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Whose dingy are you calling limp? :p I did dismast one of my small racing sailboats, and had to cobble up a jury rig to get home. I hope to not...
It's meant to throw away energy. If what you are after is slowing without the brakes, just push the brake pedal. It will use regenerative braking,...
Argon is the gas of choice for thermal pane windows for two reasons: 1) It is dry. 2) It is heavier than air. #2 might not seem like much, but...
How are you doing with the singing lessons? Tom
The recommendation is to not top off. This is true with the Gen II, Gen III, and all modern cars. There isn't anything special about the Prius;...
Yes. The product sold in tire stores goes by names such as "Nitronized" - they make no claim that it is pure nitrogen. Dry nitrogen is used for...
Yes. Tom
GIGO in the computer world: Garbage In, Garbage Out. Tom
The rear prop is spinning, which is why it's hard to see. Tom
I'll get right on that. :rolleyes: Tom
We should bronze this and hang it on the wall around here somewhere. Everything we do costs something and someone has to pay for it. Even when...
I think you mean B mode, not regen brake. Tom
1) The dimmer only works when the headlights are on - there isn't any reason to dim the dash in daylight. This is true whether the headlights are...
Accelerate briskly, but not pedal to the floor. Wide Open Throttle (WOT) is a special case where mileage is sacrificed to power. You don't want to...
A clarification, mentioned by other posters: In addition to changing the mapping of the accelerator pedal, the various modes may also influence...
Wow, talk about thread resurrection. This thread has been dormant for six years. Tom
Regen works at all speeds. I'm not sure what you mean by "true" regen. You seem to like scare quotes. But only if the hill is long and steep...
It does seem like a really wasteful and expensive use of bandwidth. Tom
No, you were the one suggesting that the probabilities were unknown, so we would assume that they are equal. I was simply pointing out that there...
Correct. Once the Prius is booted, you have no need for the 12V battery, so no need to jump. If you can't boot, the power jack is disconnected, so...
