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No, that makes no sense whatsoever. Regenerative braking is a very inefficient way to charge the battery. Tom
This topic has been covered by a news post: http://priuschat.com/news/optima-announces-prius-replacement-12v-yellow-top-battery-with-pencil-posts...
This is normal behavior for a good battery, so we can't really infer anything from it. As bisco stated, HV battery problems are rare. Tom
The answer to this question depends on the nature of the traffic. Let's start with the logical extremes, then move in from there. At the far ends...
It is not unusual for the displayed SoC to change after sitting overnight. The displayed SoC is calculated, as there is no direct way to measure....
The Prius tries to keep the battery in the middle range, just a touch toward the top. This is so it has juice to provide power, but room to absorb...
I rent from myself. How does that fit into your poll? Tom
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In any closed system net value remains unchanged. In this respect you can make your argument that the net cost is zero, but it is a bit...
Absorbed Glass Mat. In AGM batteries the electrolyte is absorbed into a mat of fiberglass. It is similar to gel cell technology, where the...
It wouldn't be a bad thing around here, but I wouldn't like it in the city. I don't like any automatic locking or unlocking features, but that's...
What mechanism could possibly explain one car being more prone to nail punctures than another? More likely that the driving route or tires are...
This is a very good point. If an incentive is cost effective in and of itself, it really isn't an incentive. The word "incentive" comes from...
It comes from the principle of relativity, which states that equations describing the laws of physics have the same form in all admissible frames...
Which is why the real gains are at the lower end of the mileage spectrum. The return on improving from 50 mpg to 60 mpg is nowhere near as good as...
When a Prius HV battery has a very high State of Charge (SoC), the Prius will work hard to bring the SoC back to more normal levels. If the Prius...
Cars get priority because it is a road. Pedestrians get priority on the sidewalk. Crossing the road a pedestrian has the same rights as anyone or...
They are there to push the airflow away from the tires and wheel wells. The Gen III Prius also features hard chines on the corners of the front...
The point of the crosswalks is to concentrate pedestrian traffic to a finite number of locations. Otherwise tourists dart across willy nilly...
We don't have a Cosco in this neck of the woods, but I use Sams's Club gas regularly with good results. On the road I buy whatever is cheap. Tom
