalibrated.
Very helpful video, my prius fuel indicator is faulty. The car stopped and steering wheel blocked. I had refueled 2 days before and wasn't expecting that the car ran out of gas. After viewing your video, I understood what exactly was the problem. I filled a gallon of gas but still the car wasn't running. Luckily I had an obd2 which I used to clear the fault and the engine started to run. Thanks again and keep up the good work. Chavi
Hopefully you didn’t cause any damage: first and foremost the fuel pump, next up injectors and engine, and running the battery way down is also bad. Your experiment might cost you a few thousand $ over time.
My 2007 gen 2 in Australia has an EV button...Can run ev mode for around 1 km if under 45km/h (approx)...By the way it still gets after 10 years 4.5 litres per 100km's which in miles is 63 mpg
Similar for me, only my battery is worn out (ex-taxi) so the EV button only gets me 50 metres, or maybe 100 if I've just done a lot of regen braking! I have wondered whether replacing the battery would increase fuel efficiency but I'm still getting 1000km per tank and I find that pretty impressive.
Some cars are worse about burning up fuel pumps from low fuel than others. I know GM vehicles burn up fuel pumps quite easily if you let the tank get less than 1/4 filled.
It's not just that he could be damaging.. the hybrid battery controller, despite showing zero-full charge in the dashboard, does actually always keep the battery between 40-80% (approximate numbers) off actual charge. This is done to prevent overcharging or depletion as that can reduce the life of the battery or even damage individual cells. So, in normal circumstances the engine can always turn on and charge the batteries to ensure their charge never goes below 40%. However, when the engine doesn't start anymore (no fuel for example) then the hybrid battery controller cuts off energy to the traction motor to prevent the batteries going under 40%, but I believe AC and other things running from HV are allowed to run. If one continues with AC on I believe eventually the battery will eventually near depletion and cut off (low voltage threshold). If you arrive to this point, it's quite possible you damage some cells as they never share the same wear/voltage...
+No: I don't know of any that cut off the fuel pump until the engine has been off for the length of time that is programmed into it. Lots of fuel pumps die this way, partly because it is also cooled by the fuel. In Mesa, Arizona, shop owner Mark Salem once remarked on his radio show that nearly all the fuel pumps he replaced were for college students who kept their tanks nearly empty.
You are crazy. If that battery failed to turn the engine you were going to have one long day. You would have to get a HV charger brought to rescue you and those are so expensive that even dealers don't like buying them. Alternatively you would have to get another Prius to jump the high voltage battery and that's a risky procedure not approved by Toyota
If you know something, even a little, about batteries... all batteries will "self charge". (haven't you ever taken a dead battery out of a flashlight, and put it back in, and it works for a short period of time??) well if not, go learn something. This was a great test with the Prius! You don't need a HV charger either, if you kill the acc. batttery just jump it, and run the car on gas only, (if something were to happen to the main electric motor battery).. which is really unlikely. You can still just run the car on gas, and it wil jump just like any car.
You don't own a Prius do you? I do (2007) and me thinks it is YOU that needs to go learn something. If this had been a 2nd Gen Prius, he would have needed a tow-truck as this would have drained the HV battery to the point of not being able to start the car. I don't know if has changed by now, but there were only TWO HV battery chargers...in the whole country (think big $$$) if the HV battery was completely drained. Also, there is a code that is set when the car runs out of gas that basically voids the warranty on the HV battery and the customer eats the cost of the replacement. These cars DO NOT have a 12V starter, they only have a 12V battery that boots the computers and trips the relay for the HV battery which starts the car through the cars transmission. The 2000-2006 Honda Insight (I own a 2000 and a 2001) does have a 12V starter which is used in extremely cold temperatures and when the HV battery wears out/dies.
I own a 2008, and do all my own work. First of all you need to get rid of that 2007. Everything below 2008 has a majority of different bugs, and this is noted within the History of Prius (should of done your research if you didn't buy that car new). The 12 volt battery will self re-charge enough to start,.. (if you happen to have a 12v battery that's beyond it's life, then yes it probably won't self recharge, so in that case just use a portable jumper). If you guys have to ever charge your HV batteries when dead, then you are obviously in that 2007 and below era, where all the bugs exist. Warranty on a 2007..........? Not to mention all this, there is a MOD you can accommodate into your Prius, where you can totally run on just the EV system, so the gas engine will not turn on. (Far as using this MOD on 2007 and below years),.. I don't recommend it!
My Prius C also gets 42 MPGs on the highway. I live in Texas so there is lots of space between towns and you know I drive it between 75 to 85 mile an hour but if I drive it at 55 I get way better gas mileage but takes longer to get there. LOL there's no winning
MergedElement That is dumb, if I am getting a prius, I will damn sure make the best mpg out of it. If I wanted to show off, I can get a Dodge hell cat.
I've been surprised at how much power my 2005 model has. I had a Honda Accord 2.2 liter previously, and it was great but the Prius would probably beat it in a race. Accord sounded like it was working very hard at 100 mph, whereas the Prius seemed ready for more at that speed (however the Prius software might top it out before that so I don't know yet).
Hash, the point about 'showing off' is a relative thing, as much about maneuverability as speed, but we're not pretending it'll beat a muscle car in a race. The Prius inherently doesn't pull torque like that; the engine computer regulates the car to achieve highest mileage with the help of continuously-variable transmission and combining the power of electric and gas engines, and can average upward of 42 mpg at 75-80 mph (there's a sweet spot in the 80-90 range that I hope to find, but opportunities on the road are not abundant for extended driving at that speed). I've pulled 50.8 mpg over 400 miles where I was mostly between 78-82 mph. If you can average 30 mpg in a Hellcat I'll buy you a unicorn.
