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I didn't find a reference to Lexus brand in the article. :oops: No news is supposed to be good news, but....we haven't seen Toyota group expanding...
Volt vs. Prius Reliability Inital quality reviews may not cover all subsequent trips...
Thank you for the link, Jeff. (y) Right on the first sentence, the "Some 69,000 of what marketing director Steve Majoros describes as “the...
Most of the Prius owners are deaf already, due to the age... :D
Remember this a "vastly superior" technology.:rolleyes: They treat it carefully... :whistle: Now, more closer to current Prius, the gap shortens...
I wonder what 5th mode is brought new to this car... "Leap-frog mode"? :p
Volt 2.0 engine will be much alike the "Prius way". Toyota, thank you for the teaching! The biggest manufacturer has proven its know-how....
Toyota has transplanted Prius powerplant to other models (about 25 other Toyotas/Lexus). That's much more than a halo model.
Does plug-in ability say something to Toyota? Why not making some PHV out of the excelent hybrid cars portfolio Toyota has?...
Fuel cell cars have: Stack + MG + Battery (chemical storage + electric storage; one or two motors) Electric cars have: MG + Battery (electric...
If ICE-only cars have an efficiency of 20% (Otto engines), and FCV have 60%, it's a matter of "balancing": 25% times 5 vs 100% times 1.666 = 1.25...
That has been discussed here before. ICE engines produce about 25%wt water already. Considering higher efficiency of the FCV system, water exhaust...
Is the small black one you are talking about? Don't know if it affects, my MPG haven't changed since my wife "removed" it...one year ago...o_O
quote... "Assuming a category of plug-in hybrids that basically meets most folks' daily commute--not an 11-mile Prius, maybe 19-mile Fords, but...
I wouldn't mind to receive that container here...but customs probably tax away one of the Prii :eek: Here in Portugal-from Europe is less heavily...
Nice... Loved the comfort, the simplicity, and the road feel of a lighter Prius! 5 minutes were too short to take experience of everything...
Michelin has been studying airless tires for years... Fast Cool Cars - Airless tires - The Tweel - Michelin
My opinion is fundamented in: 1 - Reducing size drops efficiency (any engine, turbines included) 2 - A complex system like turbine-gen-batt-motor...
Regarding the original post...that MPG should be combined with grid electricity consumption. It is a new version of the 200MPG Chevy Volt ad....
http://www.cogeneration.org/111011Conf/Presentations/McAvoy.pdf See page 11, a 1000kw turbine is 35% efficiency max. Some ICEs excel that,...
