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Tier 3 power is $.26/kWh. 3 kWh to go 10 miles per charge is $.078/mile (.26 x 3) Gasoline at $4.00/gal /50 mi/gal is what my Prius 2 gets is...
The Eco Cruz and the Ford Focus have active grill louvers for aerodynamics. The reduction in cd for the Cruz Eco was 5.1% and .5 mpg highway.
Don't just assume that PIP will be cheaper to drive than the regular Prius. With the high power costs we have in CA, it will cost just as much for...
I would be careful and not overload the hitch by carrying 4 bikes or using a hitch extension.
There is a gap between the top of the windshield and the roof. I might put a strip of electrical tape over it to see if it makes any difference....
Not my experience. Air will eventually leak through rubber.
I got my Draw-tite hitch from Amazon. Packing was nonexistent so some of the paint got rubbed off and there were a bunch of labels to be removed....
Time of use is expensive when you need to run air conditioning during the day.
I doubt there is any mileage penalty. You've got the rear axle, struts, wheels, etc blocking the airstream. Also the Eco hitch is harder to...
I sprayed water from the hose to clean the dirt off the engine. The engine missed for about 30 seconds, probably due to the spark plug wires being...
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It's the one here: PEV Calculator
I don't know how accurate the calculator is. Earlier in the thread though, it says that it takes 4.5 kWh to charge the battery. You say 3.3. The...
Does the hitch come with a template to make the cuts or do you have to eyeball it? What do you use to make the cuts?
I'm not sure where you are getting the $.10/kWh from. The calculator is comparing E-1 rates (Tiered) to EV rates (Time of Use). Apples to oranges....
Go to Pacific Gas and Electric Company . It uses your actual electric bill data for the last 12 months and compares various rate options for you....
They do. You have to select it from the pull-down menu. It turns out that I'm on the E-8 rate, which is cheapest for me.
PG&E has an interesting "Plug-in Electric Vehicle Calculator" at PEV Calculator. It's interesting in that I found, even with the EV-A rate plan,...
Does the PIP have less interior room than the regular Prius (besides having no room for a spare tire)?
Has Honda sorted out their hybrid battery life problems?
