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Brad, I believe the claimed improvement in the interconnections between cells happened about 2006 (in the middle of the Gen2 period). You have...
For those of you that are deep in northern climes, of course get 4 good snow tires (the hakkapeliittas above are very good, the Finns know snow)...
I'll do some testing in an empty parking lot after the next snowfall and report back. JeffD
Last week my 2016 Prius at 3400 miles hit a pot hole and blew out the sidewall of the front driver's side Toyo Nano. I bought two Nokian WRg3s...
The Gen3 is pushing higher currents, but the modules actually are more robust. I would expect that these factors may make the Gen3 somewhat more...
No, these are 14 inch 4-bolt; your Prius uses 15 inch 5-bolt. JeffD
The solution is actually simpler and does not incur added costs. The State-Of-Charge (SOC) of the overall pack is communicated to the...
I'm running out of companies that I am willing to deal with. JeffD
OK, if I were designing the Prius all of the battery dependent software would be loaded in the battery ECU that is packaged along with the...
My 2004 Prius came with unsafe tires (Goodyear Integrity) when inflated to the Toyota specified pressure. The sidewalls were too soft, the tires...
Jazz, You are overly concerned with the State-Of-Charge (SOC) of your HV battery. Your Prius manages the SOC just fine in traffic. The ICE only...
That sounds like a source of radio interference. It may be generated by your Prius or externally. Tune to a strong AM signal and see if it...
All Prii have the "security" flashing (It was flashing in my 2004 as well). Since the 2016+ Prii have a larger 12v battery, it should not be a...
Yes, DRCC uses harsh regen/engine braking going downhill (or when slowing down for traffic) just like being in "B". I thought something was wrong...
Nope, just a quick energy use estimate. You also need to remember to keep a Prius in "ready" so as to not drain the 12v battery (dead in 1+...
When its on, it will cost you about 1 MPG at highway speed. At 60 mph you are using about 300 watt-hours per minute of energy to run the car....
Those codes imply that you are likely to have 1 or more weak HV battery modules. Do a search on these discussion groups to educate yourself on...
Brian, If we know of a good hybrid shop that is not on their list, just email them a referral. I did that several years ago and they added the...
I had one of those static balancers 45 years ago. There was no way to do a good enough balancing job with that unit. When you get your...
My 2004 Prius had a "Guess Gauge". My new 2016 Prius has a very predictable digital gas gauge. It has 8 ticks between full and empty and each...
