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It's quite possible that the Prius is able to increase ignition timing with higher octane fuel and eke a bit more efficiency out of the engine....
Your second recording is what my car sounds like all the time, except for the really high pitched squeaks that popped in there a few times...
It seems to me, that with recent statements that Toyota is seriously considering making all Lexus vehicles hybrids, why wouldn't that be their...
Well, Boulder, CO where SVPriusFan was plugging in is one of the "greenest" areas of the nation...
Lower = Good = Less Frontal Area = Less Drag Wider = Good = Less body roll and more stability when cornering Faster = Good = More fun to laugh at...
You bought a PHEV? What did you get?
I know, SageBrush, I was using your percentages from 55mph. My comment regarding underestimating drag from friction comes from that you only...
It's especially confusing when the Republican Presidential Candidate vowed to veto the first bill that came across his desk that was laden with...
Let's make it even simpler than SageBrush's calculations and assume that all other friction is rolling resistance. (Btw, SageBrush, you seem to be...
Well, to me, it's a no-brainer. Electric cars are much more efficient than fuel cells, where fuel cell cars won't be signifcantly more efficient...
Yes, it's quite feasible that they do, but I can't imagine that an electric water pump would cost more than a couple hundred dollars more than a...
They aren't common at all. They are only becoming more popular now as manufactures become pressured to eke out all the efficiency they can out of...
Edit: There's three coolant pumps on the Prius. One driven by a belt on the front of the engine to circulate coolant through the engine and...
Sorry, Rob. There are two primary aspects of drag on a vehicle in motion, rolling friction and aerodynamic drag/friction. Rolling friction is...
Just for everyone to keep in mind - a NiMH battery's charge/discharge efficiency is only about 66%. This means that if you put 1000 w/H into a...
Rob - I think you're spot on. Also, to help with the cell imbalance issue when the cells start getting low, there needs to be a way to bypass...
I would take 6mi EV range over nothing. That would cover a lot of errands, but only part of my commute.
For me, the primary benefit of any solar panels on the next Prius will be jumping into a much cooler car on hot days. That alone is with the $1000...
Found this article on AutoblogGreen talking about the rumored dedicated Lexus hybrid, but it also leaked some interesting tidbits about the fuel...
I've never heard of a "7 gear" CVT. Or do you mean a dual-clutch transmission? I wonder how long it will take to push auto start/stop across the...
