Eugene, you could use a DC-DC converter to charge the plugin pack from your portable pack, this is how the Enginer system works. If your pack is/can...
Is the engine actually burning fuel? (the exhaust system will heat up) When the car is trying to start the engine it brings it up to full idle speed...
Toyota are required to advertise the number derived from the NEDC. This wikipedia article is pretty interesting and details the test cycle: New...
From that article: 32 Divided by 8 is 4. Did I just clear up this investigation? :D
That's a good image. The fire really doesn't look that bad though.
I'd be interested if anyone has more info, what chemistry/cell was it? Was it the cells which burned? The pictures I saw on the news of the "battery"...
They really messed up. Imagine an Escalade advert, a Prius on the left with 50MPG hanging above it, the Escalade on the right, with 60MPGe...
"One potential problem with flashing stop lamps in North America is the regulations that permit flashing stop lamps to be used in lieu of separate...
The cheapest Chevrolet Cruze here is $23.2k The diesel version (rated 62MPG, probably 40MPG on EPA) is $27.1k. The cheapest Prius is $35.2k....
Actually 998RPM is the minimum permissible speed, with 2,600 being the maximum (you can drag the engine speed anywhere between these values and...
No worries, it's definitely counterintuitive, but just a limitation of the system.
Whatevs :p [ATTACH]
Yep, In 2010 I drove from Northants to Cornwall, round Newquay, St Austell, the Eden Project etc. The area is hilly, but the weather was warm...
20MPH with a fully warmed engine means you're in "stealth" mode (running on electric only). If you went more than half a mile or so at this speed...
Actually, this would do the job nicely: EV-Power | Charger for LiFe(Y)PO4 - 240V/5A - 1.5 kW TCCH-H292-5 The output voltage is right, and aperage is...
Not too sure if Enginer | Solar Powered Prius Plug-in PHEV Conversion Kit with Lithium-Ion | Hybrid are still operating, but you could get a DC...
If I were the dealer I'd swap you to a base Avalon ~6months old with similar mileage for just an admin charge (since the loan would be affected). I...
Right, and I said 45kw is good, 17kw is bad. I guess I was just being pedantic that the -motor- is actually powerful enough, just the electrical...
I would still like to see someone A) Remove ICE, fuel tank, exhaust system B) Attach 50KW motor to transaxle in place of ICE (pEEf method of...
Yep. My first car had 37kw of power and I got that baby up to 103mph.
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