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Thank you for your comments. It's good to know the technologies are improvement. Also, it is a good news RAV4 EV's and their NiMH's are working...
Hi Darell, Do you drive zero mile per a lot of gallons? What a wasting energy. :) Anyway, I have a question about plug-in Prius. Looking at FAQ...
If I were you, I'll carry a 3 gallons can instead of twelve 1/4 gallon cans. :D Ken@Japan
Toyota FAQ Q: Can Prius run on electricity when it runs out of gas? A: No. Though Prius can operate in electric-only mode when gasoline is in...
I see. However, if you only watched things in the US, you"ll be late. :) Have you ever visited ELIICA's site? http://www.eliica.com/ Ken@Japan
US 107,897 Japan 43,607 Europe 18,886 ============== sub total 170,453 200K to go 29,547 I don't think total 30K was sold in the rest of world....
The Toyota mild hybrid system is called THS-M. http://www.toyota.co.jp/en/news/01/0612.html FYI, THS...1997 Prius THS-C...2001 Estima minivan,...
One million hybrids a year by the early 2010s. http://pressroom.toyota.com/Releases/View?...YT2005112805565 Ken@Japan
Maybe, they changed their strategy this year. Will see the real story in a few month. Ken@Japan
Found a press release for Tokyo Motor Show. http://pressroom.toyota.com/Releases/View?...YT2005102028308 --- quote --- The GS450h A premium...
I believe it is based on normal Six-Speed Sequential-Shift Automatic. The Lexus GS 450h does not come with THS-II or HSD, and it'll be a new type...
I'm not boastful about the MPG number. I'm commenting against Ken Cooper's comment about battery efficiency. Ken@Japan
Thank you for your confirmation. The Japanese manual says 55km/h and the speedometer reading is 61km/h which is 6km/h higher than the actual...
The EV Mode indicator as well as other lamps and gauges are integrated to a combination meter assembly, then I believe the wiring is done as...
Can anyone from UK confirm following value (45km/h) on the UK manual? - The vehicle speed is about 45 km/h (28 mph) or over The Japanese manual...
No. We observed "the hybrid system" means the hybrid battery. The CAN message of the hybrid battery temp becomes below 0C, we can't enter the EV...
Sorry, but our data does not show such result. A Japanese enthusiast used to get 70MPG on his 20 mile commute these days. (Yes. his environment...
One of the reasons is consuming gas for warming up. A good solution is to install an engine block heater....
It is documented on the UK manual... http://priuschat.com/index.php?showtopic=14582 Rejected when... -The hybrid system gets cold. (After the...
OK. The plug-in Prius by EDrive will have 9kWh battery. When you are going to charge the battery in 6 minutes, you'll require 90kW for 6 minutes....
