1. Attachments are working again! Check out this thread for more details and to report any other bugs.

disable smart key system?

Discussion in 'Gen 4 Prius Technical Discussion' started by tomla, Dec 15, 2016.

  1. Trollbait

    Trollbait It's a D&D thing

    Joined:
    Feb 7, 2006
    22,449
    11,762
    0
    Location:
    eastern Pennsylvania
    Vehicle:
    Other Non-Hybrid
    Diminishing returns is a cost to benefit ratio. We are hitting the point that the cost of improving the emissions and efficiency by a tiny amount on a car in which both are really good is not just greater than investing in improving those on an average car, but also for less gain.

    Many cars sold are just clean enough to meet the minimum requirements on a lab test that no longer reflects current on the world drive cycles. The testing means cars that pass are exceeding emission limits on the road. Instead of making the cleanest limits stricter, and having the car companies invest in the R&D to do so, we could see better results in having the rest of the car fleet's emission brought closer to the cleanest cars. A change in the testing procedures to better reflect actual driving conditions will also lead to improvement without even the need of changing the emission limits now.
     
    RCO likes this.
  2. WilDavis

    WilDavis Senior Member

    Joined:
    Feb 4, 2014
    2,492
    2,154
    49
    Location:
    Top RH Corner of RH Coast on L side of The Pond
    Vehicle:
    2009 Prius
    Model:
    II
    re. EMF exposure: have you thought about wearing a tin hat, or lining a regular hat with tin-foil? (don't forget the ground-strap!)
     
    jrt6, krmcg, wrprice and 1 other person like this.
  3. RRxing

    RRxing Senior Member

    Joined:
    Jul 7, 2009
    2,522
    1,797
    0
    Location:
    NEPA
    Vehicle:
    Other Hybrid
    Model:
    Limited
    Electromotive Force (EMF) + Counter EMF (CEMF) = No EMF (NEMF) (n):whistle::LOL:
     
    RCO likes this.