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Maybe not the greenest, maybe not the cheapest, but still better than most of the alternatives IMHO. Rob
Just to clarify, what was said above about engine drag is true _if_ you are continuing down a long steep slope. In the case mentioned by the OP,...
Thanks for the report, JH! Look forward to seeing how it goes. Rob
Here is the thread where I posted info on the one that I got from Amazon. It has worked fine so far on my Gen 2 ('05), and was a big help when I...
It would be interesting to see what the part count would look like to convert using OEM parts. Getting them from a scrap yard in UK might not be...
I would step back and consider some important questions. - What are your goals? - What resources do you have available? (time, skills, financial)...
As others have said, the bottom line is a salvage / rebuild is only as good as the rebuilder. You are literally putting your life in their hands,...
2005 Gen II, thanks markabele! Rob
The main problem with floodies is they tend to have a very poor Peukert exponent. This results in greatly diminished capacity at high current...
Interestingly, the standard Prius at 50mpg and gas at $3/gallon comes out to $2190 over the same period. So I'd say the PiP savings of $600 over...
That's what I meant. PiP advantage below ~ 18 miles assumes running all EV until battery is depleted. Aggressive or high speed driving will fire...
I believe black book values are wholesale, vs. what you are seeing would be retail.
"Fuel" cost wise the PiP generally wins if your typical drive between charging is <18 miles or >70 miles. If your short commute is aggressive...
I wish you luck, but fear you are headed down a path that will be both expensive and disappointing. Pusher trailers are intriguing, but have a...
Not a bad way to celebrate turning 100k :) [ATTACH] If only I got to drive the wife's v3 more ;) [ATTACH]
Its pretty barbaric by today's standards, but it was amazing to watch it all happening at the time.
In general adding a plug-in battery to the Prius is pretty complex. A lot of work was done on this by DIYers back in the '05-'7ish time frame....
Finally made it :) Celebrating by trying to move up the Gen 2 top 10 MPG list, 60.2mpg @ 409 miles! Had it all planned out. Fueled up 10.8 gal...
If anyone that regularly sees this issue has a way to monitor the HV battery voltage, it would be very interesting to see if these events seem to...
There's also a mention of the lower limit perhaps being ~200V and of the "dropping SOC while charging" phenomena that seems to match some of the...
