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Those are pretty big numbers considering Prius' were still in really short supply.
I think we really won't know where things stand until the '10 Prius hits the ground. I agree that Honda, VW, and others are gaining ground on the...
Don't forget the old Insight's numbers were the old EPA calc, and usually for the MT with lean burn and T2B9 emissions. The CVT version without...
There must be something to it because a company that is selling them says it works? Or because a local law enforcement department that is facing...
Sorry, here are the corrected links for the Insight: 5SP, lean burn: Model 1 Vehicle Characteristics CVT, non-lean burn: Model 1 Vehicle...
I think you hit the nail on the head. My understanding of this exception is to allow people to do things like full electric conversions. This is...
Some more background info on "lean burn" engines. Lean burn - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia General consensus there also seems to be,...
I believe you are right, its a terminology problem. What you are referring to is I believe most commonly called "momentum driving." This is...
I have a lot of respect for Steve, so I will assume what he is seeing is real. I would still suspect it has more to do with tweaking the O2...
I think this is part of why these products are so tantalizing. There is enough truth in it to make it plausible. For what its worth the JPL...
Just bear in mind the Jetta is a much bigger car than the Golf, and the new Jetta has a bigger engine and faster performance. The pre-release...
Just to clarify, the electric motor is capable of that much torque on the bench, but the controller never lets it make that much in the car. It...
This could be a big step. You can't even buy that battery here for $14.5k, let alone complete car. They still have to prove its reliability...
Very cool, hope its true.
Put it in a Mazda 5, keep the price in check, and you'd probably have a runaway hit. Rob
It would be interesting to get some more details from the dealer if possible. In particular the values of all the individual module pair voltages...
You should consider yourself lucky. A Saab or Land Rover dealer would have charged $50 ;) Rob
I think Tom is right on. People expect that because the gauge in the Prius is digital and has 10 bars its somehow more accurate than others....
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The plug in hybrid crowd have figured a lot of this out. My understanding gets fuzzier as you move away from the battery though. As I recall...
