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Hi JC91006, just wondering where you got the 180k number from. I know vehicles have a design lifetime, but don't usually see it published. I've...
On a Prius, no, but on a car with a normal automatic transmission the fluid usually goes through a cooler built into the radiator, and that's...
If you have a ScanGauge, you can monitor the MG torques and RPM while you drive, and power = torque * rpm. Also note that since the ICE can't...
In heretical mode MG2 is only generating electricity. The ICE is producing more than enough torque to move the car, so MG2 absorbs the extra...
I think it all works out about even. All cars will have gears for the final drive and differential. The Prius does have two additional planetary...
Amen! I used to think hybrids were complex, but compare a Prius to the next F-150 with twin-turbo V6, direct and port fuel injection, and...
If you had my commute, you'd appreciate the Prius for being easy to drive in heavy traffic. No car is much fun when you're average speed is 25...
It's not advertising. The Tesla is designed to be an expensive, excessive vehicle, while the Prius is sensible transportation. If the Prius...
I recently inherited a workshop full of tools. There's a cordless drill that's maybe 15 years old and the battery packs are completely dead. A...
Ah, but you're assuming it will move. Add in just the right incline and it will stay still, for a while. Ever forget to put a stick shift in...
So people are trading in hybrids and EVs for larger SUVs and trucks, while at the same time supporting higher CAFE? They must think that (lack...
I've actually done this multiple times in the Prius. My muscle memory is used to pushing a lever into park (or 1st for manuals) and having to...
It varies depending on the season. Currently the Prius and F150 have been hibernating together in the garage. If I throw the ScanGauge in the...
Wow, those Tesla ads are impressive. Let's see, if I were to make a Prius commercial: Clip of performance car carving up a mountain road... Clip...
Awful commercials. And while I'm complaining about commercials, I also hate the Volt commercial where they compare a 2016 Volt to the no longer...
Probably, but not too bad in the grand scheme of things. I don't remember it making much of a racket compared to say, a Chevy with a lazy...
Oops, confusing choice of terms. I was referring to the losses pumping fluids, particularly those outside the engine where they don't warm up as...
I've found that the length of the trip confounds MPG measurements, as MPG gradually increases over time as the transmission, tires, etc, all warm...
The difference between 55 and 75 mph is "only" 20mph, how did you not see that you're catching up to a slower vehicle with plenty of time to plan...
Sounds like you're using a pickup to do the job of a tractor :-) If I were you, I'd worry more about the safety Nazis than slushboxes. Future...
