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There are two basic ways of measuring 'octane ratings': the Research Octane Number, which is what we (Brits) use for cars, and the Motor Octane...
No, you said that the average car does at best 35%. What Darell said, and he is completely correct, is that the best car does, at best, about...
I'm not impressed at all with the specification. Honda are continuing with their 10kW 'slice' motor attached to the engine's flywheel, with the...
From http://priuschat.com/forums/gen-ii-prius-care-maintenance-troubleshooting/59177-common-2g-problems-what-do-about-them.html: "Problem: Car...
Changing the friction brakes on a Prius is actively dangerous, in my view. The fact is that while ceramic brakes resist high temperatures well,...
How well-funded do you think the people at Hadley CRU, NASA, and all the other agencies are? How can they be the ones that stand to gain the most?...
I don't believe the Japanese number was that low. Historically Japan's 10-15 mode numbers - the test used at that time - produced outrageous...
Check your tyre pressures. I've gone from a 4.47 L/100km tank in July/August to 5.26 L/100km for the last one. That's measured as litres of fuel...
The force of wind resistance is proportional to the square of the speed. The power required to overcome the resistance is proportional to the cube...
The pads are organic material, not ceramic. Organic works well when cold - which the Prius friction brakes always are - but deteriorate with...
It's not exactly lying to you. The engine has to spin above 46mph, but it does not have to be burning fuel to turn over. The transmission can...
Nominal voltage of a NiMH cell is 1.2V; the Prius has 28 modules, each module being made up of 6 cells, so that's 28 x 7.2V = 201.6V. However,...
I wonder if the previous incident had damaged the brakes sufficiently that when Mr Saylor took it out and had his problem, the brakes no longer...
Yes, certainly it's wasted compared to not pre-heating. However, I disagree that interior heating 'on the fly' is more energy-efficient. If it...
Conversion of power from AC to DC, through the DC parts, and back to AC, is not 100%. In addition, the rating is when used as a motor, not the...
What rear panelling? The entire back of the car that isn't tailgate is the rear bumper cover. The outermost skin of the Prius is made of steel,...
It's a heat pump, which is generally more efficient than traditional resistive electric heating. In fact it seems to be almost a magic device from...
The US06 or 'Supplemental FTP Driving Schedule' 'High Speed' test is largely 65-80mph driving. It's been part of official EPA tests since the 2008...
More media churn - must be the day for it. Best Car in Japan has reprinted speculation from blogs and now that article is being recycled through...
Is this back round again? There were stories on this several months ago. The article they reference is from August. I suspect what we're seeing...