This video in my opinion, proves that Hybrids do make sense especially around town. I believe he would have gotten more than the 1.4 miles with the A/C off and sitting in city traffic.
I did in my 2nd gen. Not proud, but it happened, and didn't break. The difference is the fuel tank has a bladder lining. Best keep fuel in it. Ironically, it is harder to estimate range than our gen 3's, because of the bladder. So I tell my daughter to keep it above 2 "pips".
Thanks Jo-Check my 2013 Prius ran out of gas and Battery today. Tow driver brought gas but car didn't Restart. Had car towed home, it's Sunday. However I don't think that was a full 5 gallons and the Light still blinked after gas was in the car. My question is: Will I be in trouble if I tell Toyota what happened? If the whole battery needs to be replaced., If the car doesn't eventually start after I add more gas. I truly think the Tow driver didn't bring enough gas. All the Electronics are working Just that the ready light won't come on. I didn't know I was out of Gas.
We have a 2016 Prius C and when the distance estimation remaining hits anywhere near 10 miles left my wife starts to get really nervous. I know that at 0 there are still several miles left with gas and more remaining with the battery cell. Still she gets mad at me. :)
I wouldn't drive one of those blocks of cheese if it got double the fuel economy and gas was $10 a gallon. I wouldn't even drive one of these in the Pacific Northwest; I'd be SO embarrassed to own one in Texas!?
A great way to destroy your fuel pump. The fuel pump relies on gasoline to lubricate the pump. Running of out of gas will burn up the bump sucking it dry. No these cars don't have hydraulic power steering. Its entirely electronic that runs off the high voltage traction battery pack. The AC Compressor is also electric. The only thing the serpentine belt is driving is the the water pump for the engine. The other water pump is the inverter coolant pump for the inverter/converter that is also electric.
Nor auto here in france is useless they have no good staff personnel when the filter of my car suddenly remove all the oil came out until its empty but the car still working and it didnt overheat good thing about hybrid car but i dont know if it will last long. today its almost 4 month using my car still no problem
Yo, what year is that prius? I don't know they ever have the info cluster like that... I bet it's a custom third party one? How did you install it? How much did it cost?
Don't forget gasoline changes volume, with changes in temperature. A gallon @66 degrees weights more than a gallon @76 degrees. In America the tax only calculates to a even number if you buy ten gallons like the man from Texas.
Never run a car out of gas. The fuel pump motor is cooled by gasoline... Plus the fuel pump is inside the fuel tank for modern cars.. Very expensive to replace...
For my 2013 Prius plug-in I got over 100 miles after low gas (the last gas bar blinking fast) and car keeps beeping randomly to make you look. It was 2.1 gallon left in tank. Plus I ALMOST drained the battery. You can't go over 40 in this state, even though you normally go 60ish on plug-in battery. I filled about 11 gallons from empty.
Interesting test. When I accidentally ran my Vauxhall / Opel Astra 1.7CDTi (Turbo Diesel) out of fuel it was a complete bitch to get going again. I walked to the fuel station and filled up with a gallon and tried to start it with a long session on the starter motor and full throttle but no go. When the recovery guy turned up he was so rude that it was funny (like Basil Fawlty) since I guess he blamed me (actually although the fuel gauge said Empty, the computer said a range of about 20 miles from memory but I was to blame I guess for believing the computer range display). He came prepared with a little electric pump; he filled up the fuel filter with Diesel and used the pump to prime the lines to the tank at the rear of the car. He then got a can of Easy Start (Ether based starting spray - called `Start yer bastard' in NZ & Australia lol) and got me to start the engine while he sprayed into the throttle body. The engine started OK but I didn't really like him using the Easy Start since it made the engine really knock due to the lack of proper Diesel timing while spraying such volatile fluid in to the air intake (worried about my already worn bottom end bearings). Searches on the net confirm my misgivings, especially since the engine was not cold.
Hi JO-Check Im owner too of prius c 2014 Im from Latinoamerica Paraguay, as I saw with ODBII connector the SoC of the battery is from 40% to top 70 % according to my calcutaion is about 500Wh only
Maybe.... something different? The guy doesn't seem to be a car tech so I take it just as 'average dude seeing what his car will do' and he got to the point reasonably quick. Maybe it wouldn't restart after putting gas in it and he'd have to call a tow truck; burned out fuel pump perhaps. Maybe it would show a specific error code, or a self-destruct sequence, or just a bunch of farting noises for all we know. Toyota can be very crafty. You ever notice we never see Toyota and Nintendo standing next to each other in public? Same person. It's the great deception.
Given that the 12V battery only switches a relay for the traction battery, and the traction battery starts the engine, I was wondering whether it would have enough juice to start the engine after being run "flat", so it's interesting to know that the car will refuse to move even when there's plenty of charge left in the traction battery to start the engine again after you've added more fuel.
yep Vink, that was my thought too. It would not have been as risky had he let it run out of gas and just add more. Then he even tried to start it knowing it had no gas 2 times... I was worried for him. I did not know about the 3 failed attempts it needing to be towed, so he is lucky.
Perhaps it needs an emergency diesel generator. Take a hint from ships at sea. Or you could have a foldable windmill generator and/or solar cell panels.
i would love my yaris even more, if that damn "refuel" light would go on, not just blinking fuel gauge.. i can see it in the cluster, that car just does not bother to use it...
I ran my 2008 out gas 3 times & had no problems what so ever.. I have 185,000 miles on it now. The piston rings are shot. Other than that, she still runs great. Putting a qt of oil in every 1,000 miles until she dies. Hoping for 200,000!
