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Car dealers will be car dealers. Mine tried to add "vehicle etch." Be careful out there. Richard
Were you going downhill for a while? If the traction battery reaches full (all green bars), energy is no longer diverted to the battery, and the...
This happens to be the universe in which your dream did, coincidentally, synchronize with "reality." In most other universes you were reading...
I've been running my own lottery for years. Doing pretty good, too Wanna play? Come over here. Shhh. Just come over to the alley here, out of...
I just found out my PiP his arrived in the US and should be at the dealer "any day now." My plan from day one has been to provide at least enough...
My 2005 Prius (112k miles) has never had any brake work at all. I consider using the brakes as my failure as a driver. I also have a Ford...
I bought my '05 from Glen Toyota. Never had any special reason to complain, and their service department is very pleasant. Richard
What does the Kill-a-Watt say about your line voltage and the actual power taken by the PiP? I don't have my PiP yet and haven't tested this, but...
Disregarding the emotional arguments for/against cash, the economic cost of both cash and credit cards is significant. For example: Most credit...
The most important aspect of "turning off all electronic equipment" is making sure it's invisible to the flight attendants, e.g., in your pocket...
If you really want to worry, consider that there's a giant, FULLY EXPOSED nuclear reactor only 93 million miles away, that everyone agrees affects...
I sold my '90 ZR1 Corvette in '09. ( RIKLBLOG - Selling Out ) I bought my first Prius in '05, and found I was using the 'Vette less and less....
I call him Mr. Prius ( Thank You Mr. Prius ) The navigation system goes by Lola. Richard
Of all the people to suffer power failures, Prius owners should be the very last! May I tout, perhaps not for the first time, PriUPS.com? I'm...
This is what the HV battery voltage looks like during a normal commute. RIKLBLOG - My Commute As A Voltage Graph The wide variation is largely due...
This is a very interesting and worthwhile experiment. Theoretically, the gravitational field is conservative and so intermediate elevation...
Arizona. No trouble ordering, and the dealer said the had about 24 orders as of yesterday evening. Richard
My apologies if the PriUPS.com web site is a bit confusing. It got built piece by piece as I was putting the system together. A few notes: 1:...
I had an Audi A4 wagon. No doubt the interior of the Audi is more luxurious. But I dumped it happily and eagerly for exactly the same reason you...
I did a "test" of CFLs from Costco. I installed 10, base up, in two elevators, where the lights are on 24/7, and they have been there over a...