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dbstoo liked Leadfoot J. McCoalroller's post in the thread Elon Musk’s big lie about Tesla is finally exposed.

When the trooper arrests the car instead of its driver, we'll be there.

dbstoo replied to the thread Buying a used prime - car longativity/Durability versus 4G prius.

Around here the dealers will often let you take the car on an unsupervised test run. It's best to confirm when they expect it back....

dbstoo liked Jeff Horwitz's post in the thread Servomotor from hell.

Update here (and further praise for Elektroingenieur). I researched everything he wrote about so I could understand it well enough to...

dbstoo replied to the thread Buying a used prime - car longativity/Durability versus 4G prius.

Just a side note to supplement what Leadfoot said... There are circumstances where a Gen1 will travel despite having a battery with a...

dbstoo replied to the thread Not Charging Vehicle.

Just a followup: I was trying to think of other similar situations that are common in car design. My 2024 Prius Prim showed that it...

dbstoo replied to the thread Not Charging Vehicle.

I can think of many reasons that the gen 5 would be designed to use 70% of the 12 kWh battery for EV range and 30% for the hybrid...

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If you have paired your cell phone to the car you can use the "TOYOTA" app to tell you how much energy is being used each time it's...

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dbstoo replied to the thread Buying a used prime - car longativity/Durability versus 4G prius.

It's quite difficult to forecast the lifespan of a new car. It's even more difficult if the car is a new design or is using new...

dbstoo replied to the thread WLTP to face Extinction?.

Sounds like the good old confusion that comes from mixing metric with imperial calculations. It should have triggered some bells when...

dbstoo replied to the thread Spotting thread! Did you see any special cars on the road today?.

One of these days I'll take my camera to the freeway off-ramp and see just what the percentage of the cars are electrified in one way or...

dbstoo replied to the thread Fuel economy for short distances.

For a Prius HEV, that might be close to normal. The secret to good mileage is to stop the engine when it's not needed and run off the...

dbstoo replied to the thread Spotting thread! Did you see any special cars on the road today?.

Yesterday I only ran one errand, but during that 5 mile round trip I spotted 1 other Gen 5 Prius Prime. half a dozen Gen 4 Prius Prime...

dbstoo replied to the thread Complimentary Toyota Homecharge (probably not)..

I don't know why people are saying that it costs thousands of $$$ to get a simple SAE J1772 level 1 or 2 EVSE adapter. The Prius...

dbstoo replied to the thread Complimentary Toyota Homecharge (probably not)..

The demand may not be the problem. If the competition is advertising free charging for their cars that may become a tipping point when...