Clean your p c v valve if it’s plugged it pushes oil out because your inside of your engine isn’t breathing 😮💨 those engines run forever 300k unless you drove with no oil. Put motorkote in your engine for extra protection.
Can't hear engine struggles over stupid music.
Daniel Christensen wouldn't be able to hear it even without music
Aleph Null I don't think that your sentence involves logic...
@@DVDplayerz true.
bullshit, i did hear the engine struggle. you are either deaf or use shit headphones.
Man, such poor taste of music
Good vehicle. I have Avalon hybrid, love it. Big car at 40 mpg. Toyota make best hybrids. This little thing had 5gallons that filled tank at almost half. People should start buying this kind of vehicles. Maybe we will be semi independent on fuel sometime. Toyota- good job!!!
Hi Albert, one question. Can you drive your hybrid on electricity without the engine turning on?
Juan Velez: It’s runs only for 3 miles before ICE kicks in, but charges battery fast. Also it has Atkinson cycle engine. You would get better MPGs on those engines. I would go about 540-560 miles on about 12-13 gallons.
That's awesome. My Cruze diesel gets about 550 miles on 13 gallons also.
The music is annoying AF
Turn AC and HID lights off and you could have went MUCH further.
HID lights use very little power after the first 20-ish seconds of startup, they actually use less power than halogens
My Prius manual absolutely warns against letting the car run out of gas.
All this needs is the title changed to 'Prius *C* runs out of gas and battery power'.
The Gen 3 Prius gives the low gas warning when you reach the last 50 miles of “projection to empty.” Based on how much gas goes in even after reaching zero and the total capacity of the tank. Toyota seems to factor in 1.5 gallons to compensate for human stupidity.
That’s gels with my experience. I thought I was literally at zero. Bolted to the closest gas station than I filled it up…and I actually had 1.8 gallons in the tank.
I have a C-HR 1.8 Hybrid. While driving 640 kms on the motorway (with cruise control set at 110kph, averaging 5.9 l/100) the light came on with about 44 KMs to go of fuel. At - - - on the display I filled up with Petrol. The tank is supposed to take 43 Litres. I filled up with 37.51 litres. Which means that with the 5.5 litres in the left in the tank I should have had at least another 100 kms to drive (if I continued on the motorway with no battery use). So, the light is extremely optimistic. But it still makes me panic!
Hahahaha 🤣 ... Well said ... that is a fantastic way of putting it and I guess you are correct here. With zero miles to go you still have 1.5 gallons of gas left in your tanks. If you still don't get your car to the gas station fast ... you definitely are stupid.
Why do you need all of that music in the background we can't hear you talk as well with it
I have a 2004 (Gen II) Prius with ~170K miles on it, & the original traction battery. I don't know why it would be that much different than a Prius C aside from being a bit heavier. I've never run out of fuel as I don't care to chance the cost of (expensive?) repairs. I practice in seeing how long my Prius will go, in electric-only mode, as an exercise to maximize mileage. Of course, I turn off heavy-electric items, such as the air conditioning (this includes while in the usual/normal hybrid mode). I live in a relatively flat area, nothing more severe than an occasional very mild grade. I always get a few miles in electric-only mode (never took any serious measurements nor kept any record). On a flat surface, I can get to 40 mph before the IC engine cuts in. In the usual hybrid mode, on several occasions, I've gotten ~72 mpg. On a recent trip from the northern area of the state to the southern area, ~100 miles, I got 63 mpg. In that 170K miles I've only had 1 repair that wouldn't be something considered the usual maintenance, & that was the IC engine coolant circulation pump; for me, it was ~$350, parts & labor at the dealer. Original exhaust, original brakes. My opinion, the Toyota Prius is the best car, hands-down, that I've ever owned (& I'm 60 years old & a professional driver) & when it comes time to buy another, it'll be another Prius, or a variant. Wish it came with the rear-view camera back then... & my only complaint is the brake-turn-backup light assembly. The LED brake lights do fail after a time (mine lasted 13 years) & those can't be replaced unless one cares to do some cutting & dissecting of the LED light assembly (it's plastic-welded together). I found comparable aftermarket & replaced them myself. I also wish the fuel tank was larger, & that I knew of the plug-in variant, if it was even available in 2004. All in all, excellent engineering job, Toyota!
You should say Prius C on the title, not just Prius.
Also all you Prius video makers need your video title to state year and generation and model (C, V, Touring, Prime, etc). Your results do not apply to all Prius types. Just saying.
Sagan Android hey, pretty sure he's driving a prius c in the video. Can tell by looking at the displays. Also, note the orange running along the length of the top half of the door.
I agree he should have added year and make but you know a lot about it just looking at the dash. He even showed us the back giving it away that it was a C.
dashcam says prius c15
What difference does it make, regardless of the model, same outcome! No gas, short distance using battery, car stalls, add gas.
If I had a Prius, I could easily see myself getting 70-80 mpg while hypermiling. :P
Indeed you could. I have gotten many 90+ mpg tanks, as well as 3 at just a tad over 100 mpg. :)
Would be way more fun if you discharge 12v battery as well.
I've done this by sitting in the car, parked,no idling, with AC on. Car could not start. But a simple little portable jumpstarter takes care of that easily.
Frankly, you got lucky. Prior gens of Prius would throw a code if it ran out of power and gas. That results in a tow to Toyota to have the code reset. You can’t/couldn’t just add gas and go.
Just an addition, If your prius runs out of battery and gas, you charge it or get it gas and it still has some battery left but won't start after adding gas. The computer needs a reboot and the easiest way to do this is to simply disconnect and reconnect the 12v battery in the rear passenger side of the vehicle.
