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FWIW the link indicates it was recorded last November. There was quite a bit of stink about this back a number of months ago, and a lot of folks...
I would agree, at something like $2k it might be worth while. They claim 215W output. In most places you'll do well to get ~5 "peak sun" hours...
Honda is unveiling their Insight concept car in Paris next month. No news on release, but hard to imagine it will be before next summer. I think...
Try this one: John's Stuff - Toyota Prius, How It Works John has lot more good stuff on his site: John's Stuff - Toyota Prius and more As does...
I think one needs to have seen a picture of Hobbit's dash in order to really appreciate that comment ;-) [IMG] Rob
This is a theoretical problem that has been worried about since the early conversion days. To my knowledge no one has yet seen any indication of...
I think this is one of the big steps towards massed market feasibility represented by the Hymotion kit. Most of the conversions available are...
Those are pretty big numbers considering Prius' were still in really short supply.
I think we really won't know where things stand until the '10 Prius hits the ground. I agree that Honda, VW, and others are gaining ground on the...
Don't forget the old Insight's numbers were the old EPA calc, and usually for the MT with lean burn and T2B9 emissions. The CVT version without...
There must be something to it because a company that is selling them says it works? Or because a local law enforcement department that is facing...
Sorry, here are the corrected links for the Insight: 5SP, lean burn: Model 1 Vehicle Characteristics CVT, non-lean burn: Model 1 Vehicle...
I think you hit the nail on the head. My understanding of this exception is to allow people to do things like full electric conversions. This is...
Some more background info on "lean burn" engines. Lean burn - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia General consensus there also seems to be,...
I believe you are right, its a terminology problem. What you are referring to is I believe most commonly called "momentum driving." This is...
I have a lot of respect for Steve, so I will assume what he is seeing is real. I would still suspect it has more to do with tweaking the O2...
I think this is part of why these products are so tantalizing. There is enough truth in it to make it plausible. For what its worth the JPL...
Just bear in mind the Jetta is a much bigger car than the Golf, and the new Jetta has a bigger engine and faster performance. The pre-release...
Just to clarify, the electric motor is capable of that much torque on the bench, but the controller never lets it make that much in the car. It...
This could be a big step. You can't even buy that battery here for $14.5k, let alone complete car. They still have to prove its reliability...
