Recent Content by Nic Steussy

  1. Nic Steussy
    Thread

    Prius Prime in very cold weather

    All. Over the holidays we visited my wife's family in Duluth MN. The last couple of days there were all below zero, and the morning we left...
    Thread by: Nic Steussy, Jan 10, 2019, 26 replies, in forum: Prime Main Forum (2017-2022)
  2. Nic Steussy
    Thread

    The complexity of the touch screen car

    https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2018/08/02/behind-wheel-tesla-model-its-giant-iphone-better-worse/?utm_term=.5214843bbaac&wpisrc=nl_energ...
    Thread by: Nic Steussy, Aug 3, 2018, 48 replies, in forum: Prime Main Forum (2017-2022)
  3. Nic Steussy
    Post

    Prius Prime - Bicycle

    My 56cm road bike fits in fine. Not, however, my city/mountain bike. The handlebars are too wide so I have to take the front wheel off in order...
    Post by: Nic Steussy, May 22, 2018 in forum: Prime Main Forum (2017-2022)
  4. Nic Steussy
    Thread

    New Data Show Electric Vehicles Continue to Get Cleaner - Union of Concerned Scientists

    More efficient EVs now available too The maps shown above are based the efficiency of the average EV. However, there are now options on the market...
    Thread by: Nic Steussy, May 7, 2018, 2 replies, in forum: Prime Main Forum (2017-2022)
  5. Nic Steussy
    Post

    Your Last Car Before Your Prime

    2010 VW Tdi Jetta Sportwagen. 6MT. It was a lovely car. 50.2 lifetime MPG Dieselgate; turned in back in to VW and spent the money on the Prime.
    Post by: Nic Steussy, Apr 12, 2018 in forum: Prime Main Forum (2017-2022)
  6. Nic Steussy
    Post

    Prime Charging

    And the author of the article was even in Southern California. There is nothing like that infrastructure here in the Midwest. However, we are...
    Post by: Nic Steussy, Mar 27, 2018 in forum: Prime Main Forum (2017-2022)
  7. Nic Steussy
    Thread

    energy draw of heater vs seat warmer

    Winter has arrived in the Midwest at last. I'm starting to need some heat in my Prius Prime Advanced. Clearly turning on the heater...
    Thread by: Nic Steussy, Dec 8, 2017, 57 replies, in forum: Prime Main Forum (2017-2022)
  8. Nic Steussy
    Post

    Green-shameing

    How does this work if one purchases 'renewable' energy from the utility?
    Post by: Nic Steussy, Aug 29, 2017 in forum: Prime Main Forum (2017-2022)
  9. Nic Steussy
    Post

    When you need a tiny bit more Ev range

    I've got plenty of gas. I usually save 8 - 10 miles of EV range for the end of my commute. So, I'm tooling along at 55 mph in EV and push the...
    Post by: Nic Steussy, Jul 11, 2017 in forum: Prime Main Forum (2017-2022)
  10. Nic Steussy
    Post

    When you need a tiny bit more Ev range

    My experience is that when I punch over from EV mode to HV the battery just keeps on powering the vehicle - presumably drawing from the HV portion...
    Post by: Nic Steussy, Jul 11, 2017 in forum: Prime Main Forum (2017-2022)
  11. Nic Steussy
    Post

    kWh consumption

    Cool! Thanks.
    Post by: Nic Steussy, May 23, 2017 in forum: Prime Main Forum (2017-2022)