Wish list for next generation Prius Plug-in

I'm sure glad I never listen to the radio!
The radio uses to much electricty anyways!

 

Compared to the electric air conditioner? I wouldn't give it another thought.

 

I think Retired is kidding,(I hope?) But then again, anybody who rides around in 10 degree temps without putting the heat on is aliittle out there!

 

oh, he's out there.

 

I'd like to think that the inverter/converter would add a bit of heat to the coolant circulation system. That should cut down on running the engine somewhat. I'd wanted to see a heat exchanger incorporating exhaust heat to assist in providing quick interior heat, but it looks like the Prius was already ahead of me: https://www1.eere.energy.gov/vehiclesandfuels/pdfs/deer_2011/thursday/presentations/deer11_barrieu.pdf

 

Yep, here's a video that shows it.

 

#7 Dual voltage EVSE. We get to purchase a third party spare EVSE that can handle dual voltage which is even cheaper than the OEM one. Huh?

 

#8 More than one USB port. Even if it's just used for charging. And in a location easy to use for both passenger and driver.

 

Yeah, that one is hard to believe.

Heck, Tesla charges less for a spare 40-amp charger than Toyota charges for our 120v one!

 

I totally agree. I wish they would do like some other makes, where in place of a variable switch for the intermittent speed, they use a timer relay so that after you manually trigger the wipers twice, it uses that time delay as the intermittent speed. Cheap, effective, and infinitely variable.

 

In places where Entune is not available; basically anywhere outside the lower 48, there's really nothing for apps except the fairly crude navigation app. Toyota would benefit by being less proprietary, and more open-source about allowing phone apps to integrate with the system. There are a few hacks, but the word is "few" and they are limited and problematic. Even if they charged for an integration module, they would gain a larger fan club I'm sure.

 

How about floor mat anchors on the passenger side like they have for the driver? I'm using all-weather mats and they slide rather easily.

 

That reminds me, and this is a Honda feature I really miss: they had it set up so if you had the wipers on the fastest intermittent interval when at a stop, when you started rolling again they went to low speed, and when you stopped revert back to intermittent.

 

And for the rear seat floormats, too. Lexus does this already.

 

More charging and/or USB ports throughout the car. I still can't believe in this day and age that Japanese cars STILL have only one or two charging outlets. Do people in Japan not use cellphones, tablets, and laptops? A friend had a 2000 VW that had 12V outlets everywhere - in the front seats, backseats, and even in the cargo area. I am dumbfounded every year that Japanese car makers come out with another round of cars lacking in 12V outlets.

 

Surprisingly, the feature I miss the most from my Accord is automatic radio volume. The road noise is loud in the PiP and I have to crank the radio up to 30 or so on the highway just to hear the traffic reporter, but then when I exit the highway it's so loud that people outside the car look at me. The same happens to a lesser extent even on busy roads. I spend a lot of time dialing the volume up and down according to driving conditions. It would be nice if I didn't have to.

 

It's under Automatic Sound Levelizer and the settings are High, Medium and Low.

 

I've tried all those and it doesn't have any noticeable effect. Am I supposed to do something else?

EDIT - It has no noticeable effect on volume. It does, however, change the character of the sound as if it's messing with the EQ.