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I like office supply collapsible file folder crates. Easily strapped to the floor D-rings. Four of them will fill the back. Can carry heavy...
I am puzzled by the disparity in fuel efficiency gains between the Ford Fusion hybrid and the Camry hybrid, for similar size cars larger than the...
I wonder if this has anything to do with efficiency of the motor as a generator compared to delivering torque. Is there some asymmetry between...
The power controls may be subject to some improvement, the battery chemistry, shedding heat in the power generation will be a different nut. Cars...
Does the magnetic braking give a long life to the brake pads? The ceramic ones now last 60,000mi in regular cars. The hybrid ones must go the...
Interesting alternators do not have permanent magnets so adjusting stator current can regulate output voltage, with cheap electro-mechanical...
In recent decades significant advances were made in permanent magnets making them very powerful compared to previous, opening up entire new...
The one type of wear on the drive train I find nothing about is design of the electric motor-generators. One issue is the bearings, which might...
Toyota has a network of distributors with different ones for geographical regions. This can affect which tires are supplied on the cars, for...
Does not specify whether in ECO mode (maybe not available that model) -- supposed to reduce power to the A/C compressor. Above indicates about 13...
I'm not in the insurance business, but I find the "mechanical breakdown coverage", essentially a bumper-to-bumper warranty, bought year-by-year as...
Regular car starter motors take a few hundred amps, to break loose all those engine parts. Prius has essentially a lawn tractor battery, and the...
The manual seems misleading about "power modes", mentioning "Accessory" running some things, and "ON" running all accessories, but omitting...
The one limitation of the hybrid system I can see is it cannot be used to jump start another regular car through booster cables, as the 12v supply...
I'm curious whether the 12v powers the cabin a/c ventilation fan, which I found on other cars is a powerful fan with high current draw. Running...
My 2010 manual says the smartkey system is automatically disabled after 5 days to save the battery -- so you don't have to do it manually. Yet by...
The Cargo Organizer is just a thin plastic shell covered in thin liner fuzzy carpet material, molded into compartments 3 inches deep, weighs 2...
Toyota options: on the 2010 at least, maybe the others, the dealer can program an option to default the Smartkey system to OFF. The manual also...
The following technical note was found in an article at some sort of wiki, Prius PHEV TechInfo: ------------------------ 12 V system Current...
These can fit in the under-floor area for which Toyota sells a "cargo organizer" -- the cavity is 6" high, the trays 5.5". Useful if you don't...
