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Prying Open the Prius

Discussion in 'Prius, Hybrid, EV and Alt-Fuel News' started by jkash, Jan 30, 2007.

  1. jkash

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    Prying Open the Prius
    A look under the hood and inside the battery of the world's best-selling gas-electric hybrid car.

    The Prius, now in its fifth year on the North American market and its third design, is the world's best-selling gas-electric hybrid car. Its success derives largely from the clever technologies described here.

    Clickable tour of the Prius' key components.

    Read more.
     
    #1 jkash, Jan 30, 2007
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    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(jkash @ Jan 30 2007, 08:14 AM) [snapback]382729[/snapback]</div>
    Oh. After reading the post title, I thought you were locked out! :)
     
    #2 PA, Jan 30, 2007
  3. nerfer

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    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(jkash @ Jan 30 2007, 07:14 AM) [snapback]382729[/snapback]</div>
    That's a cool link, good for newbies to the Prius (like my colleagues, even a co-volunteer at the prairie restoration group who asked just last month if I needed to plug it in and if I could go up to 65 mph).
    I knew most of that from spending a couple weeks going thru links here at PriusChat, but it wasn't presented that slickly.
     
    #3 nerfer, Jan 30, 2007
  4. Bill Merchant

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    The only major problem is locating Regenerative Braking at the back wheel. The back wheels, with their friction-only drum brakes, are just along for the ride. All regenerative braking is from the propulsive (and braking) front wheels.
     
    #4 Bill Merchant, Jan 31, 2007
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