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Prius friction brakes are only used for emergency stops and from 7 mph on down. Normal braking above 7 mph goes back to the battery. Some find...
Drove a Milan Hybrid and a Jetta TDI Sportwagon the other day. Milan is beautiful, but no folding rear seat, so the trunk is just a trunk. And...
In the worst possible scenario for Prius, namely illegally driving 80 mph almost exclusively, the Prius is only slightly more efficient than the...
Mileage hit would be noticeable. Drastic is a relative term. I would guess 5 to 10 on the highway, also, but less impact around town.
Crock of beans. Low maintenance cost and high resale are hallmarks of the Prius. Prius doesn't have a transmission in the traditional sense, but...
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Ford and Toyota cross licensed some of the tech years ago, but each independently developed their implementation of the planetary drive system.
OP, I don't see where you've responded to oil level. Overfill is a common problem, and easy to check. I'm sure you've checked, but just asking....
Any moisture on the road surface increases rolling resistance. Mitigate somewhat by ridge riding or by following in the tracks of the car ahead...
Just a deduction, but it is a good deduction (above the line), no need to itemize and no AMT worries. It's like 1/4 or 1/3 off the sales tax,...
Adding to Richard's post, putting cars on the grid allows those cars to get cleaner over time as more renewables and cleanER coal, etc come on...
The bikes increased your Cd and your frontal surface area. At freeway speeds, that increased aero drag is very significant, making the engine...
Ford sold #60,000 in Q4 2008, so phase out starts 4/1/9 for them, and ends 3/31/10.
Maybe prior owner got the car in a sideways skid, taking ABS out of the equation.
Re: 2010 prius to sell for up to $4k over invoice, do i buy a 2009 or wait to see if 2010's sell at And the 2009's won't get any more costly...
Congrats and good luck!
In any car, any electrical or mechanical energy has to come from its fuel source. 100% of Prius energy comes from gas. Thus heat, AC, radio, etc...
You are exactly right. With the language issues, I just don't know. Found the Gen II formulae: MG1 = 3.6 x ICE - 2.6 x MG2 MG2 = 59.1 x mph...
OP quote: "7. The max rpm went from 10000 to 13500, but was unclear what max EV mode speed was or if top end speed was raised to higher than...
I got very close to a deal on a Prius last spring when gas price spike drove up Prius demand. When that failed, we bought the Fit. It is a...
