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Long climbs and downhills could be a special case where more battery could be useful. You burn a lot of extra gas getting to the top, and ideally...
I love this sentiment. Prius owners are arrogant because they don't appreciate that: - I may be driving up fuel costs by consuming 3-4 times...
Be careful, trading in a wife is even more expensive than trading in an SUV! :eek: Rob
The fact that some people need an SUV/truck does nothing to diminish the fact that most people don't. Through the 70's & 80's we had a very...
It seems to be commonly agreed that the MFD is very accurate and consistent, probably within 1-2% and usually reads slightly high. As has been...
Definately one of the best first posts I have ever read! :cool: Welcome! Rob
Couldn't resist: Rob
NimH are a very different beast unfortunately. The biggest problem is that their voltage is not a good indicator of SOC. As they get full, they...
Its actually been done. The short answer is its pretty complicated and it doesn't improve mileage by any appreciable amount. The common...
Sorry about your car :o If you aren't taken care of by insurance, or you consider buying it back for the residual if it is totaled you might talk...
I haven't researched it, but I would kind of doubt it. Since any little failure or spark could ignite gas fumes quality has to be top shelf. For...
I don't understand your problem at all. Maybe you can go back and try to describe what you are actually seeing. You always know at a minimum how...
0.698 kg = 1.54 lbs :) Not quite 1.7, but not far off. 1.54 seems to be the number Energy Star uses for their CFL program calculations. Below is...
You could be right about the Prius engine, I'd like to see your references. The ANL data provided was measured in the car (GEN1 Prius) on a dyno...
If anything it looks like I'm overestimating drag. This page puts the Prius at 153Wh/mi at 40 mph. Prius Palm Mileage Simulator With this...
I cannot reconcile those two statements. If you agree that gliding is a more efficient use of stored kinetic energy than regen, then I do not see...
Thats a tough one. The US automakers are not real competitive in this segment IMHO. For example, CR recently tested small sedans and the best...
While 60 mph EV mode would be nice, its not as big a deal as you would think. When you maintain the oem battery SOC at a very high level the HV...
Its still pretty cutting edge, I believe there are only 70-80 in the world at this point. You can find a lot of info here: Prius PHEV - EAA-PHEV...
Thanks for keeping us posted. Keep the data coming! Rob
