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Honda Civic Hybrid II – Engine OFF – neutral gliding

This video demonstrates an alternate glide technique for higher fuel economy on a 2006-2010 Honda Civic Hybrid.

By GreenDriving with the support of CHOG (Canadian Hybrid Owners Group).

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This entry was posted on Thursday, July 9th, 2009 at 7:47 pm and is filed under Hypermiling. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. Both comments and pings are currently closed.

6 Responses to “Honda Civic Hybrid II – Engine OFF – neutral gliding”

  1. And watch your key …
    And watch your key switch wear out real fast

  2. I agree with the …
    I agree with the question by rynprov. Im kind of confused at what is going on, but do you think its possible to do with an ‘04 civic hybrid?

  3. cruiseman3211 on July 9th, 2009 at 7:47 pm

    I want a honda …
    I want a honda civic hybrid!!! Nice videos, i really enjoyed watching them i just have a question about this one though.. Why would you turn the engine off, wouldnt you want to regenerate electricity while gliding? maybe im understanding it wrong. Thanks!

  4. Your concern does …
    Your concern does not apply in this situation.

    This particular vehicle has electric power steering and it is not affected by the gas engine being off. This is something the hybrid does anyway without any need for the gas engine.

    The braking is fully isted and active as well which makes any fears and warnings pointless and badly informed.

    Like everything else in life, safety comes first but knowledge is the enabler for new opportunities. Definitely don’t try this with just any car.

  5. This is just too …
    This is just too dangerous to do.
    the risk of having the steering lock on and not having power on your brakes and steering makes you a danger to anyone on the road. do not try this at all..

  6. So, you have to …
    So, you have to accelerate to the top speed, put your foot off the acceleator, shift to neutral, turn the key to off (but not lock), turn the key again to ACC and when you reach the bottom speed, turn the key to run (but not start [that would start the engine, that's a no-no]), and put your foot on the acceleator to go to the top speed before you do the same process?