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I wonder if some people are confused about EV vs HV batteries by seeing references on the Web to the early Toyota plug-in prototypes (before the...
There is wide variation in the cost of electricity in California. While Roy2001 may pay 28 cents per KWh to PG&E (an investor-owned utility), I...
Yep. All of the things driven by engine belt in a conventional ICE car, such as A/C and power steering, are electric in the Prius. Some, such as...
I am having trouble getting the correct incantation. I turn off AUTO (like pressing the OFF button in the climate control screen). I turn off...
One question I have had about the transaxle oil change issue is: yes, after a while, the oil looks crappy and is full of various kinds of gunk. It...
I will happily defer to those more knowledgeable in such matters. Maybe I was looking at a non-code installation, but when I have wired wall...
I addition to the phone apps, you get the "Safety" features: the automatic call when the car is involved in an accident (I think it has to bad...
The Neutral is supposed to be grounded somewhere, like in the breaker box (exactly where the grounding is to be done, I leave to the electricians...
I think that the only technicality about using a dryer circuit is that most of them are HOT-HOT-NEUTRAL; that is, no ground. This is so that the...
I was at a Best Western a couple of years ago, and I asked about whether I could charge my Prius (I don't recall if this was the PiP or Prime),...
So MPGe numbers would not take into account if one car is more aerodynamic than another (no air resistance on a dynamometer), or the fact that in...
In California, we have the "rainy season" (October-April) and the "dry season" (May-September). It rarely ever rains in the "dry season", due to...
Someone hooked the modified Prime EVSE to a Tesla, and it reported a charge rate of 12A at 240V. My Chargepoint charger reports a charge rate of...
I was fortunate that my electric utility had a rebate on the cost of the ChargePoint 32A charger that essentially covered its entire cost. All I...
The reason I turned off the continuous reverse beep is because I confused it with the proximity warning beeps. If I am backing into something, I...
The bladder was gone in the Gen 3, including the 2012-2015 Plug-in Prius.
On the Prius, they make a big deal that for safety reasons the high-voltage traction battery is physically disconnected by a relay until the...
The air condititioning compressor in a Prius runs on high voltage AC (around 300V) from the inverter.
Just a little more detail: while the GPS system in the car may know where it is, only the Advanced trim has the built-in cell phone to allow you...
The California DMV is under severe criticism in lots of areas. And now they say that they are going broke (fees are not covering expenses), so...
