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It is hard to find/design a proper charger to maintain the battery in good condition. It is too risky to invest a charger for getting "absurdly...
I think you can block 100% of lower grille and 50% of upper grille on such condition. If you're going to attack Pikes Peak hill climb, it's...
The standard instrument can't show real ICE off status. My understanding is ScanGauge-II has some limitations. At 46 mph and higher, the GPH...
As everybody wrote, Prius is trying to keep the charge level to the target SOC (state of charge). So, it does not want to be full. Ken@Japan [IMG]
target SOC
My understanding is Toyota won't use Li-ion on hybrid vehicles now. However, I'm sure there are possibilities to use Li-ion on future hybrid....
I would like to suggest the upper grill to be kept open....
There are a lot of factors you see worse mileage with new tires. - The well worn tire's diameter became small, then you saw better mileage. - The...
Following is a copy of my post. ----- The Japanese sales staff manual says following data at 120km/h(74.6MPH). item|2G|3G engine...
No. It's opposite. When the tire tread wears down, the distance traveled is increased, then the speedometer offset is also increased. Ken@Japan
170F is not enough to store the coolant. John's Stuff - Toyota Prius - 2004 Tech Presentation 40 "Start condition: engine coolant temp. reaches...
It is not that simple. Do you know there is a step up DC/DC converter and the 201.6V becomes up to 650V? If you have enough hacking capability,...
I believe gen III tank is plastic. Is it legal to remove emission control device, such as a catalyst? Ken@Japan
You're right! Everyone's environment is different. My recommendation is for people in general. Ken@Japan
Please make sure the windshield defogger is off. Ken@Japan
The scangauge has some limitations. We know the ICE spins with complete fuel cut, infinity mpg, on steep downhills on the freeway. But, the...
Our recommendation is in Park position. In Neutral, everything is out of control, which means engine will be continued to run even if warm up was...
Vitz(Yaris) Hybrid will be in 2011. Also, a rumor said Prius mini-van (three row seats) with Li-ion battery is coming. Ken@Japan
My calculator says 4.62/4.4 = 1.05 Is your calculator made in China? :) Ken@Japan
The manual does not say any hot engine, but it does say the hybrid system temperature is high. The manual also says warming up for cold engine....
