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This story in "Green Car Reports" explains that the PHEV has one big problem: consumers do not understand them. And media coverage has done little...
We all knew that the plug-in hybrid was a transitional technology to bridge the gap until pure EV vehicles became practical and widely accepted....
Here we have one of the inherent limitations of the EV/PHEV. In a conventional vehicle, you could just run the engine and put your food on the...
I think you're going to be way ahead using electricity at 12.83 cents per kWh. To make the comparison, you also need to know your local cost per...
For a more detailed explanation of the relationship between the 12-volt system and the 600-volt traction battery system, take a look at this...
Just wanted to cross-reference this post about a NZ Prime PHEV which is related to this thread: Prime in New Zealand | PriusChat
See the PriusChat discussion thread here. I always use immediate charging and never the scheduling feature. But I have now seen this odd behavior...
The primary reason for large charging current capacities is the speed of charging. If your EVSE can provide 20 amps @ 240 volts, it provides 4.8...
According to Autos CheatSheet, Consumer Reports has just published its reliability ratings of EV and PHEV vehicles. Excerpt: Of the three plug-in...
With an ambient temperature of ~ 6F, the heat pump is not going to help. I believe that it is only effective down to 14F (-10 C) and that it is...
I'm not sure how the Prime calculates its available range, but I believe it is based upon historic data on how many miles per kWh your vehicle has...
You may want to settle in and watch this hour-long video about how the Prius Prime battery is constructed. It does a good job of showing the...
The view through the Prime's rear window is so constricted that it really doesn't matter that much. When driving, the side mirrors are more...
Yes, but the heat-pump very quickly depletes the battery. This is a double-whammy because the traction battery range is already reduced because of...
I'm not sure I understand the problem. I, too, am in the Boston area and drive a lot of short trips of under five or ten miles from home. The...
It's gonna get cold around those Finger Lakes. Your miles per change are going to go down. The heat pump will not be able to keep your windshield...
It's controlled by the EV/HV mode button on the console to the right of the shift lever. When in "charge mode", the gasoline-powered internal...
After discussing this with an engineer friend, an important consideration in the design of the Prime's OEM charging cord (EVSE), is that it must...
As I noted, the Tesla sales figures in the CleanTechnica article are positively astonishing. But equally impressive is the change in total unit...
CleanTechnica just produced a very interesting analysis of Tesla's sales through the end of the 3rd quarter of this year. The figures, as...
