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I agree. Early on people considered messing with the temperature sensors to fake the battery temperature and allow high current draw when cold....
Re: Plug In Modifications in Europe The page below lists most of the major companies offering PHEV conversions. Prius PHEV - EAA-PHEV The only...
The CCL and CDL limits should be accessible on the CAN bus, but not sure if anyone has figured out how to do this on the scangauge yet. I'm...
Something like what you are asking for could be done, but would have very limited appeal and significant cost. If you want to try and figure...
I believe thats referred to as sequestration :)
JSH, I would disagree that the base TDI is better equipped. Its differently equipped, and you apparently place more value on the features in the...
Just to be correct I believe that urea injection deals with NOx, not soot. Soot (pm) is dealt with in a particle trap and catalyst. The new VW...
I for one am prepared to at least call the emissions on the '09 TDI a wash with the current Prius. While not as clean at the tailpipe, I do think...
Links: 2006 Toyota Prius True Cost to Own ratings at Edmunds 2007 Toyota Prius True Cost to Own ratings at Edmunds 2009 Toyota Prius True Cost to...
Fair enough point. Doesn't change my displeasure with their bias, just confirms that they are biased ;) Rob
FYI, if you go to the Touring Prius you get: CR '09 5 Year: $25,250 ('09 TDI 22% more) CR '09 8 Year: $34,500 (09 TDI 22% more) Ed '09 5 Year:...
I have to side with JSH on the depreciation question. The numbers I have checked put the Prius and TDI at almost exactly the same value and...
Thanks for posting, very nicely done. I moved to SoCal as a new grad EE in 1998. Wish I had been a little smarter about things back then, missed...
There should be no power to either the PHEV plug or EBH plug when the car is out driving around, so there should be no reason for concern.
I usually just hang out in the right lane with the trucks on these sort of climbs, since I don't want to trash my MPG reading :) When taking a...
Thank for that Pat, LOL! :D
Another good read, courtesy of your tax dollars: http://www.transportation.anl.gov/pdfs/HV/454.pdf With an inline torque sensor at the flywheel...
I still have to side with hill on the more fun to drive generally equals more dangerous discussion. Last numbers I had seen about 5-6 times more...
The numbers I've seen are pretty staggering. Estimates for the average distance traveled for an item on your local grocery store shelf (organic...
It may also be worth noting that according to auto-trader you should be able to get about $2500 off MSRP on a Prius Touring right now.