You could end up with the triangle of death, now you will be dealing with a bigger problem when it comes to the hybrid battery
I’m going out on a limb here... but I’m guessing... go with me on this one... the car will stop?
Correct but there’s more to it. Mine stopped, got the check hybrid system warning. Had to put in 4 gallons, unplug the 12v battery for 10 min, then start the car. All errors are off, engine runs now. I didn’t get a low fuel warning.
First off, Kudos for doing the 'forbidden experiment'. I've done similar experiments with the 2003, 2010, and 2017 Prius Prime.
The 2003 typically went 60-70 miles, 1.2 gal., and the 2010 would go ~120 miles, 2.1 gal., on 'low fuel' warning before the engine stopped. Then use the traction battery to find a safe place to park and refuel. Using a 1 gal spare can, I had no problem starting the 2003 and 2010 although the low fuel warning requires more than a gallon to turn it off. The 2003 lit up the dash when the gas was finally gone but the 2010 power-flow indicator was the only way to tell that the gas was finally out.
There were credible reports that after three failed restart events, a flag is set that requires either a dealer tow or power-on, reset of the 12V by disconnecting and reconnecting the 12V ground. That was the default with our Prius Prime as I had no indication when the last of the gas was gone. The Prius Prime just set the 'power steering' fault and with no motive power, I had to coast into a parking lot. After adding a gallon, the Prime would not start but a 12V, power-on restart worked perfectly.
Thank You.
So we have to reset the battery after we run out of gas ?
rashamekia Hunter, no. Just turn your car off, fill up, and start normally.
One of the users mentioned if you try to restart with the power button more than 3 times, it trips some sort of code that i do not know about.
Owners beware, I ran out of gas in my 07 Prius & used battery to try to make it to a fuel station. Consequently I ran out of battery not 50 yards shy. After adding gas, I pushed the power button on/off sev times trying to prime the fuel pump & it caused a complete shut down or "tripped" a protective electronic shut down feature that u refer to. Had to have the car towed to Toyota service center where they charged me $330 to test, reset & charge the hybrid battery back into a functional state. You sir, should consider yourself lucky u didn't push that power button 2 more times...
so basically the batteries really dont help without the motor actually running , good to know , i wont buy any car like this due to the fact that i would want to go at least 40 miles at 100 kph on battery alone ..
Amazing how clever the engineers were behind this design. It seems unlikely this fella realizes that MG1 will require a certain residual Traction (HV) battery capacity to rotate the engine to start it…To say nothing of the Aux battery having the remaining capacity to close the MSR’s. If I am mistaken, apologies in advance.
If it's a hybrid.... you charge the battery as you brake. You could go farther then you did.
Great Vid man, I have the same C model and always wanted to push it when the gas light came on. I thought maybe 35 miles of reserve, but was I wrong. 70 miles on the gas reminder is solid. The C is a beast, it definitely has won me over with fuel and it has enough power when you need it. The only really con is jot enough juice when going up a hill for a long period of time.
And presumably, by the same token, not enough traction battery space to store all of the braking energy on a long steep downhill stretch.
I guess it's a compromise (don't want to cart around a very heavy battery all of the time).
The prius has no electric starter on the engine. It uses the traction battery and MG1 (the generator) to start the engine. If you run it out of gas and if the traction battery gets low enough it won't be able to start and you can't charge the battery. You will be truly up the creek. Not many places have the equipment needed to charge a prius high voltage battery to get the car running again. Most dealers don't have this equipment.
You cannot run down the traction battery on ANY electric vehicle. The cars are programmed to stop running before fully discharged. I have 3 prius, a volt, and an electric Smart. We just drive them. No worries. I ran out of fuel in the desert and limped into town. My brother accused me of trying to wean it off of gas.
It may be a rare thing, but it certainly isn't impossible or they wouldn't make the service equipment to charge the batteries. Leave your vehicle sitting long enough with a discharged battery, and it'll go completely flat all by itself.
I have an old ex-taxi Prius and if I leave it sitting for a week, the traction battery shows up as flat and sometimes I get really poor acceleration until the battery has had a few minutes to charge. It wouldn't surprise me if I left the car sitting for two weeks that it wouldn't have enough juice to start the engine. However I do have an old computer UPS that runs off 200 VDC (16 SLA batteries in series) so I guess I could always hook that up to put a little charge back into the batteries, or even hook up that battery pack in parallel with the car's just to start the engine the first time.
if you keep turning it off and on again and it try´s to start the engine it kan drain the hybrid battery, like they say, the charging equipment is rare. in Holland we only have 1 charger for the hole county...
This is correct. Continually attempting to start the engine will run the traction battery down to a point it can no longer crank the engine. If this happens you will most likely need to find a specialist to preform a rescue charge. Most of the time the dealers can’t even do this and they will recommend replacing the battery. I have seen this happen a handful of times.
Not a good idea at all purposely running any car out of gas. The fuel pump in the gas tank relies heavily upon the surrounding gas to keep the fuel pump cool which keeps it from over heating. On some vehicles, if ran low or out of gas, this will throw off the fuel gage reading or worst yet you will have to take the vehicle in to have the gas gage recalibrated.
Toyota's technology is amazing!!
Toyota bought the tech from GM looong ago. Def improved it though.
I'm really trying to be a better person on and offline. But this is really testing me.
Why?
At 5:50, the hybrid system cuts out when normally at this point, the fuel engine would turn on to prevent further discharge. The big READY light next to the fuel gauge turned off to indicate this... So from that point on, you are coasting :) Power steering will still work on the normal 12V battery, but will not work optimally because there is no power left.
