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There have been a number of threads over the years about the idea of transplanting the Prius drive system into various other vehicles, but this...
If you have / can get a mini-VCI you can do some testing on the compressor while hooked up. The techstream software will let you read the rpms on...
Pretty much. Here's how I understand its operation in normal "D-mode." At speeds below 42mph (again speaking from a Gen 2 perspective, Gen 3 is...
The Prius also does not have natural engine braking, and so B-mode implements a change in valve timing (as a jake brake does) to create engine...
Good description of "B mode" on the Gen 2, believe its still pretty much the same. http://techno-fandom.org/~hobbit/cars/b-mode.html
Forgive me, but what exactly is stupid about the salesman's comment? My understanding is B mode primarily changes the valve timing to create...
Hence the passive in your aggressive. If your post was simply to make an observation, "I noticed the Prius seems to use the battery more often...
Glad it worked out to your satisfaction, best of luck with the new liftback!
Thank you for the excellent demonstration of passive aggressive communication and the ad hominem fallacy. I don't understand something, so...
I'm not sure why it would. Based on the bsfc charts above the 1.8L is more efficient at pretty much any power output. Rob
My understanding is that on the HSI peak efficiency is roughly at the top of the eco range / bottom of the pwr range. Hopefully someone with a...
Ok? And? Given that the Prius is larger, more powerful, averages 10-20% better fuel economy by year on fuelly, has outsold the HCH nearly 10:1,...
I think that's pretty much right on. I have notice the Gen 3 seems quite a bit more likely to toggle in and out of EV at low to moderate speeds....
No, using the battery as little as possible is not the same as using the ICE all the time. My understanding is more Gen 2 based, but I believe...
A day which will live in infamy... [IMG]
I think many people are merely puzzled why you chose to own a car that you are constantly complaining about and putting down :) As to your...
Here's a list from ecomodder: Vehicle Coefficient of Drag List - EcoModder CdA: Leaf: 6.94 Volt: 6.51 G3 Prius: 5.84 G1 Insight: 5.0 EV1: 3.96
If you think about how the HSD/PSD works, I think it will make sense to you why this is the case. The Prius ICE is not directly coupled to the...
INL also has data for C-Max Energi and some for Leaf, added to graphs. http://avt.inel.gov/pdf/fsev/fact2011nissanleaf.pdf...
I certainly don't understand the Volt well enough to really know what its doing, or why these curves would look this way. The PiP ones make sense...
