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That's awesome! Please use this thread to tell us about your experience.
6 years is a long time to finance a car that is already 4 years old. +1, Trade it for a new Prius C. A Toyota dealer could possibly give you...
You'd need a NAV MFD to start, which is typically $600+/-.
The bottom line is, energy stored by the pack comes from the ICE. Yes, there may be peculiar circumstances that occasionally result in 80% SOC...
Please post the VIN Which duct is missing? There are three: Seat to fan, fan to battery, battery to wheelwell. Strictly speaking, fan to...
Since you are an engineer, calculate the optimal pack size given the (1) weight of cells, (2) Peukert's constant for those cells, (3) minimum and...
Right now, state of the art is 300 mile range (Tesla Model S) -or- 10 minute charge (Leaf + CHAdeMO). Give it 2-3 more years and you'll be closer...
The numbers that Plug-In Prius drivers report when they take long trips is proof that more battery DOES NOT result in higher MPG. Everything that...
The PiP is subsidized to the tune of at least $2500, on the presumption that it would be plugged in, thereby reducing our foreign oil dependence....
I don't understand this expectation that parking and/or charging should be free for PiP, Volt, or any other EV/PHV for that matter. We are past...
That's probably the best reason for an existing Prius owner to trade in for a PiP. I would suggest that alfon look at the Leaf as well, but it...
Don't bother having it checked. Few techs really know how to check it or understand the issues. Just replace it. We see your story here all the...
I think you have just made a convincing argument to keep the car that you already have. The marginal benefit of a new PiP is very, very low for...
I've seen a few around Santa Fe. This would be tree-hugger central, if it weren't for the cactus.
For those of you who have not experienced this: When you start the car, the HV battery fan comes on at the highest setting, and SOC plummets: 7...
These are symptoms of a weak 12V battery. Replace it.
If there is no charging option at work, then there is virtually no point in the PiP. Even if there was, it is somewhat an exercise in...
I am amused by the fact that someone for whom today's EVs are not a good choice would start a thread like this and argue with the rest of us about...
Because of range limitations and lack of charging stations, it is unfortunately necessary to make vehicles like the Volt for the next several...
[IMG] Pull the cover off the intermediate shaft connection point and see if the universal joint is binding. (Ignore the red circles in the...