This is quite a lame test, because Toyota has figured this out beforehand of course and you should have read in the manual about the READY light.
It was strange it was so flawless. The manual shows that the OSD would warn to stop the vehicle to avoid damage and is supposed to tell the driver to wait until 2 bars show on battery before driving.
the only problem with this kind of experiment is that you can burn the fuel pump.
fuel pomp haha
Would not recommend running low on fuel. Doing so will expose the fuel pump which intern will overheat and destroy the pump.
If you try to see how far can you get you must turn off the AC. You could do another 5 mi
at least he shut it off after the battery died, but ya... real good test of range.
Awesome video thank you my battery went out on my 2012 Prius I drove it with no Hybrid battery for one week average 28 MPG the engine just stayed on continuously Toyota said it's okay I put a new Hybrid battery in it and the average back to 52 MPG
I have a 2012 lexus ct200h (same engine and battery as a prius) and i absolutely love it, never had any problems with it. Very reliable car.
Same deal for my 2011 Auris hybrid, it also has the Prius gen3 1.8L driveline. It has been incredibly reliable. (In fact the most reliable car i have ever owned, this includes bmw's, volvo's, a saab, a range rover)
In all the years i have owned it it only gave me 2 problems: 1x empty keyfob battery warning on the dash + 1x worn out 12v battery. This nearly got me stranded but i was able to get a jumpstart from a friend's motorcycle battery. That way the management electronics of the car were able to boot up after which the traction battery was able to start the engine and drive home without any problem. Bought a new 12V battery and installed it myself. Problem fixed.
Whenever the fueltank empty idiotlight starts blinking the car can still cruise 100km/60ish miles at 60mph. I never pushed it though. But it is good to know how the car will react when running out of fuel.
I PREDICT you will be left stranded.....i sugest you never try this test in an airplane !
why didnt you bring a small gas tank? thanks anyways...cool video
good job! i commented when yiu said you were going to stand and wait...
It's a really bad idea to run any Toyota HSD vehicle completely out of gas, and then keep driving on the battery, and here's why:
1. The starter motor for the gasoline engine is the 30 hp #1 motor generator in the transaxle. This is powered from the high voltage traction battery. The 12 volt battery in these cars supplies power ONLY for the car's computer's, lights, and the multifunction head unit that incorporates the stereo, hands-free phone, and GPS nav system if your Prius has one.
That 12 volt battery has NOTHING to do with the car's gas engine starter.
2. Once you refill the tank with gasoline, if the high voltage traction battery has been depleted to the point that the inverter can't supply at least 5 kilowatts to the MG1 motor for several seconds, you will not be able to start the gasoline engine at all, unless your is a PHEV (Prius Plug-in, Prius Prime, Rav4 Prime). If you do in fact have a PHEV, you can get the car towed to anyplace that has a 120 volt a/c outlet, and recharge the car with the charger that it came with, or plug it into a public L2 charger if there happens to be one close by. As soon as the Battery Management System shows a couple miles of range in the traction battery, that's enough to re-start the gas engine the usual way and you can then drive again.
3. But if your Toyota HSD Hybrid isn't a PHEV, and you have exhausted the traction battery below the point where it has enough juice to spin the MG1 motor, you are up the creek: you can fill the gas tank sure, but there's no way to recharge the traction battery out by the side of the road somewhere. You will have to have the car towed to a Toyota dealership, for them to to a "rescue charge". What this entails is: Dealerships have an external charger mounted on a dolly that can be wheeled around, and it can be programmed for specific types of Toyota hybrids with the voltage and charge current appropriate for that model vehicle. The service technician unplugs the high voltage DC power cable from the battery at the point that it enters the car's inverter, and connects the charger to the battery. It takes about 30 minutes, I think, to do a rescue charge on the 1.5 kilowatt battery that's in most Prius and Corolla Hybrids, and 60 minutes to "rescue charge" a dead Sienna, Highlander, Rav4, or Camry (these have the 2.5l gas engine and a larger 2 kilowatt battery). A rescue charge isn't cheap, I was quoted $350 from Elk Grove Toyota.
So please don't try the experiment from this video with your own car. The 1 kilowatt battery in the non-PHEV Prius and Corolla Hybrids has very little reserve power. If you run out of gas, IMMEDIATELY STOP THE CAR and turn off all the lights and power equipment until you have obtained more gasoline. You will need to have the traction battery showing at least a couple of bars to re-start the gas engine, and there's no way to recharge it other than at a Toyota dealership. And keep in mind that the 12 volt battery in these cars is very small and has only about 1/4 of the reserve capacity of the battery in a regular car o pickup truck; if the 12 volt battery drops below about 11 volts, the car's computers won't boot up when you press the Power button, and then you will have that problem to deal with, too. But at least you can re-charge the 12 volt battery at home or from another vehicle via jumper cables.
Cool video, (except music, I really hate music in these videos). You aren't ever supposed to let gas completely drain from the gas tank, but for the sake of information of "just knowing" this real-time knowledge of information is well worth it!! One time, should not do any damage, and those parts need changed eventually anyhow, in the Prius probably every 400,000 miles! LOL. Great video!!
Bro very nice video .....By the way I bought the same model in Pakistan it's called Toyota Aqua not Prius...
those sunglasses are obnoxious
It’s weird that the car didn’t even give you a lot of warnings, the car just died was like “oh well”. Meanwhile in the new rav4 hybrid if you do the exact same thing the car goes crazy and gives a lot of warnings, because the computer knows how bad it’s bad fir the hybrid battery to lose all power.
