Plug-In Prius: real winter driving

To be precise, there is no top or bottom, the air all goes to a common chamber and is then sucked in thru the common radiator grill which is subdivided into engine cooling and inverter cooling. God did have something to do with it.

 

How did you know that? Did those same voices speak to you?

 

well, i don't know if they're the same voices...

 

Here is the average temp by month for Sacramento. Definitely no need to grill block the top. I started to grill block here on Long Island at least 5 weeks ago ... but just the bottom.

Average Weather for Sacramento, CA - Temperature and Precipitation

 

It may go a common chamber, but there are 2 distinct grills.

 

there are many outside plastic grills feeding one common chamber! How the radiator is sub-devided is unknown. Presumedly into TWO sections: Engine and inverter cooling. Unless you happen to have more factual information.

 

What I meant by my remark is that there are two grills (top and bottom), not what you stated below:

It's kinda like your nose and mouth both being connected to your lungs. They both serve different basic functions, but they are a back-up to each other for breathing.

 

Right, and once past the grand opening, also known as the mouth, and nose. You as an individual devoid of prior knowledge cannot know or guarantee where the product is traveling. Until you choke. Without manual diagrams, schematics, this is where we are.

 

Wow

 

But to my point there is a top (nose) and bottom (mouth) grill. Your statement (to be precise) was that there wasn't a top or bottom. That's all I'm debating.

Besides, the airflow through each one can have a varying affect even though they may enter the same chamber. If you are cutting off the air supply from the bottom, it's going to change the volume of air.

 

Personally, I just want to see a schematic of someone choking through the nose at this point.

 

Yes I agree but, because of the Venturi effect, if you hinder flow of air at one place more speed and volume is effected at the other place. Please do me a favor and stick your eyeball down thru where the opening is at the mechanical hood latch. Under that point is a rather large chamber in which air flows. All one can do to lessen air flow is to block a section and then think of it in percentage terms. ie: 20 %, 40%, 60% etc. blocked. My
original intent was to warn people NOT TO BLOCK 100%. One cannot block the lower gril and then say the inverter is blocked, we do not know that.

 

Very nice John. It is impressive the engine stays off as much as it does. Kudos to the engineers
So 103mpg on a 16.7 mile trip is about 1/6 gallon of gas, and about 3.2 kwh used for propulsion (based on your all EV with .3 EV miles left)?

I find it very interesting how the winter weather affects plug in vehicles. We are definitely feeling it as well

 

Good to know John, keep heat settings as low as possible, Thanks!

 

oh i agree with that 100%

 

Have not noticed that John, but then again I only look at the range, which does consistently go lower, charge point or home outlet. It is very much of a pain to read the chargepoint meter, I shouldn't complain tho, it's FREE.