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Yes but it doesn't compress 1.8 liters. Some of the charge is blown back out the intake valves at the beginning of the compression stroke. This is...
Why is that? Is it related to the torque ratio of the PSD?
Toyota wanted a five passenger family car that got 50 mpg! They got it. And it does it ALL THE TIME!!!. All these other non hybrids that advertise...
Tell people at the gas station that you're there for your Spring (Summer, Fall, Winter) fill-up.
Not mentioned so far is the good chance that a Prius owner MIGHT believe in anthropological global warming (AGW) and that identifies his...
I want to get in on this class action. When I was in high school, I never got any class action. Do I have to have a Toyota?
I don't think this is a PWM system. That is essentially a DC system. This is a synchronous AC system where there is more than one frequency as MG1...
Dish's Prius ran away with the spoon.
Reduced battery capacity due to age does not seem to affect mpg. See: http://avt.inel.gov/pdf/hev/end_of_life_test_1.pdf. These cars had 160,000...
I do not think the transaxle/MG1 will destruct in any these tests. I think the ICE will be run by the computer at an RPM that will not overspeed...
I think Toyota has to go after drivers like Sikes. Many of the unintended acceleration drivers KNOW they pressed the wrong pedal. Others do not....
I don't own a Prius but I have a Ford Fusion Hybrid, a descendant of the Prius family. I do have a '04 Avalon. I think Toyota is getting a bum...
The mpg hit for low beams is 1% and high beams 2%. That's based on an analysis of headlight current draw vs. propulsion requirements which is...
It's mostly political. Having a hybrid means you are "likely" to be a tree-hugger or believer in human caused global warming. It's a new form of...
I don't know of any reports of the FFH doing this. The FFH has had a few instances of regenerative braking failure under normal braking with...
If you own a hybrid, it's often assumed you are a liberal and believe in Anthropological Global Warming.
For each 13 mile segment driven in EV mode from plug in power each day, you will save $.25. Figure it would cost $.70 if provided by gas, $.45 if...
Hang an old tennis ball from the garage ceiling so that it touches the windshield. Lee
I hope the aftermarketers and hackers have determined that you can safely overspeed MG1 on the standard Gen III to get the higher EV speed. How...
