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I got the impression that from Toyota's point of view, if the battery pack has enough capacity to operate the Prime in HV mode with zero EV miles...
It seems pretty clear from the manual that the "press unlock twice while pressing lock" function on the fob has nothing to do with the 12v battery...
The 12V battery in a conventional car has to be able to crank the gasoline engine to start it. The 12V battery in a Prius only has to boot up the...
I don't think you actually have to move the car for the 12v battery to be recharged; just being in READY and sitting still should be sufficient....
I don't know exactly how this is all programmed, but as I understand it all, the SKS system is continuously transmitting looking for a response...
If you ask about the 2017 Advanced Prime, you are told that that there is no update for the 11.6 in screen. But there is one for the 2019 Prime....
Isn't there also the issue that the factory EVSE has a heat sensor in the plug, so if you replace the cord, the EVSE may (will?) complain about a...
The key in the fob opens the driver's door. That is all. Once in the car, you can hold the fob with dead battery near the Start button and press...
I am trying to get the gist of this thread: Is it true that some states are surcharging the annual registration for non-plug-in hybrids? :eek: In...
Given that we in California pay around $0.80/gal total for federal and state taxes, we are not likely to see prices below $1.00/gal here. Unless...
Nice to hear something more-or-less-sort-of official that many of us already figured out. I guess that the marketing folks convinced the execs...
My son's 2008 Highlander hybrid has a graphic showing the pressure in each tire. But for some reason that noone has been able to fathom, this...
If Toyota is creating these cars with groundbreaking mileage technology, I wonder why they went with the Trump administration rollback of mpg...
Yep. I know about this, so when my dealer called me and asked if I would be interested getting a 2020 Prime to replace the 2017 Prime I bought...
1.4% doesn't sound like much to worry about, unless one is in a higher risk category, where the mortality rate can be more like 20%. Simply being...
The Prius approach works better in "mixed" households where one person is the tech geek who understands and enjoys playing with all the nuances of...
I thought that Tesla had "one-pedal" driving: you are expected to use only the "gas" pedal to speed up or slow down. And that the brake pedal was...
Which is why, allegedly, one can start a Prius (or Prime) with 8 D-cells.
Maybe this is not universally true, but in these parts, a green pump handle always means diesel. Black used for gasoline. :confused:
The system will "borrow" energy from the traction battery to move the car, temporarily reducing the state of charge below the usual minimum, until...
