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I think that the big hole in all the arguments that Prius buyers should logically have bought a substantially cheaper small conventional car and...
I believe that regenerative braking is absolutely the norm in hybrids -- so much so that it would be rather bold to call one that lacked it a...
Patrick Wong's post suggests to me that one might more profitably ask in what ways the Toyota hybrids as a group differ from other folks' hybrids,...
In hill country, I think it is worth thinking carefully about how the charge you are using in EV is going to be replaced. Thinking ahead, if it...
My 1987 BMW gave me a visual and audio warning at some temperature near 36 F. My 2002 Audi A4 does so, but at a higher temperature (maybe 41F)....
Assuming the data picked up by the ScangaugeII from the CAN-bus is accurate, overhead draw seems to be just a little over 1 Ampere. One issue,...
Some of the best Prius stuff available on the Scangauge requires you to set up user-configured parameters (XGauge). These are picky and tedious...
To which I'd add that in highway driving, the really big factor is just plain driving slower, which will save you right down to the limits of...
My GPS (a Garmin GPS V) reads about 1 mph lower than the dashboard display on my Prius at 66 mph indicated on the dash, about 65 on the GPS....
conflicts Some of the custom Xgauge settings can't be active simultaneously. I ran into one yesterday I don't recall having been posted....
Attempted tests on my Prius, in the style of my A4 tests I finally had a try with the Prius yesterday. The test site was a stretch of the main...
Ammonia I've added a little ammonia to the wash water for cleaning glass for years (both house windows and car windows). I don't use much, maybe...
I think: 1. cold engine is definitely harmfull-we all see that 2. "No" on the 5 minute timer penalizing you by running the ICE even when...
Because driving conditions and the behavior of the driver are such crucial contributions to the actual mpg reached. I routinely clobber the old,...
I spent a career in the semiconductor corner of the computer business. For four of those years I was a reliability manager for a major...
No--they are not even equal to each other. Bars near the bottom represent much less energy than the highest blue or lowest green one do.
Has anyone reported on changes in catalytic converter temperature when one of these things is in operation? While the exhaust gas itself is warm,...
Actual tests on my A4 Today I conducted some mpg testing on my 2002 Audi A4 1.8T. I'll describe the methods and results in some detail because I...
Need to specify the measurement method for that number to mean more. The two methods which have been most commonly around for decades are Motor...
Here in Albuquerque NM, we've been under mandate to have the stations pumping oxygenated fuel in the winter months as a pollution abatement...