V. Useful! So after fuel gone 2-3 miles is the answer and around 35mph.
You'll get stranded if the 12v battery dies, for example sitting in the parked car, no idling, AC on. As one does in the summer. For that a little jumpstarter Li battery is sufficient.
I'm curious to know how long it took the recharge the hybrid battery from that depleted state.
So, from your experience in hybrid cars, which one has the highest battery power to drive linger distance by only battery after gas is out?
Thanks.
The problem with owning a Prius is you start getting over conscious on the MPG meter. I covered mine and check it only once in a week. I am getting 50mpg average.
This is a REALLY stupid thing to do to your Prius. Easy to avoid, and running on battery so long WILL damage the cells. At the very least this shortens their life a good amount. I strongly recommend never to do this BIG $$$$$$ !
I kind of like how Toyota lets you go past this failsafe. I wonder if it works the same for my fusion hybrid.
DoorisJ. Try it. Be sure to take a gallon of extra fuel
My 2012 prius C ran out of gas and battery. I added more gas and it still will not start. I unplugged the Hybrid battery and have left it on the side of the road. I hope it will start up when I get back to it this afternoon after work.
All the people hating have either not understood the definition of 'Hybrid' and the insane payoff it gives, or have never driven a Prius. Thumbs up from me, cool vid.
I do have to ask, other than the posting on UA-cam for financial reasons, is there a need to know the obvious result? To deliberately run a car out of gas is, what is a good word? Oh yeah, dumb. Car abuse is not desirable. Thumbs down. Sorry.
When my tank is near E I can barely make it down the road xD
Wow ! That's crazy, amazing video man!
You are pretty smart. Salute to this great information. I don't care model as far as I know about 50 to 60 miles on Prius.
Hey that's a great video I was always wondering what would happen with my Prius V if I let it run out of gas. Funny thing after liking this video my Prius V absolutely refuses to let me in. Only my wife can get in that car now!
Very informative video! Would you tell us if to run out of gas can cause Toyota Prius to stuck in Neutral mode, car engine sound goes off and shift in gears also stuck!
Thank you
Very informative! I bought a 2015 Prius C One just like this one a couple months ago, and I've been filling up as soon as my cruising range hit zero every time. Good to know I can safely stretch it a little bit further if necessary!
Not a good idea at all purposely running any car out of gas. The fuel pump in the gas tank relies heavily upon the surrounding gas to keep the fuel pump cool. On some vehicles, if ran low or out of gas, this will throw off the fuel gage reading or worst yet you will have to take the vehicle in to have the gas gage recalibrated.
I was wondering about this today. Thanks for your sacrifice..
You should try no oil next
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Very helpful video, my prius fuel indicator is faulty. The car stopped and steering wheel blocked. I had refueled 2 days before and wasn't expecting that the car ran out of gas. After viewing your video, I understood what exactly was the problem. I filled a gallon of gas but still the car wasn't running.
Luckily I had an obd2 which I used to clear the fault and the engine started to run.
Thanks again and keep up the good work.
Chavi
Forgot to mention that the faults are in Japanese and could not understand what was on the display.
Hopefully you didn’t cause any damage: first and foremost the fuel pump, next up injectors and engine, and running the battery way down is also bad. Your experiment might cost you a few thousand $ over time.
No
and if you really need an extra 10 miles, go ahead and pee in the tank.
Knowing that at 0 gas mpg left but you still have 1.5, some will stretch that out.
My 2007 gen 2 in Australia has an EV button...Can run ev mode for around 1 km if under 45km/h (approx)...By the way it still gets after 10 years 4.5 litres per 100km's which in miles is 63 mpg
Similar for me, only my battery is worn out (ex-taxi) so the EV button only gets me 50 metres, or maybe 100 if I've just done a lot of regen braking! I have wondered whether replacing the battery would increase fuel efficiency but I'm still getting 1000km per tank and I find that pretty impressive.
Completely running out of gas can damage the fuel pump which uses fuel for lubrication.
Some cars are worse about burning up fuel pumps from low fuel than others. I know GM vehicles burn up fuel pumps quite easily if you let the tank get less than 1/4 filled.
It's not just that he could be damaging.. the hybrid battery controller, despite showing zero-full charge in the dashboard, does actually always keep the battery between 40-80% (approximate numbers) off actual charge. This is done to prevent overcharging or depletion as that can reduce the life of the battery or even damage individual cells.
So, in normal circumstances the engine can always turn on and charge the batteries to ensure their charge never goes below 40%. However, when the engine doesn't start anymore (no fuel for example) then the hybrid battery controller cuts off energy to the traction motor to prevent the batteries going under 40%, but I believe AC and other things running from HV are allowed to run. If one continues with AC on I believe eventually the battery will eventually near depletion and cut off (low voltage threshold). If you arrive to this point, it's quite possible you damage some cells as they never share the same wear/voltage...
oh well
This isn't the 80s. Cars will cut the pump off when there's no power or it's spinning too quick.
+No: I don't know of any that cut off the fuel pump until the engine has been off for the length of time that is programmed into it. Lots of fuel pumps die this way, partly because it is also cooled by the fuel. In Mesa, Arizona, shop owner Mark Salem once remarked on his radio show that nearly all the fuel pumps he replaced were for college students who kept their tanks nearly empty.
You are crazy. If that battery failed to turn the engine you were going to have one long day. You would have to get a HV charger brought to rescue you and those are so expensive that even dealers don't like buying them. Alternatively you would have to get another Prius to jump the high voltage battery and that's a risky procedure not approved by Toyota
If you know something, even a little, about batteries... all batteries will "self charge". (haven't you ever taken a dead battery out of a flashlight, and put it back in, and it works for a short period of time??) well if not, go learn something. This was a great test with the Prius! You don't need a HV charger either, if you kill the acc. batttery just jump it, and run the car on gas only, (if something were to happen to the main electric motor battery).. which is really unlikely. You can still just run the car on gas, and it wil jump just like any car.
