Toyota Prius -choosing the right energy storage The Toyota Prius is probably the most technically advanced mass-production car on the road today.But even it...
Hi, This is completely off-topic, but it's so good I couldn't help to forward it to you guys. It was posted a moment ago in another group I belong to. Prepare...
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Richard This is interesting stuff. I have uploaded the original Toyota press document including graphics etc to the files section as a pdf., see separate ...
Have a Prius on order for delivery late October. Trying to get a handle on likely annual servicing costs. Last few years used the cheap and cheerful local...
Patrick For some reason Toyota routine servicing costs are unusually low. An annual service for the Prius should be under £100. For the Subaru I had before it...
... The fact that Toyota garages in Luxembourg are throwing in 5 years free servicing for the Prius, and the standard 5-year warranty here, suggests that that...
True... According to some data published by Toyota, the transmission efficiency of a MT can be up to 95%, while the ECVT as used in the Prius is only about 88%...
... delivery ... color ... I wonder if there is any more information around about the next batch delivery for Belgium/Luxembourg? As I ordered mine in late...
Hello, There is one big question that comes into mind about this car; why do they just project to match what Lexus will be offering instead of directly...
Patrick Of course, you as the owner of the Gridable Hybrids group are going to see grid charging as a benefit, but I wonder how many others do? You have to ...
Actually, I believe that the Mercedes (Prototype) will be using a much simpler setup for it's electric motors than the Prius uses. One ISA will be connected...
Just wanted to inform you, that I contacted the austrian EV and alternative energies scene. They will put up vegetable oil, BEVs on display next to the ...
Hello priusmaniac, Do you write : "The next Prius is going to be dual mode to in the future, so they can jump a step and go directly to a dual mode PHEV." ...
I hope the vehicle is easier to manage than the website is! Still, a diesel-electric hybrid is interesting and I shall be fascinated to see what, if anything,...
Hi François, By dual mode hybrid, I mean a car that can drive in pure electric mode or in gasoline mode according to the desire of the driver. In practical...
I feel those proponents of gridability don’t really understand the issues. There are several good reasons why plugging in EV’s to the grid system is ...
Patrick We shall see - I hope you are right, though I would expect otherwise. Some other changes to the Prius will be needed, besides providing a grid ...
Hi Jerry, The clean aspect of electricity generation is indeed an important element to consider when passing to gridable hybrids; but on the car's level there...
Euro has cents too, so you're definitely right either way ;) I don't think recharging would require too much power drain per vehicle like you suggest. On the...
Hello Rod, The overall electricity generation capacity of utilities is not the problem. On average, all of them are only runing at 60% capacity. That is...
I also hear about that. I don't know exactly. All I can say is that I haven't experienced any problem stating the car in EV -mode for a 2 Km trip and then...
At the contrary, I rather worry that rechargeable hybrids are not yet available. Because of this, cars are still burning oil while standing still at traffic...
Patrick I am sure that we pretty much all agree with you. I think these recent posts have made a good case for grid charging. I am only concerned about the...
