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What part of the science don't you understand? Climate change is backed by overwhelming scientific evidence, which is why it has become is the...
My current car is a second hand Prius Alpha. It replaced a Gen2 Prius I had bought in 2008 as the first new car I ever bought. In the past I have...
You're looking at the past: The chart shows that buying Toyota stock five years ago was a smart investment. The question however is "where will...
Sadly, Toyota is pretty consistent about being on the wrong side of history these days. Yesterday it was announced that Tokyo Motor Show 2021...
But that also won't be *needed* with the big NiMH battery. Unlike the 12V lead acid battery there are no power consumers draining charge from it...
My Prius replaced an Audi A4 2.4. I'm now spending 1/3 on fuel compared to the the Audi and it's at least as spacious, plus it appeals to the...
In the scenario you describe (accelerating through gravity beyond 42 MPH with the engine initially stopped), as MG2 speeds up proportionally with...
Switching from regenerative braking to friction braking during wheel slip makes perfect sense to me, if nothing else because only with...
Unfortunately it's not quite as straightforward as that. The brake servo in most cars runs off a vacuum generated by the action of the throttle...
An accelerator stuck on full throttle is something that happened to me once on a 5 cylinder VW Santana, back in the 1980s. The carburetor had a...
Re: Chevy Volt - 230MPG EPA City? I agree that MPG is a meaningless metric for plug-in hybrids that run mostly on electric. As for electric...
Your comment reminded me of an interview with a Porsche owner that I came across many years ago. He said something like: "The women I am...
My Japanese market Gen II Prius (July 2008) has HIDs and an "automatic" setting for the light switch, which is how I always leave it. It switches...
According to this article: Road & Track Magazine - First Drive: 2010 Mercedes-Benz S400 BlueHybrid (3/2009) the S400 BlueHybrid uses an Atkinson...
It claims to be the world's first lithium-ion battery hybrid in production. Unlike the Li-ion batteries used in mobile phones and laptops this one...
NOx output from the Jetta TDI is comparable to ULEV gasoline engined cars: About the bio diesel problem, that is something that all modern diesels...
Here's a scam email that landed in my filter today. You may find it interesting: Dear Mr/Ms. Prius Hybrid OFFERS! Toyota announced today that...
The Honda FCX uses a fuel cell in combination with an ultra-capacitor, very similar in concept. That's because 1) you need somewhere to store...
Here is an interesting bit of math: Annual mercury emissions from coal fired power plants in the USA (1999): 48 tons Overall electricity saved...
In all the years that I've been using CFLs I have yet to experience one failing in its first year. Here in Japan regular flourescents (non-CFL)...