You don't own a Prius do you? I do (2007) and me thinks it is YOU that needs to go learn something. If this had been a 2nd Gen Prius, he would have needed a tow-truck as this would have drained the HV battery to the point of not being able to start the car. I don't know if has changed by now, but there were only TWO HV battery chargers...in the whole country (think big $$$) if the HV battery was completely drained. Also, there is a code that is set when the car runs out of gas that basically voids the warranty on the HV battery and the customer eats the cost of the replacement. These cars DO NOT have a 12V starter, they only have a 12V battery that boots the computers and trips the relay for the HV battery which starts the car through the cars transmission. The 2000-2006 Honda Insight (I own a 2000 and a 2001) does have a 12V starter which is used in extremely cold temperatures and when the HV battery wears out/dies.
I own a 2008, and do all my own work. First of all you need to get rid of that 2007. Everything below 2008 has a majority of different bugs, and this is noted within the History of Prius (should of done your research if you didn't buy that car new). The 12 volt battery will self re-charge enough to start,.. (if you happen to have a 12v battery that's beyond it's life, then yes it probably won't self recharge, so in that case just use a portable jumper). If you guys have to ever charge your HV batteries when dead, then you are obviously in that 2007 and below era, where all the bugs exist. Warranty on a 2007..........?
Not to mention all this, there is a MOD you can accommodate into your Prius, where you can totally run on just the EV system, so the gas engine will not turn on. (Far as using this MOD on 2007 and below years),.. I don't recommend it!
Lol, My Prius C only get like 42mpg on the highway since I enjoy showing off my Prius is not slowest car on the road.
My Prius C also gets 42 MPGs on the highway. I live in Texas so there is lots of space between towns and you know I drive it between 75 to 85 mile an hour but if I drive it at 55 I get way better gas mileage but takes longer to get there. LOL there's no winning
MergedElement That is dumb, if I am getting a prius, I will damn sure make the best mpg out of it. If I wanted to show off, I can get a Dodge hell cat.
I've been surprised at how much power my 2005 model has. I had a Honda Accord 2.2 liter previously, and it was great but the Prius would probably beat it in a race. Accord sounded like it was working very hard at 100 mph, whereas the Prius seemed ready for more at that speed (however the Prius software might top it out before that so I don't know yet).
Hash, the point about 'showing off' is a relative thing, as much about maneuverability as speed, but we're not pretending it'll beat a muscle car in a race. The Prius inherently doesn't pull torque like that; the engine computer regulates the car to achieve highest mileage with the help of continuously-variable transmission and combining the power of electric and gas engines, and can average upward of 42 mpg at 75-80 mph (there's a sweet spot in the 80-90 range that I hope to find, but opportunities on the road are not abundant for extended driving at that speed). I've pulled 50.8 mpg over 400 miles where I was mostly between 78-82 mph.
If you can average 30 mpg in a Hellcat I'll buy you a unicorn.
James Carter Are you autustic. Because literally what the fuck did you just say?.
The electric fuel pump is lubricated using gasoline.
Thanks
This video in my opinion, proves that Hybrids do make sense especially around town. I believe he would have gotten more than the 1.4 miles with the A/C off and sitting in city traffic.
Don't do this on a second generation Prius, only on 3rd or 4th. 2nd gen doesn't like this experiment being run.
I did in my 2nd gen. Not proud, but it happened, and didn't break. The difference is the fuel tank has a bladder lining. Best keep fuel in it. Ironically, it is harder to estimate range than our gen 3's, because of the bladder. So I tell my daughter to keep it above 2 "pips".
Also I believe the bladder is only in the US version of that one. In other countries it has a normal tank.
+Vink - I am pretty sure you are right. I once read an explanation - something about evaporative emissions. Anyway, North American only, I believe.
Press Ev button and go 23-26 miles on electric
Thanks Jo-Check my 2013 Prius ran out of gas and Battery today. Tow driver brought gas but car didn't Restart.
Had car towed home, it's Sunday. However I don't think that was a full 5 gallons and the Light still blinked after gas was in the car.
My question is: Will I be in trouble if I tell Toyota what happened? If the whole battery needs to be replaced., If the car doesn't eventually start after I add more gas.
I truly think the Tow driver didn't bring enough gas. All the Electronics are working Just that the ready light won't come on. I didn't know I was out of Gas.
STOP SAYING "SO"!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
good video and info.thank you very much.Steve in Clearwater,fl.
We have a 2016 Prius C and when the distance estimation remaining hits anywhere near 10 miles left my wife starts to get really nervous. I know that at 0 there are still several miles left with gas and more remaining with the battery cell. Still she gets mad at me. :)
What hapend If casoline is of a casoline Car?It's stop.
I have always looked into getting a Prius but I didn't know which one to get. I'm tied between a Prius C or Prius V
Only a moron would put a hybrid car in that predicament.
Bet your glad you didn't run out of gas where that dog was.
I need someone to do one this same demo on the 2012 Prius Liftback... Thanks
I wouldn't drive one of those blocks of cheese if it got double the fuel economy and gas was $10 a gallon. I wouldn't even drive one of these in the Pacific Northwest; I'd be SO embarrassed to own one in Texas!?
VinylToVideo shows you have very low self esteem !
Haha no it shows I don't want to send my money to Japan which attacked Hawaii on December 7, 1941.. not even 100 years ago.
It's a Prius C!! They're so cute. And they do have much smaller batteries than the regular Prius which probably impacts the miles driven in EV mode.
