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It is said that a late gen2 is rock solid and much more reliable than an early gen3. I've never driven one so can't say for sure. They are getting...
So you think there's much potential in NiMh once the patents expire? Why the shift in Europe for Toyota using Li-ion in their non plug ins? Can...
Until someone does I call BS on traditional car manufacturers being serious about BEV's. They want to keep them restricted so as to not take sales...
It used to be Volvo and Rover drivers over here, but the old fogies have since moved to other vehicles. Makes it much harder to spot them, but a...
I don't know on what basis you were asking this, but yes there are. There are a about a dozen new ones in a city near me with Government...
You take it too literally. It's not to prove a point, it's to take your business to a company that offers what you want. I like the Prius...
And not when the car is switched on and charging. Ideally leave it a couple days and test it first thing.
An easy way to petition Toyota is to replace your Prius with a Leaf, an i3, a Model S etc. If fewer or far fewer people buy the gen4, then that...
Sales of EVs so far DO indicate that (relatively) nobody wants them. But should we ask WHY not? Tesla are selling loads of their expensive model...
I like these scaled space things. The one I recall seeing was the relative size of the earth and planets compared to our sun, then the sun against...
If it's the original 12v from 2008 then it needs replacing. Obviously check it yourself but the fact it needed jump starting and failed a couple...
I'd personally want to have a look at your cabin filter - at least. I've found mould on them in 10k miles. It's worth a look at least. That way...
Define 'fun'. As many European knows, fun is hammering a small hatchback 1.0 litre car through the manual gearbox, to an inch of it's life. It's...
Has anyone wondered if that green liquid was there already?
The gen3 was pretty much the same cost as the outgoing gen2 - at first. A year later in 2010 we had the recall shenanigans, Toyota increased their...
Change your cabin filter and then have your local trusted a/c shop give the a/c system a clean with an anti mold spray. It's nasty stuff and I...
Want to swap HV batteries if you've less than 80,000 miles on it? If not, why not? But it's irrelevant now as we have the 'upto' 11 years HV...
I think this link blows the currency problems as a reason for the Prius being overly expensive in the UK; BBC News - Toyota raises full-year...
I've just counted the number of junctions heading 2 miles from my house to the center of town 2.5 miles away. It's 13 with 4 traffic lights and...
I started this thread in 2011 and hadn't had a problem for a while back then. Since I started this thread I've never had the cold start vibration....
