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How many have you seen? Why do you drive so fast? Isn't that inefficient?
The current Prius gets all of its energy from gasoline and converts some of it to electric. I've always thought Hybrid was a bogus term to apply...
As far as I can tell, there is no national leasing deal. I thought it might be 2500 down + 399/mo (vs 349 last year) but I can't find a reference...
It has regen in D. Put it in N while slowing, then switch back to D and you'll feel it. Word from a volt advisor who checked with engineering is...
It has regen in D, just much less than L. Switch to N and you can feel the difference. The only difference L brings is much more regen when off...
If you are using the euro number for the PIP, use it for the Volt too. The calculation is 15/51=29%.
Oh. Duh. Sorry, I see your point. The generator (MG1) should never come into play during a dyno test. Some apparent effects in the curve may...
Generator? Your graph shows both pure EV and Extended Range operation (CD and CS if you prefer) but I thought we were talking strictly about EV...
It's certainly elaborate. The engine doesn't connect directly to the output shafts. It's connected to MG1, which supplies power to the ring gear...
I hate to throw more confusion into the mix but if your foot is on the floor, where it presumably was during a dyno test, the car stays in single...
On various ICE efficiency "tricks", I've posted a number of these before but a few thoughts: - The maximum fuel->battery efficiency occurs at...
You brought it up in '09. Here, here, and here.
I predict surcharges will be replaced with incentives in due time. Locally, the highest 2012 VIN I could find was in the 7500 range. Based on...
0.17 is the marginal rate of generation + delivery. Fixed costs (and I don't recall what they are) do not affect the cost of each additional kWh.
Really? In an NHTSA/EPA safety/emissions compliant, highway capable vehicle with heat and AC? With an 8 year/100k mile warranty on the battery?...
You "need" this information? For what? If the data is so important to you guys, buy a Volt and measure it yourselves. You can back into the...
GM had every opportunity to let the car die and shrug their shoulders when the government took over. Fortunately, Tesla is leaping into the mass...
You won't know *exactly*. Is that necessary? The day he posted was ~26kW/100. Use 36kW/100 if you want. I was at 32.5 long term when I lost...
Curious. Did you ever eat that chocolate bunny?
I believe that regen systems are inherently worse in this respect because they can't respond as quickly as a good-old-fashioned hydraulic ABS...
