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Prius electric motor has enough torque to push parked Mustang in Reverse

Discussion in 'Gen 3 Prius Main Forum' started by Sal43, Sep 25, 2020.

  1. Sal43

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    This video has a lot of violence so viewer discretion is advised.
    I'm sure that everyone knows that a prius is pretty much a pure EV in reverse and the only thing the gas engine would do is charge the battery.
    It just goes to show you that the motor generators in a gen 3 Prius are capable of far more power than people realize.
    I wonder just how much power they'd be capable of with a 100kwh battery, and upgraded, inverter, cooling system including liquid battery cooling, and software tuning.
     
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    Sad state of affairs!
     
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    That's torque.

    It would be power if you were also factoring in how fast it could push the 'stang in reverse.
     
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    I'm glad we're keeping this on topic about Prius and not devolving into a political discussion.

    In that spirit, let me say that the Prius seemed to not to get much damage from hitting and pushing the Mustang.
     
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    My politic post was deleted, bet this one will stay
     
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    Yes, but the key is that this is discussing the Prius torque in reverse, how it held up in the accidents, etc and not about politics at all.
     
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    Definitely.
     
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    Wow! That pickup truck in the first video snippet has really good ground clearance, eh? The Prius probably would have high centered.
     
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    That dude that exited the truck and reached into the Prius is seeking the afterlife...........Rick knows how to handle that situation...

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    I discovered this the hard way, reversing on a super steep parking lot with 5 passengers and full cargo, it almost shorted the hv battery and needed a reconditioning to restore the capacity. Don't abuse her :)
     

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