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Jumper cables or a portable jumper box work, but they are not ideal. It would be better if the car could utilize a little bit of power from the...
A damaged box is not the same as tapping some power to boost a battery.
"Design flaw" is a subjective opinion, and it not up to anyone to declare it incorrect.
I think it was clear that I consider it a design flaw.
If Toyota is serious about improving the customer experience, they will fix this design flaw.
I did too, but it still happens.
Well, I wasn't too petrified to drive my gasoline powered car due to fear of fire either. I don't worry about my Prius hybrid battery suddenly...
I have installed a 100Ah auxiliary battery, through a smart isolator and bypassable with a switch to boost the regular battery, but I don't...
I used to think that also, but the FCTA proved me wrong.
Zero close calls? You are truly blessed.
I never knew how many I missed due to luck, apparently.
Once you know how detrimental overcharging it is to battery longevity, you can apply various remedies to keep the upper charge limit low.
It's my understanding that Prius uses lithium iron phosphate batteries that do not catch fire.
I'm no engineer, but it seems simple to protect the hybrid battery from over discharge. Besides, I don't think the Prius uses batteries that...
Well, it doesn't seem like much of a design challenge for the system to detect a low 12V battery when the start button is pressed, and instead of...
Both have saved me a collision many times.
I'm having difficulty believing that hybrid battery isolation is mandated in safety regulations.
Are you sure about that?
How is the FCTA decreasing your safety? *scratching my head*
The hybrid battery is isolated, but it doesn't need to be. A sensing circuit could decide if the hybrid battery could "afford" to power the DC-DC...
