Explain EV coach bars

[KenT]

The EV coach shows if the vehicle power system is charging, running on electric batteries, or in hybrid mode. It shows the hybrid power output percentage with a white bar, the electic power output with a blue bar, and the charging rate with a green bar. However, the solid green and blue bars are shown WITHIN the outline of another green or blue bar. The solid green and blue bars generally correspond with the Power % of the adjacent gauge. However, the solid bars expand or contract within the outline of the blue or green outline bars, which also expand or contract, but at different rates and levels than the solid bars. What information do these outline bars display that is distinct and different from the solid bars?

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[Groo]

yeah. I was messing with that today and it didn't seem to do any more than the standard blue green vertical thing in the left hand side power bar, but just more distracting. I was hoping it was showing battery charge state or something, but it does not appear to.

 

[Escapologist]

The outlines are the most you can achieve at the moment, like the "walls close in" when you're running out of battery, or have too little momentum left to put much charge back.

 

[Groo]

The outlines are the most you can achieve at the moment, like the "walls close in" when you're running out of battery, or have too little momentum left to put much charge back.

but charging can blast passed the walls

 

[Mavster Mechanic]

but charging can blast passed the walls

Not really.

It's a pseudo amp-meter.
The boxes are maximum values for the particular condition. So constantly changing as conditions change.
"Blasting past" means you are wasting energy so it's trying to coach you not to blast past.

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