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+1. The majority of my errands are within 5-6 miles. 10 mile range would let me do most of my errands on battery. Could do the whole thing if...
Great job jelloslug, looks like the car will be back on the road at 100% very soon now. :) So when does the next project start? ;) It's been fun...
As others have mentioned, the stock brakes are just fine for emergency stops and can activate ABS without fail on clean dry concrete. If you need...
Pontiac Vibe is basically the same car as the Matrix with different sheet metal, so yeah, the engine should be the same, too.
Just took my Prius in for an oil change and to have them check out the squeak. Of course, they couldn't reproduce it, so I'll wait until the...
So Wikipedia says that a typical NiMH cell loses 5-10% of it's capacity after the first 24 hours due to self discharge. This sounds high to me...
Standard NiMH batteries do not lose "a lot" of charge every day. They typically lose about 1% of their charge a day, or 30% a month....
P&G will always be required to get maximum efficiency as long as the pulsing is done using primarily engine power and the gliding is done...
As Fibb222 said, the whole point of pulse and glide is to keep the engine in it's most efficient range (which is under moderate) and then to shut...
How is taking one owner's range claims as gospel any different than those who claim that their Prius only gets 35mpg in city driving when they are...
1mm difference in swaybars can definitely make a noticeable difference in handling. It won't be night and day (usually need 2mm-4mm to really...
Exactly what mine sounds like. Been doing it for a few months now, even though it's been warm. Typically hear it during cold starts after sitting...
Definitely not a Honda, the Honda has 4-lug wheels (very common on Hondas) while the Toyota has 5-lug wheels (very common on Toyotas).
All rechargeable batteries have the exact same problem, whether it's NiCd, NiMH or LiIon. The solution is simple - increase the size of the...
Right now? No. When someone convinces the utility companies to actually pay customers for excess power generated? Yes. That's one of my...
They've got another big plant in Germany going up now, they've said that you should start seeing these in retail channels some time in 2009....
Re: Finally, I've got a height adjustable driver's seat Got your tin foil hat on? Toyota has their own battery company (Panasonic), likely to...
Well, yeah. Just like they didn't just drop the Echo 1.5l in to the current Prius, they won't drop the Corolla/Matrix/etc 1.8l in to the next gen...
Yes, Atkinson cycle engines are a natural fit for hybrids unless you need/want the peak horsepower of an Otto cycle engine for some reason.
I doubt the new engine will be significantly heavier. The problem with the current engine in the Prius is that it's based on an old design that...
