See this fantastic article about from the floor of the new Prius factory floor at the Tsusumi plant. It in the links under articles or else look at this copy: ...
In the 2004-Prius group there was an important message for US 2004 Prius owners or would be owners. Here is a copy of it. Yesterday I talked with the Toyota...
... We know it's an option overseas. We know this feature is available in Japan, along with the self-parking feature. Perhaps elsewhere... but not the U.S. ...
... in Japan, ... the U.S. ... Hi Linda, I don't know for sure but it seems to be that everywhere else the EV mode button is present on the 2004 Prius. In that...
... Perhaps we are using different definitions of the word "option". The last I read about it, the United State Environmental Protection Agency will not at...
As has been noted, it depends on what the meaning of the word "option" is. If it means "something that is sometimes available somewhere" then this could...
... Protection Agency ... built to ... option ... Toyota's. ... I don't understand. Do you mean the EV mode button has been forbidden by the very agency that...
... Agency ... built to ... option ... Toyota's. ... Linda: HAve you got a reference for this? I asked my buddy, a two prius owner, recently retired fromt he...
... And here is the link to the article: <http://stacks.msnbc.com:80/news/960821.asp> This fact was widely discussed on the 2004-Prius group on yahoo.groups. ...
I wonder if EV button is available in Canada? That'd be easy, I live in the Seattle area. ... Protection Agency ... built to ... option ... Toyota's. ... have...
"Toyota said the electric mode feature would not be available in the United States because of Environmental Protection Agency rules that bar a driver from...
... No one on the 2004 Prius list has mentioned that it will be, and we have several Canadian members who are unhappy at the lack of NAV for the Canadian '04...
With the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) indicated as the origin of the abscence of the EV mode button on the US 2004 Prius and GM now openly attacking...
... I don't think it was any of the above. At this time, I believe the EPA is not equipped to govern these "switchable" kinds of vehicles. Rules and...
... the United States because of Environmental Protection Agency rules that bar a driver from switching between types of power on a vehicle." ... Apparently...
... Are we sure that the emissions of the Prius are AT-PZEV/SULEV clean when in a "forced recharge" mode? Or does the car burn a little dirtier when it has an...
There has been a doubt about Canada having the EV mode button, but there is another place where it could be available, Mexico. For California it just arround...
There are a lot of new interesting links on the group. New pictures are there as well. Many of them you will recognise, others will be harder. Take this as a...
In the Japan Times, news was released about two new hybrids. A work of Fuji Heavy Industrie on a prototype hybrid with a 100 KW electric motor. See:...
When this question was asked on the 2004-Prius group, Bill provided the following response, i though could be of interest to the group: OK folks, let's put...
... That's probably the case, especially given the US propensity for making simple issues complex. ... Simple: it's certified for the worst-case operating...
... off" ... with "power/economy" ... etc. ... Yes, multimode is not new. This makes me also think about the LPG cars that are actually starting on gas before...
In the links there is a web site on the mogen engine ( http://www.mogen.net/ ). It is presenting the working of a new direct linear piston generator. However...
... when in ... when it has ... down the ... scenario that ... to wait ... When the EV mode is on, the car will run on stored electricity that has been made...
... I know what we "expect" or do not "expect", but I did not ask that. I asked if we were SURE of what would happen. Do you have any citations to information...
I wonder if the EV mode button could be easily added to a US car? If the implementation is like the cruise control that wasn't available in the U.S. on the...
... If ... in ... be ... I had a Prius without cruise control, but I never installed. Do you know of people that did the upgrade ? If so, what did it take to...
EV1 drivers are not happy about losing their cars. ABC News did a repport on their protest. You can see the repport by selecting it on this web page: ...
