Trollbait's Recent Activity

  1. Trollbait replied to the thread Gen 5 Prius and Prius Prime owners thread.

    Some photos are floating around here. @hyhi was thinking the foam tray was like that in other cars, including Toyotas, in which there...

    Mar 23, 2023 at 11:01 PM

  2. Trollbait replied to the thread 2025 Toyota 4Runner to Feature Hybrid Powertrain.

    They are both parallel hybrids, which physically are simpler than a power-split. Taking the Prime Prime transverse HSD and converting it...

    Mar 23, 2023 at 10:52 PM

  3. Trollbait replied to the thread Toyota Camry to stop Domestic Sales in Japan.

    The Crown starts at $40k in the US. It won't replace the Camry at that price. It might also be smaller on the inside. Maybe Toyota is...

    Mar 23, 2023 at 8:33 PM

  4. Trollbait liked Leadfoot J. McCoalroller's post in the thread Just need to vent....

    Or they could have gone with "Lexus Lexus Bang Bang"

    Mar 23, 2023 at 6:23 PM

  5. Trollbait liked hkmb's post in the thread Just need to vent....

    It's a shame it was a car. It would have been so much better for the world's headline writers if it were a small goods vehicle, and he...

    Mar 23, 2023 at 6:23 PM

  6. Trollbait replied to the thread Just need to vent....

    We are just lucky it wasn't his flying car. Should have checked for recent posts. In penance, the punch line....

    Mar 23, 2023 at 6:22 PM

  7. Trollbait replied to the thread Toyota’s electric cars will have wireless charging, thanks to Israeli tech.

    I think wireless charging phones is more because the outlet on the phone wore out. I was thinking this might work for a EV bus. Install...

    Mar 23, 2023 at 6:21 PM

  8. Trollbait replied to the thread 2025 Toyota 4Runner to Feature Hybrid Powertrain.

    If sticking with frame on body, it will be RWD. That points to a parallel system. Power-splits also tend to be more limited when it...

    Mar 23, 2023 at 5:40 PM

  9. Trollbait replied to the thread Just need to vent....

    Dick Van Dyke just crashed his car; slid in the rain.

    Mar 23, 2023 at 5:28 PM

  10. Trollbait replied to the thread Toyota’s electric cars will have wireless charging, thanks to Israeli tech.

    Just how efficient can this be? What is a tiny loss for a phone is going to add up at EV scales.

    Mar 23, 2023 at 4:25 PM

  11. Trollbait replied to the thread Munro on bZ4X.

    I don't have a problem with recycling batteries. We didn't start recycling lead-acid in the US until the 1990's, and now we are at a 90%...

    Mar 23, 2023 at 4:15 PM

  12. Trollbait replied to the thread Munro on bZ4X.

    The criticism leveled against leveled against the cloth dash is over the potential effort to keep it clean. Not about the perceived...

    Mar 23, 2023 at 3:21 PM

  13. Trollbait replied to the thread Munro on bZ4X.

    The gen1 Prius comparison doesn't hold up because it was at a brand new thing to the market. The 4X situation is more gen4 Prime. There...

    Mar 23, 2023 at 1:42 PM
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