A great way to destroy your fuel pump. The fuel pump relies on gasoline to lubricate the pump. Running of out of gas will burn up the bump sucking it dry. No these cars don't have hydraulic power steering. Its entirely electronic that runs off the high voltage traction battery pack. The AC Compressor is also electric. The only thing the serpentine belt is driving is the the water pump for the engine. The other water pump is the inverter coolant pump for the inverter/converter that is also electric.
IF I WAS RUNNING FROM THE COPS!!!!!! I WANT TO BE IN A PRIUS...LOLOLOLOLOLOOLL
@lovejago You're exactly right, because eventually the cops are going to run out of gas!!! HA!
Nor auto here in france is useless they have no good staff personnel when the filter of my car suddenly remove all the oil came out until its empty but the car still working and it didnt overheat good thing about hybrid car but i dont know if it will last long. today its almost 4 month using my car still no problem
Yo, what year is that prius? I don't know they ever have the info cluster like that... I bet it's a custom third party one? How did you install it? How much did it cost?
Don't forget gasoline changes volume, with changes in temperature. A gallon @66 degrees weights more than a gallon @76 degrees. In America the tax only calculates to a even number if you buy ten gallons like the man from Texas.
Please don’t use music next time... thanks 🙏
Never run a car out of gas. The fuel pump motor is cooled by gasoline... Plus the fuel pump is inside the fuel tank for modern cars.. Very expensive to replace...
For my 2013 Prius plug-in I got over 100 miles after low gas (the last gas bar blinking fast) and car keeps beeping randomly to make you look. It was 2.1 gallon left in tank. Plus I ALMOST drained the battery. You can't go over 40 in this state, even though you normally go 60ish on plug-in battery. I filled about 11 gallons from empty.
Interesting test. When I accidentally ran my Vauxhall / Opel Astra 1.7CDTi (Turbo Diesel) out of fuel it was a complete bitch to get going again.
I walked to the fuel station and filled up with a gallon and tried to start it with a long session on the starter motor and full throttle but no go.
When the recovery guy turned up he was so rude that it was funny (like Basil Fawlty) since I guess he blamed me (actually although the fuel gauge said Empty, the computer said a range of about 20 miles from memory but I was to blame I guess for believing the computer range display). He came prepared with a little electric pump; he filled up the fuel filter with Diesel and used the pump to prime the lines to the tank at the rear of the car. He then got a can of Easy Start (Ether based starting spray - called `Start yer bastard' in NZ & Australia lol) and got me to start the engine while he sprayed into the throttle body. The engine started OK but I didn't really like him using the Easy Start since it made the engine really knock due to the lack of proper Diesel timing while spraying such volatile fluid in to the air intake (worried about my already worn bottom end bearings). Searches on the net confirm my misgivings, especially since the engine was not cold.
Hi JO-Check Im owner too of prius c 2014 Im from Latinoamerica Paraguay, as I saw with ODBII connector the SoC of the battery is from 40% to top 70 % according to my calcutaion is about 500Wh only
That was lame, what did you expect to happen?
Maybe.... something different? The guy doesn't seem to be a car tech so I take it just as 'average dude seeing what his car will do' and he got to the point reasonably quick. Maybe it wouldn't restart after putting gas in it and he'd have to call a tow truck; burned out fuel pump perhaps. Maybe it would show a specific error code, or a self-destruct sequence, or just a bunch of farting noises for all we know. Toyota can be very crafty. You ever notice we never see Toyota and Nintendo standing next to each other in public? Same person. It's the great deception.
Given that the 12V battery only switches a relay for the traction battery, and the traction battery starts the engine, I was wondering whether it would have enough juice to start the engine after being run "flat", so it's interesting to know that the car will refuse to move even when there's plenty of charge left in the traction battery to start the engine again after you've added more fuel.
yep Vink, that was my thought too. It would not have been as risky had he let it run out of gas and just add more. Then he even tried to start it knowing it had no gas 2 times... I was worried for him. I did not know about the 3 failed attempts it needing to be towed, so he is lucky.
The Prius won't let the HV battery run completely flat. 10% indicated HV battery state of charge is still approx. 40% acual state of charge
@James Carter "Self Destruct Sequence" LOL! ..I think VW's have that option if you let those run out of gas! LMAO
Perhaps it needs an emergency diesel generator. Take a hint from ships at sea. Or you could have a foldable windmill generator and/or solar cell panels.
i would love my yaris even more, if that damn "refuel" light would go on, not just blinking fuel gauge.. i can see it in the cluster, that car just does not bother to use it...
Why wouldn't you bring a jerry can prefilled lol?
I ran my 2008 out gas 3 times & had no problems what so ever.. I have 185,000 miles on it now. The piston rings are shot. Other than that, she still runs great. Putting a qt of oil in every 1,000 miles until she dies. Hoping for 200,000!
Clean your p c v valve if it’s plugged it pushes oil out because your inside of your engine isn’t breathing 😮💨 those engines run forever 300k unless you drove with no oil. Put motorkote in your engine for extra protection.
You are a hero.LOL I just bought a used Prius 2 weeks ago.Today I found out a little leaking from the bottom but no lights on.I am really scary now.
went 96 miles on empty 0.5miles on battery with a HCH
unfortunately got a p0420 code 15miles after fill up
Thanks Joe that was informative!
Shitty music is distracting as hell
Hello great video. BTW , your T-Shirt looks like a surgery doctor :) . Greetings from Romania.
This is so stupid it’s like asking, what happened when I run out of gas ?
very cool experiment & thx... now I know but how far could it have gone with the A/C off and lightly driven?