This Week's EV News including A123Systems Selling Plug-in Conversions <http://electricandhybridcars.com/index.php/pages/electriccarnews.html> Stories Include: ...
... Interesting, isn't it, that the Webster definitions all seem to indicate the presence of a watch (although the "fob chain" in def. #3 could refer to a key...
... gone. ... watch that ... that has ... have ... I've run my tires, both the OEM as well as the Goodyear Assurance ComforTreads, at 40 psi for the fronts and...
Tom, If the lawyers had their way, Toyota would not likely have ever introduced the Prius due to 'perceived" liability issues. Fortunately, they didn't get...
<snip> ... I read somewhere there is a way do disable the "back-up beep!" I didn't make note of it because I am not bothered by it. It is not like I back...
I wouldn't spent almost $11,000 for this add on. It takes the space for the spare tire? Do you want to drive w/o a spare or have it lying in the back? I...
I have not tried this but here it is. Disabling the Reverse Beep 1. Power on the car, press the [ODO/TRIP] button until the ODO is shown. This will not work if...
I never have figured out why Toyota put R at the top and D at the bottom. Pushing up seems more like a forward motion, and down more like a reverse motion....
From: "Bill C." ... They did it that way to follow the standard 'convention', such as there is. Slide a regular floor-shift automatic pattern up onto the...
... There is also an important safety reason. If "D" were at the top and "R" at the bottom, a person moving the knob into "D" might inadvertently retain...
YES, I know that, but they are NOT the C.A.I., I cannot fine where the Corporate Accountability International ever said what PRWATCH org attributes to them as...
IIRC, at one point they were testing fleets of hybrid sprinters for UPS or FedEx (or both). Haven't heard anything else about them, never heard what the...
A fob for a fob. Interesting. Or A two headed fob. Remind me of Dr. Dolittle. I don't attach anything to my Prius fob. It just sits inside my watch pocket...
Yes, on a floor shift EVERY gear is back from part. The shift leaver in the Prius springs to the middle and is more like a joystick. They, of course, do make...
-One could inadvertently hit it if something is dropped on the floor and they pick it up too. Since there are not stops for drive position I wonder if Toyota...
Consider the shift pattern of those with levers on the steering column. P-R-N-D-L. R is "up", D is "down". Also my wife's Honda Odyssey has the same patter...
BC, A couple problems with you assumption, first Hymotion claims just under $10K for their PHEV Prius conversion, but who's counting, and yes that's a lot of...
Bill C., you said it better than I did. I was saying the aftermarket PHEV would never be the same class of car as the PHEV made by Toyota and my point was...
... A couple problems with you assumption, first Hymotion claims just ... Mechanics article. http://www.popularmechanics.com/automotive/new_cars/4227944.html...
... You are correct, but while what you suggest would be intuitive, it would not mimic the conventional shift mechanism. Look at the shift selector in any...
... Absolutely. Try shifting into Reverse (or even Park) at 35 mph. The Prius will just go *beep* and nothing will happen. ... Been there, done that....
I did the disable process on my 2007 and it worked like a charm! I'm wondering how many other such functions are buried in the inner workings of the computer. ...
Yesterday my golden retriever pup jumped into the front seat, lost her footing and fell into the shift lever and side of the steering wheel while we were going...
I tried to do this very thing with my two '06 prius'. For reasons unknown the dealership was unable to perform this seemingly simple task. They did make it...
