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I've got to say that I LOVE the sound of regenerative braking. The subway-car-stopping sound. When I drive my wife's car, I miss it. Just...
To the extent that this it correct, "solely from a cost perspective" is the key. Solely from a cost perspective, you should only buy a used car,...
With regenerative braking doing most of your stopping work, it doesn't seem unreasonable to expect to go 5-10x longer between brake pads. I've...
Good info, thanks! The way I phrased my question may have also been confusing. I'm not doubting actual, long-term MPG at lower and higher...
Between the iPhone, Prius and a new laptop I need to get, I'll have spent both of my gadget budgets ($$ and wife-goodwill) for quite some time....
Overall Prius maintenance will be lower: there'll be 80% less brake wear-n-tear, no starter or belts to fail, no complicated transmission to fail,...
Had a reverse-spotting-embarrassing moment yesterday. I was on the Toll Road here in Northern Virginia and I passed an older Prius on his right....
I noticed slight pauses in ICE cut -- say 1-2 seconds -- a couple of times during the day, this was just so long I feared something was broken. It...
There have been some discussions of what, exactly, ECO mode does. So far, it's been noted that: 1. The Air Conditioner is somehow throttled in...
I accidentally posted this in the General forum instead of the Technical Discussion forum... I've been watching the instantaneous MPG meter to...
Something interesting I've noticed: When the car is warmed up and going less than 42-45, the instantaneous MPG is nearly binary: it's either...
I understand. At the same time, it is a production chassis, with an EV system that basically delivers what they have targeted and fits the parts...
Wow, then that's good news. If GM can get from testbeds to what you see in the videos in that short of a time, I guess they can accomplish about...
I think you're over the top on this. As far as I can tell, GM is on their second generation of test vehicle, which takes a production car -- the...
Watch the youtube video: the Volt is very nearly done. The question is: is it "before its time"? Will a $40,000 car ($33,000 with government...
I generally think of P&G as a hardcore-mileage maneuver that takes place on back roads. The other day, I got in the usual traffic jam on the way...
Could the stronger stations have been received by the wiring from the antenna to the radio (or even by the XM antenna)? I mean a strong signal can...
I was fascinated when I did a web search on automatic transmissions and found a really good page with diagrams and animations. It appears to me...
Why leave it on? I think the missing factor here is WHY you combine short trips: to avoid the several-minute engine-warming-up phase during which...
Arlington County, VA, uses the Prius.
